Hoodoku vs Grid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hoodoku
This logic puzzle game challenges you to place owls on a grid, ensuring no two owls share a row, column, or grove. It offers daily puzzles, weekly competitions with prizes, and a social feature to compete with friends. Customize your owl with various cosmetic items.
- Daily shared puzzles
- Weekly leaderboard competitions
- Friend-based challenges
- Customizable owl cosmetics
- Offline play support
- Shape mode for colorblind accessibility
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One owl per row. One owl per column. One owl in every grove — and no two owls touching. Easy to learn, wonderfully stubborn to master. Hoodoku is a cozy logic puzzle. Every board has exactly one solution: swipe X's across the squares that can't work, and when only one perch remains, that's where the owl lives. No timers, no pressure — just you, a quiet grove, and a very patient owl named Otto. EVERY NIGHT, A NEW ROOST One shared puzzle drops each night. One try. Solve it fast and clean, then see where you land on tonight's leaderboard. A WEEKLY RACE WORTH WINNING Every grove you solve adds to your weekly total. When the week closes, the top three owls on the podium take gold, silver, and bronze — and a coin prize to match. Then the board wipes clean, and the race starts fresh. FLY WITH FRIENDS Every owl gets a shareable owl code. Add your friends' codes and your flock gets its own weekly board — see exactly who to beat before the week closes. No accounts, no contact lists, just codes. A GROVE THAT NEVER RUNS OUT Boards grow from 8×8 to 10×10 as you climb, and there's always another level waiting. Level 12 is the same level 12 for everyone — compare fair and square. COLLECT THE AVIARY Earn coins by solving and dress Otto up — snowy owl, barn owl, disco owl, neon owl, and more. Then open the Wardrobe: glasses, hats, outfits and earrings, worn proudly on every leaderboard row. Cosmetics only: in Hoodoku, skill is the only advantage. KEEP THE NIGHT STREAK Play one grove a night to keep your streak alive. Every seventh night, Otto brings a gift — and now you claim it yourself from the home screen. YOURS, QUIETLY • No account, no sign-up, no email address — ever • Play offline or online, anywhere • Shape mode gives every grove its own symbol, so colors are never a barrier • Cozy for a quiet evening, competitive when you want it to be Pull up a branch. The grove is waiting.
Grid
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GRIDLOCK is a strategic, grid-based logic puzzle for players who think several moves ahead. There's no timer pressure, no reflexes required, and no luck involved — just pure spatial reasoning and planning. HOW IT WORKS Tap a cell and watch the effect ripple to its neighbors. Simple to learn, but every level adds a new rule that changes how you have to think. TEN LEVELS, TEN DIFFERENT CHALLENGES - Level 1 — Toggle Neighbors: learn the core mechanic - Level 2 — Wrapped Edges: the grid's borders connect to each other - Level 3 — Locked Cells: plan your route around cells you can't touch - Level 4 — Moving Obstacles: predict a patrol pattern before you move - Level 5 — Limited Moves: every single move counts - Level 6 — Multiple Objectives: satisfy several win conditions at once - Level 7 — One-Way Cells: directional tiles that only ripple one way - Level 8 — Number Constraints: cells with values that wrap on overflow - Level 9 — Hidden Cells: uncover concealed information by playing around it - Level 10 — Master Gridlock: every mechanic, combined, in one final puzzle Difficulty ramps up fast — Level 2 is already hard, and it only gets tougher from there. Every puzzle is solvable and has been verified to have a real solution, so if you're stuck, the answer is always findable. FEATURES - 10 hand-crafted, guaranteed-solvable puzzles - Undo and Reset so you can experiment freely - A 3-tier hint system that nudges without spoiling the solve - Move counters, timers, and a scoring system that rewards efficiency - Progress and best scores saved automatically to your device - Haptic feedback you can toggle on or off - Full iPad support with a responsive, scaling grid - 100% offline — no account, no ads, no internet connection required GRIDLOCK is built for players who enjoyed games like nonograms, Lights Out, and sliding-tile puzzles, but want something with more strategic depth and rule variety. Think before you move.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Grid at none against Hoodoku's shown. Hoodoku's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hoodoku ships an update every 2 days, Grid every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.
| Parameter | Hoodoku | Grid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Deckert | Uma Geleen |
In-app purchases
Hoodoku
No in-app purchases
Grid
No in-app purchases









