Comparison

Grid Zen vs Gridzen

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

Head to head
About

Grid Zen

A relaxing block puzzle game where you drag shapes to fill rows and columns on an 8x8 grid. Achieve high scores with combo multipliers and enjoy a peaceful, uninterrupted gaming experience without timers or ads.

Highlights
  • 8x8 grid for strategic play
  • Daily Challenge puzzles
  • Combo multipliers for high scores
  • Three undos per game
  • Resume gameplay anytime
  • Offline play
Features
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Grid Zen is a block puzzle you can relax with. Play it on the plane, while listening to an audiobook, or while waiting in the checkout line. Drag shapes onto an 8×8 grid. Fill a row or column and it clears. Clear several lines in one move, or keep clearing move after move, and your combo multiplier climbs. There are no timers, energy meters or cooldowns. It works fully offline. • 8×8 grid: tighter than the usual 10×10, so every piece matters • Adventure: a map of levels, chapter by chapter. Hit the score, break the stones, collect the gems • Daily Challenge: a new puzzle every day with obstacle cells to clear • Combo multipliers: chain clears for bigger scores • Three undos per game, for when you misdrop a piece • Picks up where you left off: close the app mid-game and the board is waiting when you come back No ads and no in-app purchases.

About

Gridzen

Engage your mind with a collection of five distinct logic puzzle games, each offering a new daily challenge. Enjoy unlimited practice, compete in real-time multiplayer races, and track your progress with detailed statistics. The app respects your privacy and offers optional rewarded ads for hints.

Highlights
  • Five unique logic puzzle games
  • Daily puzzle challenges
  • Unlimited practice levels
  • Real-time multiplayer matches
  • Detailed player statistics
  • Privacy-respecting design
Features
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Gridzen brings together five of the cleanest logic games into a single app. A fresh puzzle for each game every day. Unlimited practice levels when you want more. Real-time multiplayer when you want a race. The games • Solune — fill the grid with two symbols, never three in a row • Crowns — place one crown per row, column, and colour region • Mini Sudoku — the classic, distilled to a 6×6 grid • Trace — connect numbered dots in order without crossing a path • Plots — divide the grid into rectangles that match each clue Daily challenge The same puzzle is served to every player worldwide each day. Solve fast and your time goes on the daily leaderboard. Keep your streak alive by playing every day. Practice anytime Hundreds of hand-curated practice levels per game, organised by difficulty. Locked levels unlock as you progress, so the curve is always one step ahead. Multiplayer matches Get matched with another player at your skill level. First to the correct solution wins. ELO ratings, streaks, and a tier badge that climbs as you climb. No chat — just clean, fast, fair logic. Stats that matter Per-game streaks, win rates, average completion times, and your multiplayer record at a glance. Free to play. Privacy-respecting. Gridzen is free to play. Optional rewarded video ads let you earn bonus hints — they're never required to solve a puzzle. We don't sell your data, and the only personal data we collect is what the app needs to keep your progress in sync between your devices. Read the full privacy policy at gridzen.zentechsolution.com/privacy. Sign in with Apple, sign in with Google, or play as a guest. Your guest progress merges seamlessly when you create an account.

Screenshots

Grid Zen4 screens
Gridzen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Grid Zen at none against Gridzen's shown. Grid Zen also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Grid Zen against 5.0 for Gridzen. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grid Zen has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grid Zen ships an update every 4 days, Gridzen every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Grid Zen versus Gridzen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrid ZenGridzen
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlishan NooraniPritesh Thaker

Customer experience

Grid Zen

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gridzen

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Grid Zen

No in-app purchases

None

Gridzen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grid Zen free?
Grid Zen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gridzen free?
Gridzen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Grid Zen or Gridzen?
Grid Zen and Gridzen are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Grid Zen or Gridzen have ads?
Gridzen shows ads; Grid Zen does not.
Which is updated more often, Grid Zen or Gridzen?
Grid Zen ships an update every 4 days, and Gridzen every 3 weeks. Most recently, Grid Zen was updated on October 24, 2026 and Gridzen on October 6, 2026.

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