Comparison

Coolapse vs Gridweave

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Coolapse

Clear the grid by collapsing groups of matching blocks in this relaxing puzzle game. Compete against your best score with endless, randomly generated boards. Enjoy satisfying chain reactions and minimalist design, playable offline.

Highlights
  • Collapse matching block groups
  • Score-based progression
  • Endless randomly generated boards
  • Offline play
  • Earn boosters
  • Minimalist design
Features
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Clear the grid by collapsing groups of matching blocks. A relaxing puzzle you can play for minutes or hours. Compete against your own best score and keep improving. Play anytime, even offline. No intrusive full-screen ads. Coolapse is a minimalist puzzle game where every move matters. The larger the group of blocks you remove, the more points you earn. Think ahead, avoid leaving single blocks, and try to clear the entire board. Earn boosters, beat your record, and discover how high your score can go. How to play • Tap groups of matching blocks. • The bigger the group, the higher the score. • Plan moves to trigger big collapses and avoid single blocks. • Clear the entire grid to achieve victory. Features • Simple rules with deep strategy. • Endless randomly generated boards. • Earn boosters to escape tricky situations. • Satisfying chain reactions and combos. • Minimalist design and relaxing sounds. How high can your score go?

About

Gridweave

Engage in a logic-based puzzle experience where you fill squares to reveal hidden pictures. Enjoy unlimited hints and a daily challenge. Collect hundreds of unique images across themed albums.

Highlights
  • Logic-based puzzle solving
  • Collectible hidden pictures
  • Unlimited free hints with explanations
  • Daily puzzle challenges
  • No lives or countdown timers
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Gridweave is a calm, carefully crafted Nonogram experience. Follow the clues, fill the squares, and watch a hidden picture come to life—then keep it in your collection. Pure logic, no pressure Every puzzle is designed to be solved by logic. No lives, no countdowns, no ads. Make a mistake? Undo a whole stroke and keep going at your own pace. Pictures worth collecting Every solved puzzle reveals a picture with its own backdrop. Collect 600 pictures across 16 albums, grouped into themed chapters. Hints that explain Hints are free and unlimited. They never play the puzzle for you: they point to a row or column and explain why the next move follows, so you still fill the squares yourself. A puzzle every day Come back for a new Daily Challenge. Your monthly calendar fills in as you solve. Start with 100 puzzles, and today's Daily Challenge is always free. One purchase unlocks the remaining 500 puzzles and all past Daily Challenges. No subscription. No account required; your progress is stored locally on your device.

Screenshots

Coolapse4 screens
Gridweave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gridweave at 5.0 against Coolapse's 4.2. Gridweave also leads on ads (none vs shown). Coolapse's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gridweave sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Coolapse asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gridweave holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coolapse has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coolapse ships an update every 9 days, Gridweave fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Coolapse versus Gridweave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoolapseGridweave
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB4 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperAurelie Chan昱 王

In-app purchases

None

Coolapse

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Gridweave

One-time1
  • Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is Coolapse free?
Coolapse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gridweave free?
Gridweave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Coolapse or Gridweave?
Gridweave is rated higher. Coolapse averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Gridweave averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Coolapse or Gridweave have ads?
Coolapse shows ads; Gridweave does not.
Which is updated more often, Coolapse or Gridweave?
Coolapse ships an update every 9 days, and Gridweave fortnightly. Most recently, Coolapse was updated on November 5, 2026 and Gridweave on October 31, 2026.

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