GlowGrid vs fade!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GlowGrid
A captivating retro puzzle game with strategic depth and a dreamy 80s synth soundtrack. Place shapes, match colors to clear tiles, and fill a power bar to advance. Unlock new elements as you progress through increasingly challenging levels.
- Strategic tile placement
- Color matching gameplay
- Neon retro pixel graphics
- 80s synth soundtrack
- Multiple game modes
- Unlockable power-ups
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Glow Grid is a hypnotic, retro puzzle game • Deep, open-ended, strategic gameplay • Gorgeous neon retro pixel graphics • A relaxing, dreamy 80's synth soundtrack • Multiple game modes Place an endless series of shapes on the glowing, neon grid. Match groups of four or more tiles of similar colors to remove them, opening up space for further play. Fill up the power bar to clear each level. Match bigger groups, or combos of multiple groups at once, to get huge scores! As you progress through the levels you'll have to think more and more carefully to avoid running out of space. But you'll also unlock new tiles, power-ups and bonus pieces to help you master the Glow Grid! Play for free; remove ads via a single in-app purchase. Find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/zutgames Find us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/zutgames
fade!
A relaxing yet challenging puzzle game where tapping rings clears fog and saves fish. It offers a Zen-like experience designed to engage both your eyes and brain.
- Simple tap-to-score gameplay
- Clear fog
- Save fishes
- Relaxing puzzle
- Challenging gameplay
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A relaxing puzzle from Ell Tee! The game play is so simple: Tap any ring to score! Let's push back the fog & save the fishes in this Zen Game! fade! is a puzzle for relaxing, while extremely challenging at the same time! (both eyes & brain) Thanks for playing fade!, Ell Tee
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GlowGrid at 4.6 against fade!'s 4.3. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. GlowGrid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and fade! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GlowGrid holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 107 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of GlowGrid's written reviews are positive against 83% of fade!'s.
| Parameter | GlowGrid | fade! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (68 ratings) — better | 4.3 (107 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.9% of reviews — better | 82.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 68 | 107 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 8.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zut Games Ltd | Topebox |
Customer experience
GlowGrid
fade!
In-app purchases
GlowGrid
- GlowGrid (Full Game)$1.99
fade!
- Remove Ads!$1.99
