Comparison

ThinkGrid vs Still Life

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

Head to head
About

ThinkGrid

Features
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Eleven logic puzzles in one app. No ads, no timers, no energy bars — just a grid and the part of your brain that likes being asked something. THE PUZZLES Suguru — fill each cage with unique numbers Star Battle — place stars so no two touch Masyu — loop through black and white pearls Nonogram — reveal the picture from row and column clues Color Link — connect matching colors and cover the board Hashi — connect islands with bridges Light Up — place bulbs to light every white cell Kakuro — fill runs with digits that sum to each clue Fillomino — fill the grid so each number group has the right size Tents — pitch a tent next to every tree Bomb Digger — deduce where every mine is hidden Every puzzle is generated with a unique solution and is solvable by logic alone. You never have to guess. A NEW DAILY IN EVERY GAME Eleven daily puzzles, one per game, every day. Keep a streak, track which games you return to, and see your solving habits build up over the months. SIX DIFFICULTIES Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert, Master, Grandmaster. Easy is a coffee break. Grandmaster is not. LEARN ANY OF THEM Each game has a step-by-step guide that plays out on a real board, one move at a time, explaining why each move is the only one that works. No prior knowledge needed for any of the eleven. NO ADS, EVER The free tier is complete: every game, every daily, four difficulty tiers. There is no advertising anywhere in ThinkGrid and there never will be. THINKGRID PLUS For players who want the deep end: - Master and Grandmaster difficulty across every game - Daily archive — replay any past daily, back to launch - Seven extra themes: Paper, Midnight, Dusk, OLED, Blossom, Cobalt and Aurora - Solving insights: heatmaps, technique breakdowns, a monthly summary Yearly with a 7-day free trial, or a one-time payment for lifetime access. After the 7-day free trial, payment is charged to your Apple ID account. The yearly subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Available in English, Dutch and Spanish. Your progress stays on your device, and you can back it up and restore it yourself. Privacy policy: https://deappmakers.nl/legal/thinkgrid-privacy/ Terms of use: https://deappmakers.nl/legal/thinkgrid-terms/

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Still Life

Features
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Fill the squares. Find the picture. Still Life is a nonogram — a logic puzzle where numbers around the edge of a grid tell you which squares to fill. Work out which ones, and a picture appears. NO GUESSING. EVER. Every puzzle here is checked by machine before it ships, and checked again by the app every time it opens, to be certain it has exactly one solution and that solution can be reached by pure logic. Anything that fails is thrown away rather than patched. You are never asked to guess and hope. If you are stuck, it means there is a deduction somewhere you have not spotted yet — and there always is one. THE MOMENT THE PICTURE APPEARS The grid is deliberately quiet: black ink on warm paper, no clutter, nothing flashing for your attention. All of that restraint is in service of one moment — the grid dissolving and leaving the picture behind. Finished pictures are printed to your album, in colour. OVER 200 LEVELS, IN ORDER Levels are ordered by how long they actually take rather than by grid size, so the difficulty climbs steadily from a five-by-five you will solve in under a minute to twenty-by-twenty boards that take a while. One at a time, in order. A PUZZLE A DAY One daily puzzle, the same one for everybody, always available even if you are stuck on your current level. THREE HEARTS Fill a square that is not part of the picture and it costs a heart. The square is never filled in, so the board in front of you is always correct — nothing wrong ever ends up on it. Three mistakes and the board restarts with a clean grid. WHAT IS NOT IN HERE No adverts. No timers. No lives that refill on a clock. No coins, gems or currency of any kind. No account, no sign-in, and nothing to buy. It works completely offline, because every puzzle is already in the app. Optional, anonymous usage statistics help us see which puzzles work. You are asked once, you can say no, and you can change your mind in Settings at any time.

Screenshots

ThinkGrid4 screens
Still Life4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Still Life at none against ThinkGrid's 5. Still Life also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). ThinkGrid's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. ThinkGrid sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per year. Still Life asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThinkGrid ships an update every 3 months, Still Life every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
ThinkGrid versus Still Life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThinkGridStill Life
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDe AppmakersVarun Goel

In-app purchases

5 purchases

ThinkGrid

Subscriptions1
  • ThinkGrid Plus Yearly$17.991 Year
One-time4
  • ThinkGrid Tip Espresso$1.99
  • ThinkGrid Tip Latte$3.99
  • ThinkGrid Tip Pot$8.99
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  • ThinkGrid Plus Lifetime$29.99
None

Still Life

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ThinkGrid free?
ThinkGrid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Still Life free?
Still Life is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ThinkGrid or Still Life have ads?
Neither ThinkGrid nor Still Life shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ThinkGrid or Still Life?
ThinkGrid ships an update every 3 months, and Still Life every 4 days. Most recently, ThinkGrid was updated on October 31, 2026 and Still Life on October 29, 2026.

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