Gridlock Dash vs Arrows Puzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gridlock Dash
Tap monsters in the correct sequence to free them from being blocked and clear the puzzle board. Explore unique mechanics like bridges and portals across thousands of challenging levels.
- Tap monsters in the right order
- Clear the board
- Bridges, portals, holes, lava monsters
- Thousands of satisfying puzzles
- Easy to play, hard to master
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"Love casual puzzle games? Gridlock Dash is made for you! In Gridlock Dash, monsters are stuck and blocking each other. Tap them in the right order to help them escape and clear the board. Discover exciting features like bridges, portals, holes, lava monsters, and more. Each level brings a new challenge to solve. Easy to play, hard to master. Relax, sharpen your mind, and enjoy thousands of satisfying puzzles!"
Arrows Puzzle
This game challenges you to clear all arrows from the board by tapping them. Arrows move in their pointed direction, but can be blocked by other arrows, requiring strategic thinking to find the correct sequence. Enjoy hundreds of hand-crafted puzzles with clean visuals and no time limits.
- One-tap controls
- Hundreds of hand-crafted puzzles
- No time limits
- Clean, colorful visuals
- Smooth animations
- Free to play
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Arrows Puzzle: Escape Quest Simple rules. Clever challenges. One goal: escape! Tap any arrow – and watch it dash forward in its pointed direction. If nothing blocks its path, it flies right off the screen. But if another arrow stands in the way, it bounces back to its original spot. Your mission: Clear every single arrow from the board. Sounds easy? Think again! As levels progress, arrows block each other in tricky ways. You’ll need to find the perfect order – one wrong tap could send an arrow back and ruin your plan. Features One‑tap controls, instantly responsive Hundreds of hand‑crafted puzzles, from breezy to brain‑teasing No time limits – relax and think at your own pace Clean, colourful visuals with smooth animations Free to play Can you outsmart the arrows and complete your Escape Quest? Download now and put your puzzle skills to the test!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Gridlock Dash at 1.1K against Arrows Puzzle's 15. Gridlock Dash also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). Arrows Puzzle's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (50% vs 36%). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Gridlock Dash sells 22 one-off in-app purchases and Arrows Puzzle sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Arrows Puzzle holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gridlock Dash has 1.1K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Gridlock Dash's written reviews are positive against 50% of Arrows Puzzle's.
Gridlock Dash ships an update every 6 days, Arrows Puzzle every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gridlock Dash | Arrows Puzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) | 4.9 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 323 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Happy Fox | Ainova Limited |
Customer experience
Gridlock Dash
Arrows Puzzle
In-app purchases
Gridlock Dash
- starterpack1_99$0.99
- mergemovebird1_199$1.99
- highwaysixtier1_299$2.99
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- starterpack2_299$2.99
- treasure1_299$2.99
- piggybank2_399$3.99
- giftpack1_399$3.99
- treasure2_499$4.99
- starterpack3_599$5.99
- giftpack2_699$6.99
- removeads_799$7.99
- mergemovebird3_999$9.99
- battlepass_999$9.99
- treasure3_999$9.99
- starterpack4_1199$11.99
- giftpack3_1499$14.99
- normalcoin3_1599$15.99
- treasure4_1999$19.99
- starterpack5_2499$24.99
- giftpack4_2499$24.99
- giftpack5_4999$49.99
- giftpack6_9999$99.99
Arrows Puzzle
- Starter Bundle$1.99
- 1000 Coins$1.99
- No Ads$7.99
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- 5000 Coins$7.99
- No Ads Bundle$9.99
- Classic Bundle$9.99
- 10000 Coins$14.99
- Elite Bundle$19.99
- Epic Bundle$29.99
- 25000 Coins$29.99
- Legendary Bundle$49.99
- 50000 Coins$54.99
- 100000 Coins$99.99
