The Grid Platformer vs Mafia's Secret's
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!
Mafia's Secret's
Embark on a platformer adventure to reclaim what was stolen from you by a cunning mafia clan. Navigate through beautifully designed levels with a focus on engaging gameplay and strategic upgrades.
- Flat-design levels
- Easy gameplay and control
- Weapon and health upgrades
- Exciting and interesting levels
- Engaging platformer mechanics
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Meet the new game in the genre of platformer, where You have to fight with the most dangerous mafia clan... Help the main character to return everything that was taken away from him, but be careful - the enemy is clever and cunning!!! You have to go through a lot of beautiful and exciting levels, painted in the style of flat-design. Feature of game: -Nice design and graphics -Easy gameplay and control The system of upgrading weapons and health -Interesting and exciting levels.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mafia's Secret's at none against The Grid Platformer's shown. Mafia's Secret's also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). The Grid Platformer's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Mafia's Secret's sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mafia's Secret's holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Grid Platformer has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
The Grid Platformer ships an update every 9 months, Mafia's Secret's monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | The Grid Platformer | Mafia's Secret's |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Brandon Stecklein | Andrei Naumov |
Customer experience
The Grid Platformer
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In-app purchases
The Grid Platformer
- Advertising Removal$1.99
Mafia's Secret's
- Resurrection$0.99
- Buy 500 game bucks$0.99
- Buy 1500 game bucks$1.99
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- remove all ads from game$2.99
- Buy 3500 game bucks$2.99
- Buy 5500 game bucks$3.99
- Buy 8000 game bucks$4.99
- Buy 12000 game bucks$5.99
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