Comparison

ShadowGrid vs Paddock

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

Head to head
About

ShadowGrid

Features
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Shadow Grid is a calm, satisfying 3D puzzle: stack and rotate simple blocks on a grid until the shadows they cast on two walls match the target silhouette exactly. - 200 handcrafted levels, from a gentle two-piece start to real spatial-reasoning challenges. - A separate 100-level Pro pack for players who want a tougher challenge - bigger grids, more pieces, and blocks that sit at different heights so the shadows overlap in ways you can't just read off the floor. - Drag pieces along the floor and tap to rotate - no timers, no penalties, just figure it out at your own pace. - Global leaderboard: pick a username and an avatar, and see how your progress compares to other players. - Five visual skins to re-color your blocks, from a classic monochrome look to warmer palettes. - Reset any level instantly and try again as many times as you like. No sign-up required - just open the app and start stacking. An optional one-time purchase removes ads entirely.

About

Paddock

Features
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Every animal needs its own space. Paddock is a quiet logic puzzle set on a small farm. Fences divide the field into paddocks, and you work out where each animal belongs. Four rules, one right answer, and nothing counting down while you think. THE RULES • One animal in every row • One animal in every column • One animal in every fenced paddock • No two animals may touch — not even diagonally That is the whole game. Everything else is the field it is played on. THREE WAYS TO PLAY Daily Pasture — one puzzle a day, the same one for everyone, with a streak worth keeping. Always free. Journey — 130 hand-curated levels across five chapters, from a gentle 5Ɨ5 meadow up to a 9Ɨ9 in the highlands. The difficulty rises with the size of the field, never with the pressure. Endless — as many fresh boards as you like. Every one is generated, checked, and guaranteed to have exactly one solution. HINTS THAT TEACH Ask for help and Paddock shows you the deduction, not the answer. It points at the row, explains why the animal has to go there, and only places it if you still want it to. You finish the board knowing something you did not know before. A FARM THAT FILLS IN Solving earns clover, and clover brings animals to the barn — a jersey cow, a sheep, a goat, a highland, an alpaca, a goose, a sheepdog. Nine in all. Put any of them in the field and they play alongside you. QUIET BY DESIGN • Works fully offline, on a plane or underground • No account, ever — nothing to sign up for • Your progress follows you across your own devices through iCloud • VoiceOver throughout, and Reduce Motion respected • English and German • iPhone and iPad PREMIUM Premium opens the full Journey, unlimited Endless boards, the complete Daily archive, every theme and a choice of app icon, and removes ads. Available as a subscription or as a one-time lifetime purchase — the lifetime option is there because not everybody wants a subscription, and it is not going away. The Daily Pasture stays free either way. It is the reason to open the app, and gating it would be the wrong kind of clever. Questions or Feedback? Found a bug, have an idea for improvement, or just want to say hello? We'd love to hear from you. Email: support@play-paddock.app Website: https://www.play-paddock.app Terms and conditions: https://www.play-paddock.app/terms

Screenshots

ShadowGrid4 screens
Paddock4 screens

Verdict

The call

ShadowGrid and Paddock are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. ShadowGrid sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Paddock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ShadowGrid versus Paddock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadowGridPaddock
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLe Dinh PhucRene Weinhold

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ShadowGrid

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Skin Pack$1.99
3 purchases

Paddock

Subscriptions2
  • Paddock Premium: 1 Week$2.997 Days
  • Paddock Premium: 1 Year$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Paddock Premium: Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is ShadowGrid free?
ShadowGrid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paddock free?
Paddock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ShadowGrid or Paddock have ads?
Both ShadowGrid and Paddock show ads.

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