Comparison

oO vs Grid Runner

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

Head to head
About

oO

A challenging, minimalist game where you guide a ball around interconnected circles. Experience addictive gameplay with mind-bending levels and atmospheric ambient music.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Mind-bending levels
  • Ambient music
  • Ball navigation
Features
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"oO" is a hardcore, minimal dodge-em-up game. In oO you control a ball as it moves around the circumference of interconnected circles. - Simple - Addicting - Mind-bending - With awesome ambient music Made by @targaciej Music by @WasiakWojciech

About

Grid Runner

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GRID RUNNER: NEON PROTOCOL One speed. One shot. Every hazard on the beat. Grid Runner is a hard-as-neon rhythm platformer. You race a glowing grid at a constant, relentless pace while every spike, gap, and gravity flip is placed precisely on a beat of the track. Learn the pattern, feel the rhythm, and thread the perfect run. Tap to jump. Hold to keep hopping. The same touch thrusts your ship, flips gravity on the ball, pulses the UFO, and steers the wave — five distinct game modes that change how you move mid-level, right when the music shifts. FEATURES • Five music-synced levels, each mapped beat-for-beat to its own track — from the opening pulse of GENESIS to the 136 BPM chaos of MELTDOWN • Five ways to move: cube, ship, ball, wave and UFO — plus jump orbs, gravity orbs, jump pads, gravity flips and speed changes • Tight, deterministic controls: custom kinematic physics on a fixed timestep, so a run only fails when YOU miss • Portal checkpoints and credit-priced revives — push deeper, or go clean for the perfect no-checkpoint run • Earn credits on every attempt and spend them on a growing shop of neon skins • Best-run marker, level completion and live progress percentage at a glance • 100% original, code-generated visuals — no stock art, just pure neon geometry on a glowing grid EASY TO START. BRUTAL TO MASTER. Every level is proven completable — the only thing between you and the finish is your own timing. Miss a beat and you restart. Nail it, and it feels incredible. Pull on your headphones, lock into the rhythm, and run the grid. More levels incoming. The protocol is just getting started. Terms of Service (EULA): https://monoblank.com/gridrunner-terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://www.monoblank.com/gridrunner-privacy-policy/

Screenshots

oO3 screens
Grid Runner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Grid Runner at Free against oO's $0.99. Grid Runner also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 19 months). oO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Grid Runner is free to download; oO costs $0.99 up front. Grid Runner sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. oO asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

oO ships an update every 19 months, Grid Runner every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
oO versus Grid Runner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteroOGrid Runner
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaciej TargoniMONOBLANK TEKNOLOJI ANONIM SIRKETI

In-app purchases

None

oO

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Grid Runner

One-time5
  • Starter Cache$0.99
  • Data Vault$4.99
  • Core Reserve$9.99
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  • Grid Surplus$19.99
  • Singularity$49.99

Questions

Is oO free?
oO costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grid Runner free?
Grid Runner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do oO or Grid Runner have ads?
Grid Runner shows ads; oO does not.
Which is updated more often, oO or Grid Runner?
oO ships an update every 19 months, and Grid Runner every 4 days. Most recently, oO was updated on October 10, 2026 and Grid Runner on October 1, 2026.

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