Comparison

Line Mania vs Gridzle

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

Head to head
About

Line Mania

This game challenges players to connect dots in a specific pattern within a time limit. It offers a mentally stimulating experience that can improve concentration and quick thinking. Progress through increasingly difficult levels and track your performance.

Highlights
  • Pattern matching gameplay
  • Timed challenges
  • Brain training exercises
  • Concentration skill development
  • Score and ranking system
  • In-app store for hints and lives
Features
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A familiar unlock pattern becomes a memory challenge. Watch the route, remember the order, then drag from S to the flag to connect the dots. Each round gives you 30 seconds after the preview. Patterns grow as you progress, and the board adapts to your screen. Learn the gesture in a guided practice view, then aim for a new best score. Every game starts with 10 free hearts and 5 free hints. Wrong points cost a heart; a hint redraws the route. Earn a bonus heart at each 1,000-point milestone and a bonus hint every 2,000 points, up to 50 hearts and 25 hints held during a game. Need extra items? Hearts and hints are available through optional in-app purchases. Unused extra items return to your inventory when the game ends. Explore a draggable, connected menu and enjoy confetti when you complete a path. Compare scores through Game Center; sign-in and an internet connection are required for online rankings. There is no pause: leaving the app ends the game. How many paths can you remember?

About

Gridzle

Features
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Gridzle is a counts-first grid puzzle for players who love pure deduction. Place geometric pieces onto a grid — every placement toggles the covered cells between filled and empty. Read the visible row and column count targets, plan the order of your moves, and solve each level by logic alone. No randomness. No trial-and-error grinding. Every puzzle is hand-designed and solver-certified. WHY GRIDZLE • 250 hand-crafted levels across 5 difficulty tiers — from first-time-player to master-class deduction • Deterministic solver-certified — every puzzle is proven to have a unique logical solution • Toggle mechanic — placements flip cells on and off, making order-of-operations part of the puzzle • Buttery-smooth 60fps shape dragging with sub-16ms input latency • Dark neon aesthetic — premium visual polish, easy on the eyes • Offline-first — full gameplay works without internet, ever • Portrait-first — comfortable one-handed play on any commute HOW IT PLAYS • Each level shows a grid with target counts for every row and every column • You receive a set of geometric pieces (polyominoes) to place • Drop a piece: every cell it covers toggles (filled becomes empty, empty becomes filled) • Solve when every row and column hits its target count DESIGNED FOR PUZZLE LOVERS If you enjoy Hexcells, Picross, Nonograms, Sudoku, Flow Free, or any thoughtful deduction game, Gridzle will feel instantly familiar — and fresh. The toggle mechanic opens strategic depth that classical nonograms cannot reach. PREMIUM, NOT PREDATORY • One-time $2.99 IAP to remove ads — buy once, play forever • Optional rewarded ads for hints — never required to progress • No daily energy meters, no pay-to-win, no manipulative loops • No data collection beyond what's needed to sync your progress (optional cloud sync) TECHNICAL • iOS 15.0+ required • Works offline; optional cloud sync when online • Accessible for color-blind users (shape + color cues) • Supports Dynamic Type for larger text Gridzle is built by a solo developer who loves puzzles. Every level was hand-certified by a deterministic solver, then hand-tested for elegance. If you have feedback or hit a level you suspect is unfair, email feedback@gridzle.com — you'll hear back from a human. Download Gridzle, turn on dark mode, put on headphones, and enjoy 250 of the most satisfying grid puzzles on mobile.

Screenshots

Line Mania4 screens
Gridzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gridzle at none against Line Mania's 9. Gridzle also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 75 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Line Mania's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and 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

Both are free to download. Line Mania sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Gridzle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Line Mania ships an update every 75 months, Gridzle every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Line Mania versus Gridzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLine ManiaGridzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 75 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMINOWORKSAhmet BUTUN

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Line Mania

One-time9
  • 20 HEARTS$0.99
  • 20 HINTS$0.99
  • 100 HEARTS$1.99
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  • 100 HINTS$1.99
  • 100 HEARTS + 50 HINTS$2.99
  • 700 HEARTS$2.99
  • 700 HINTS$2.99
  • 500 HEARTS + 300 HINTS$3.99
  • 1000 HEARTS + 1000 HINTS$4.99
None

Gridzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Line Mania free?
Line Mania is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gridzle free?
Gridzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Line Mania or Gridzle have ads?
Gridzle shows ads; Line Mania does not.
Which is updated more often, Line Mania or Gridzle?
Line Mania ships an update every 75 months, and Gridzle every 2 months. Most recently, Line Mania was updated on November 6, 2026 and Gridzle on October 25, 2026.

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