The Grid Platformer vs Dangerous Gold
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Grid Platformer
Embark on a retro-style 2D side-scrolling adventure as a transformed automotronic man. Run, jump, and smash through 12 action-packed levels to escape a strange digital world. Experience fast-paced gameplay with amazing retro graphics.
- 2D side-scrolling adventure
- Retro graphics
- 12 action-packed levels
- Run, jump, and smash mechanics
- Fast-paced gameplay
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The Grid is an amazing action packed 2D side-scrolling adventure game from Ape Apps. It combines retro platformer action with amazing retro graphics for a fast paced gaming experience that is out of this dimension! After a long days work in his lab, an unsuspecting computer scientist falls to sleep at his keyboard. He wakes up to find himself transformed into a glowing automotronic man trapped in a strange world known as The Grid. He must now run, jump, and smash his way through 12 action packed levels as he tries to escape from The Grid. **Special Credit** The music for The Grid came from Kevin MacLeod at incompetech. Search for him online, he's got some awesome tracks!
Dangerous Gold
Embark on an endless survival adventure as a gold prospector in the Old West. Collect gold nuggets while dodging bullets and dynamite from those protecting the secret mine. Test your reflexes and see how long you can last.
- Endless survival gameplay
- Gold nugget collection
- Dodge bullets and dynamite
- Simple touch controls
- Old West theme
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Dangerous Gold is an endless survival game that you can not stop playing. In Dangerous Gold we find the typical gold seeker man from Old West. Our main character arrives in an area where the gold nuggets literally go out from the earth without ceasing. The gold rush makes our miner becomes crazy and risking his life to get as many nuggets gold as he can. Residents of course want to protect their secret mine and will not hesitate to kill our intruder by all means. Dangerous Gold, is an endless survival game. The goal is to collect the maximum number of gold nuggets without being killed. The game play are simple, just touch the spot where you want that our miner go and get as many gold nuggets dodging bullets and dinamite. You dare?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dangerous Gold at none against The Grid Platformer's 1. Dangerous Gold also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). The Grid Platformer's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. The Grid Platformer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dangerous Gold asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Grid Platformer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
The Grid Platformer ships an update every 9 months, Dangerous Gold every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Grid Platformer | Dangerous Gold |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brandon Stecklein | Nica Burcio Vecino |
Customer experience
The Grid Platformer
Dangerous Gold
In-app purchases
The Grid Platformer
- Advertising Removal$1.99
Dangerous Gold
No in-app purchases
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