GateBlink vs Grid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GateBlink
Navigate a challenging obstacle course by strategically moving gates. Test your reflexes and planning skills across various modes, including levels, endless play, and daily challenges. Earn rewards and unlock new visual themes.
- Tap-based gate movement
- Progressive difficulty with new mechanics
- 40 level-based challenges
- Endless play modes
- Daily challenges and goals
- Visual theme customization
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Tap left. Tap right. Every gate moves. Your orb holds the middle lane while gates rush toward it. Tap the side of the screen the opening is on and every gate slides together: line up the one in front, and the ones behind it move too. Read fast, tap once, stay in the flow. LEARN IT IN TEN SECONDS A three-step lesson teaches the whole game: opening on the left, tap left. On the right, tap right. Already lined up, hold still. New players start on Chill: slower gates, an arrow pointing to the side to tap, and a shield that forgives one slip. PROGRESS ON EVERY RUN Every run fills your level bar, even the short ones. Each new level pays coins, and milestone levels hand you a new theme for free. Miss a gate and the result card tells you exactly what it wanted, so the next run goes further. Play again is one tap away. PLAY TO THE BEAT A soundtrack keeps time with the gates. Chain Perfect gates to build your multiplier up to ×5 and the music builds with you. Playing your own music? The soundtrack steps aside. PLAY OFFLINE, ANYWHERE No account, no Wi-Fi needed to play. Your progress stays on your device. Perfect for a coffee break, a commute or a flight. MORE TO PLAY - Four paces from Chill to Blitz, each with its own record. - A fresh 50-gate Daily Run, the same course for everyone, with a streak to keep and an optional daily reminder. - 40 handcrafted levels across four chapters, with three stars to earn on each. - Nine kinds of gate that reverse, freeze, need two taps, shatter, echo or lock. - Three daily goals sized to how you play, and named zones to reach. - 12 visual themes to preview and unlock. - Game Center leaderboards for every pace and the Daily Run. Prefer the original one-side tapping? Classic controls are one switch away in Settings. When a continuation is available, an earned ad reward or in-game coins let you retry the missed gate with your score intact. GateBlink includes ads. The optional one-time Remove Ads purchase removes ads shown when opening the app and between runs. Optional rewarded videos remain available for continuing a run or doubling its coins.
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 in-app purchases: Grid at none against GateBlink's 1. Grid also leads on ads (none vs shown). GateBlink's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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. GateBlink sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grid asks for nothing beyond the download.
GateBlink ships an update every 5 days, Grid every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GateBlink | Grid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harold Digital LLC | Uma Geleen |
In-app purchases
GateBlink
- GateBlink$2.99
Grid
No in-app purchases









