Comparison

The Grid Platformer vs My School Guard

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 2D side-scrolling adventure
  • Retro graphics
  • 12 action-packed levels
  • Run, jump, and smash mechanics
  • Fast-paced gameplay
Features
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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!

About

My School Guard

A stealth adventure game where you play as a schoolboy investigating a suspicious school guard after dark. Uncover secrets, solve puzzles, and gather evidence to reveal a hidden plot.

Highlights
  • Stealth-based adventure gameplay
  • Environmental puzzle solving
  • In-game camera for evidence
  • Explore dark school environments
  • Gripping suspenseful story
Features
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Step into the shoes of a curious schoolboy who accidentally falls asleep in the library… only to wake up in the middle of the night, all alone in the dark, silent halls of his school. But something strange is going on. While wandering through the corridor, he’s caught by the school guard and escorted back to his room. That’s when he stumbles upon a hidden planning map. The boy senses something isn’t right—the guard is hiding something big. The next day, driven by curiosity, he returns late to the school, this time prepared. He creates a firecracker distraction, sneaks around the campus, and begins collecting clues. Then, he witnesses a suspicious truck arriving at night—and sees the guard secretly meeting someone. He snaps photos as evidence. But what’s really going on behind the school walls? Features: - Thrilling stealth-based adventure gameplay - Solve environmental puzzles and uncover secrets - Capture real-time evidence using an in-game camera - Explore dark hallways, hidden rooms, and mystery-filled items and locations - Dive into a gripping story full of suspense and twists "The truth is hidden in the dark. Will you be brave enough to find it?" Prove it—download now!

Screenshots

The Grid Platformer3 screens
My School Guard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Grid Platformer at 4.8 against My School Guard's 1.0. The Grid Platformer also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). My School Guard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and 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. The Grid Platformer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. My School Guard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Grid Platformer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. 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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The Grid Platformer versus My School Guard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Grid PlatformerMy School Guard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB674 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperBrandon SteckleinBig Kid Gaming Studio (PRIVATE) LIMITED

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Grid Platformer

One-time1
  • Advertising Removal$1.99
None

My School Guard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Grid Platformer free?
The Grid Platformer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My School Guard free?
My School Guard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Grid Platformer or My School Guard?
The Grid Platformer is rated higher. The Grid Platformer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while My School Guard averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do The Grid Platformer or My School Guard have ads?
The Grid Platformer shows ads; My School Guard does not.

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