Comparison

Gridzen vs Wickgrid

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

Head to head
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
Read full description

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.

About

Wickgrid

Engage your mind with daily logic puzzles that require you to light up cells on a grid based on numeric clues. Form a single connected chain while avoiding any 2x2 blocks of lit cells. Offers a free tier with recent puzzles and an optional one-time purchase for full archive access and advanced features.

Highlights
  • Daily hand-verified puzzles
  • Four difficulty tiers plus Extreme
  • Blackout Mode for pure deduction
  • Streak tracking with heatmap
  • Fully offline gameplay
  • No ads or data collection
Features
Read full description

One new logic puzzle every day. Five minutes of pure deduction — no guessing, no ads, no account, works fully offline. Light the correct cells using the numeric clues. Keep every lantern connected in a single chain. Never let four lit cells form a square. Three rules you'll learn in a minute — puzzles that will still be testing you months from now. A DAILY RITUAL Every day brings one hand-verified puzzle, and everyone in the world gets the same one. Difficulty climbs through the week — gentle Monday, brutal Sunday "Extreme." Build a streak, protect it, and watch your month fill in on the heatmap. CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS Send any puzzle you've solved as a link. Your friend plays the exact same board and sees your time to beat. Same puzzle, head to head, bragging rights included. WHEN YOU WANT MORE Practice mode serves unlimited puzzles at any difficulty, whenever you want. Made a mess of the board? Undo one move at a time or clear it and start fresh. Stuck? Three free hints on every puzzle. Truly stuck? Reveal the solution and see how it comes together. MADE FOR PUZZLE PEOPLE - New to grid deduction? A guided tutorial teaches you the solving method one rule at a time, not just the rules - Veteran? Try Blackout Mode — zero feedback while you solve, pure deduction, verdict at the end - Spoiler-free result cards you can share without ruining the puzzle for anyone - Signed in to iCloud? Your streaks and history follow you across your devices WICKGRID PLUS — $4.99, once, forever - The complete archive: play every past daily, all the way back - Practice History: every practice solve saved — revisit any board, anytime - Unlimited hints - Streak Freeze: never lose a streak to one missed day - Advanced Stats: perfect-solve tracking, per-tier bests, long-term trends No subscriptions. No ads. No tracking. Your progress syncs privately through your own iCloud — no account, no servers, nothing that reaches us. Just a good puzzle, every day.

Screenshots

Gridzen4 screens
Wickgrid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gridzen at none against Wickgrid's 1. Gridzen also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Wickgrid's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and monetization model 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. Wickgrid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gridzen asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Gridzen against 5.0 for Wickgrid. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gridzen ships an update every 3 weeks, Wickgrid every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gridzen versus Wickgrid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridzenWickgrid
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPritesh ThakerDaniel Grabowski

Customer experience

Gridzen

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

Wickgrid

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Gridzen

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Wickgrid

One-time1
  • Wickgrid Plus$4.99

Questions

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

Other comparisons