Comparison

kromatika vs Gradl

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

Head to head
About

kromatika

Arrange color tiles to create smooth gradients in handcrafted puzzles. Enjoy various modes like daily, endless zen, and challenging limited-life levels. Create and share your own puzzles, or explore community creations.

Highlights
  • Arrange color tiles into gradients
  • Handcrafted campaign puzzles
  • Daily and endless zen modes
  • Challenge mode with limited lives
  • Create and share custom puzzles
  • Community puzzle gallery
  • Leaderboard integration
Features
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arrange color tiles into smooth gradients  play handcrafted campaign puzzles  take on the daily puzzle  relax with endless puzzles in zen mode  test yourself with limited lives in challenge mode  create your own puzzles  find community puzzles in the gallery  adjust colors for your individual vision  compare with your friends on the leaderboard

About

Gradl

Features
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If you like colors, puzzles and to take your time with no rush, this game is for you! Gradl has levels for each day starting from January 1, 2025 and a new level is published every day to make sure you always have a puzzle to solve. When you open the app with internet access all the published puzzles are downloaded and saved on your device and after that you can play OFFLINE! So if you're on a plane, in mountains or on an uninhabited island in the middle of the ocean, you can still fight your boredom by solving a couple of Gradl puzzles.

Screenshots

kromatika4 screens
Gradl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gradl at none against kromatika's 1. Gradl also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). On price, ads, 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. kromatika sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gradl asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

kromatika ships an update every 9 days, Gradl every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
kromatika versus Gradl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterkromatikaGradl
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIAN J HANDYTigran Sahakyan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

kromatika

One-time1
  • Full VersionFree
None

Gradl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is kromatika free?
kromatika is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gradl free?
Gradl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do kromatika or Gradl have ads?
Neither kromatika nor Gradl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, kromatika or Gradl?
kromatika ships an update every 9 days, and Gradl every 4 days. Most recently, kromatika was updated on October 31, 2026 and Gradl on October 31, 2026.

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