Comparison

Gridlock Tactics vs GOA

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

Head to head
About

Gridlock Tactics

Features
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Welcome to the ultimate futuristic tactical strategy puzzle! Take command of tactical units on dynamic cyber grids. Plan your turns, trap enemy bots, and utilize high-impact power-ups including the sliding bomb mechanic to clear obstacles and turn the tide of battle. KEY FEATURES: • Strategic Turn-Based Grid: Plan every move with precision against intelligent AI opponents. • Sliding Bomb Power-ups: Launch kinetic explosives that slide across open tiles until collision for massive area-of-effect detonations. • Vibrant Cybernetic Themes: Unlock and play on Cyberpunk City, Deep Ocean, Mystical Forest, and Space Nebula tactical boards. • Fast-Paced Matches: Jump into high-intensity tactical rounds designed for quick, engaging mobile play. • Offline Gameplay: Play anywhere without requiring an active internet connection. • Privacy-First: No user accounts, sign-ups, or invasive tracking required. Engineered and published by RHG Consulting Pty Ltd.

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GOA

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Margin is a pursuit puzzle you win with your head, not your thumbs. Every level is a small board. You move one square at a time. So do the hunters — and they always take the step that brings them closest to you. That is the whole rule, and it is also the whole trick: because you know exactly what they will do, you can decide where they end up. An arrow above each hunter shows the step it is about to take. Read the arrows, and a level stops being a chase and becomes a plan: pull the pack one way, slip through the gap they leave, walk out through the exit. • Three tiers: Easy, Medium and Hard. Each one puts more hunters on the board and less room between them. • Daily Board: one board for everyone, every day, separately for Medium and Hard. Solve it to earn 200 points on Medium or 400 on Hard, and claim your spot in the daily ranking. • Challenge a friend: send a board you've won as a link. They play the exact same one, then can watch your game step by step. • 48 titles to earn, plus weekly and all-time leaderboards on Game Center. • Every level is generated and then solved by the game before you ever see it. If it is offered to you, it can be beaten. • Every board shows its minimum move count. Each extra move costs a point (up to 5), so the shortest escape earns the most. • A hint when you are stuck, and a fresh board whenever you want one. • No timers, no lives, no energy to wait for. Think as long as you like. • Plays in portrait, one thumb, anywhere. There is no margin for error. There is exactly one square of it.

Screenshots

Gridlock Tactics4 screens
GOA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gridlock Tactics at none against GOA's 1. GOA's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 9 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. GOA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gridlock Tactics asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gridlock Tactics ships an update every 9 days, GOA daily. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Gridlock Tactics versus GOA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridlock TacticsGOA
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB69 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRHG Consulting PTY LTDALI BUGATEKIN

In-app purchases

None

Gridlock Tactics

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

GOA

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Gridlock Tactics free?
Gridlock Tactics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GOA free?
GOA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gridlock Tactics or GOA have ads?
Both Gridlock Tactics and GOA show ads.
Which is updated more often, Gridlock Tactics or GOA?
Gridlock Tactics ships an update every 9 days, and GOA daily. Most recently, Gridlock Tactics was updated on October 2, 2026 and GOA on October 3, 2026.

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