Comparison

Inventioneers vs Gritty Kids

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

Head to head
About

Inventioneers

Unleash creativity by building unique inventions with the help of tiny characters. Explore real-time physics concepts like air, fire, and magnetism. Share your creations with friends and educators.

Highlights
  • Create custom inventions
  • Learn physics concepts
  • Use tiny helper characters
  • Solve pre-made inventions
  • Share creations with friends
  • Classroom sharing option
Features
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* FROM THE CREATORS OF PETTSON'S INVENTIONS DELUXE * *** Winner of Parents' Choice Gold Award *** BE CREATIVE! In this game you can create your own crazy, fun inventions! With the help of the Inventioneers, our tiny helpers with unique characteristics, you can invent fun, creative and often quite weird inventions. A lot of inventions are included in the game, the more you solve the more parts you receive for your own inventions! LEARN ABOUT PHYSICS! Inventioneers is an outstanding tool for learning about realtime physics and the science behind different features like air, fire, magnetism and jumping bunnies. What you can do with the tool is virtually endless. SHARE WITH FRIENDS! Invite friends to share their crazy inventions and you can share yours too! If you are a teacher you can set up the whole classroom as a user and share with other classes! ONE TIME FEE TO BUY THE FULL VERSION To make it easier for families to try the game before buying, we have implemented a one time fee to buy the full game. There are no recurring in app purchases or consumables. It is important for us to protect the integrity of the children. Features in the free version: • First chapter with 15 inventions • The first Inventioneer - "Windy" • Create! - A fully working tool to create your own inventions • 50+ different objects to use in the inventions • Share up to 4 inventions with your friends! The full version (purchase: one time fee): • 7 more chapters with a total of 105 new inventions! • 50+ new objects • 18 characters that you can help • 7 more Inventioneers with unique features - "Blaze", "Bunny", "Sporty", "Zappy", "Magneta", "Freezy" and "Maggie" Family Sharing Note! You can't share IAPs with other members in your family. Please download the full version of Inventioneers instead.

About

Gritty Kids

This app offers a collection of logic puzzles, math challenges, word games, and focus activities designed to build grit and problem-solving skills in children aged 6-12. It features a farm-themed environment with no ads or punitive mechanics, encouraging learning through mistakes. The app also includes family-friendly two-player games.

Highlights
  • Logic deduction puzzles
  • Math and number grid challenges
  • Vocabulary and word games
  • Focus and attention-building activities
  • Spatial reasoning puzzles
  • Two-player family games
  • Offline play
Features
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The workbooks have sold over 500,000 copies. Now the same beloved puzzles are in an app that never runs out of pages. Gritty Kids brings Lambie's farm to your screen with math and logic puzzles designed to build grit, focus, and real achievement. Built for kids ages 6–10, Gritty Kids is the screen time you'll feel good about. No ads, no addictive hooks. Just thoughtful puzzles your kids will actually love. EXPLORE LAMBIE'S FARM Five puzzle worlds, each focused on a different kind of thinking: - SCHOOLHOUSE — Logic Problems Classic deduction puzzles that teach kids how to reason step by step. - CORNFIELD — Math Puzzles Number grids, equations, and puzzles that turn arithmetic into adventure. - GARDEN — Word Games Word searches, scrambles, and vocabulary puzzles for growing minds. - POND — Focus Activities Spot-the-difference, odd-one-out, and attention-building challenges. - BARN — Spatial Reasoning Pattern matching, shape rotation, and visual puzzles that build spatial intelligence. A DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHY We're parents too. We got tired of apps that exploit kids to keep them hooked. Gritty Kids is the opposite: - No 3rd-party ads. - No artificial streaks. - No hearts, lives, or punishing timers. - No leaderboards or social comparison. - The Grit Meter only goes up. Mistakes are part of learning. - Breaks are encouraged, not penalized. FAMILY GAMES INCLUDED Hand the device to two kids or play together. Two-player modes include Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe, Memory Match, and other classics the whole family will enjoy. FROM A BOOK SERIES PARENTS TRUST The Gritty Little Lamb workbook series has built a following with families who want puzzles that develop perseverance and problem-solving. The app brings the same approach, and the same warm illustrated characters, to your phone or tablet. WHAT WE BELIEVE - Kids are capable - Mistakes teach - Grit can be learned - Fun matters DESIGNED FOR KIDS, BUILT FOR PARENTS - Beautiful on iPhone and iPad - Works offline - Simple, parent-friendly subscription - Free puzzles to try, no account necessary - Privacy-first design Download Gritty Kids today and give your kids the screen time you've been looking for. — Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you! Reach us at app@grittykids.com. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Inventioneers4 screens
Gritty Kids4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gritty Kids at weekly against Inventioneers's monthly. Gritty Kids also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Inventioneers's advantage is ratings volume (321 vs 50) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Inventioneers sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Gritty Kids sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gritty Kids holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inventioneers has 321 ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Inventioneers's written reviews are positive against 82% of Gritty Kids's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inventioneers ships an update monthly, Gritty Kids weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Inventioneers versus Gritty Kids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInventioneersGritty Kids
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (321 ratings)4.6 (50 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings321 — better50
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size189 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFilimundus ABOne4Yes, LLC

Customer experience

Inventioneers

All ratings317 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral5.4%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews388 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative16.5%

Gritty Kids

All ratings50 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

Bugs and requests

Inventioneers

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not saving properly
  • Crashes when trying to purchase full version
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free levels and content
  • Ability to save custom levels
  • Faster download speeds
  • Improved level editor tools

Gritty Kids

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Inventioneers

One-time2
  • Open up!$0.99
  • Full Version$4.99
3 purchases

Gritty Kids

Subscriptions2
  • Gritty Kids Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Gritty Kids Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Gritty Kids Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Inventioneers free?
Inventioneers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gritty Kids free?
Gritty Kids is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Inventioneers or Gritty Kids?
Gritty Kids is rated higher. Inventioneers averages 4.3 out of 5 from 321 ratings, while Gritty Kids averages 4.6 from 50 ratings.
Do Inventioneers or Gritty Kids have ads?
Neither Inventioneers nor Gritty Kids shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inventioneers or Gritty Kids?
Inventioneers ships an update monthly, and Gritty Kids weekly. Most recently, Inventioneers was updated on November 1, 2026 and Gritty Kids on November 8, 2026.

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