# Gridblock — user reviews > 34 indexed App Store user reviews of Gridblock by PulseFix LLC, rated 4.58/5 from 488 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gridblock/id1025368240/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gridblock/id1025368240.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 366 · 4★ 62 · 3★ 27 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 14 ## What do users think of Gridblock? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Addictive and fun gameplay - 👍 Simplistic and challenging - 👍 Good for emotional support - 👍 Plays own music in background - 👍 Non-violent game **Cons** - 👎 New color scheme is terrible - 👎 New "glass" blocks are disliked - 👎 Hard to see blocks with new colors - 👎 Paying for black background - 👎 Ads are intrusive and frequent - 👎 Game crashes at high scores - 👎 Game is slow and unresponsive - 👎 Paid version still has ads - 👎 New game pop-ups are annoying **Commonly reported bugs** - High scores not saving to leaderboard - Game crashes losing progress - App points stay open and crash - Paid version doesn't remove ads **Most requested features** - Option to revert to old themes/colors - Add final score display - Remove new game pop-ups ## Newest reviews (11 of 34) ### 2/5 — ugly update? *2025-10-11* i have LOVED this game for probably a decade. it has been my go to stim game since i was really young. pushing 30 now and opened the game to a shock? the new look makes me pretty anxious and not want to play anymore. please give us an option to change the theme back, this is not it!! pleaseee. this game has truly seen me in my worst moments and helped me thru so much. i would love if the theme went back to normal, or had the option to be ### 3/5 — Game is great but… *2025-10-10* I really hate the new “glass” blocks. They hurt my brain. Please bring back the regular blocks. ### 3/5 — Colors hard to see *2023-08-04, version 5.2* There’s not enough contrast between the blocks and the grey grid. It’s unreasonable that you have to pay to have other color themes that are more visible. But other than that the game is super fun to play. It’s like Tetris without the stress ### 4/5 — Great but ads *2020-11-02, version 3.6* There are so many ads that you can barely make a game move without one popping up. However when there aren’t ads it is a really fun game. ### 2/5 — Too many ads!!!! *2016-12-26, version 1.8* An ad every THIRD move! REALLY!?! Sometimes an ad would pop up just as I'm placing a block totally breaking my concentration. I've deleted the app cuz my petty trumps your stupidity and greed. ### 2/5 — Ads *2016-08-11, version 1.8* Way too many, lengthy ads. It's a fun game, but uninstalled because you spend more time watching ads than playing the game. ### 3/5 — Too many ads *2016-06-20, version 1.8* Ads in the middle of the game is ridiculous. It used to wait now there are ads during the game too. Nonsense ### 3/5 — Very additive!! *2016-06-11, version 1.8* Can't put it down! ### 5/5 — Wozz:) *2016-05-09, version 1.6* Fun and addictive. Please add final score display!!! Game ends suddenly and there's no way to see your final score ### 5/5 — Addictive *2016-02-26, version 1.6* I need help ### 5/5 — Gridblock *2016-01-29, version 1.4* A fascinating yes simple and non violent game! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Great game, but doesn’t save high score *2026-01-15, version 13.0* I previously rated this game 5 stars because I play just about every day. I recently hit a high score that should’ve put me very high on the global leaderboard for gamecenter, for whatever reason though the game did not save my score upon dying and I feel like I wasted a lot of time trying to make it onto the leaderboard. Please fix this because it makes working towards that goal so much more frustrating. ### 1/5 — Colors *2025-10-12, version 11.0* Deleting game!! New color scheme is terrible, makes it very hard to see! Loved playing this game for years but not now with this update!! Bing back the black screen!!! The new colors stink!! ### 1/5 — Why did you mess it up *2025-10-11, version 11.0* I love this app. I’ve played it for probably close to 10 years. The update you did two days ago is dreadful in the new color scheme is hard to work with and the app points. Stay open and keeps crashing way to lose a customer. ### 1/5 — Colors *2025-10-10* Loved playing this game but not now with this update!! Bing back the black screen!!! The new colors stink!! ### 1/5 — Old version of Gridblock was so much better *2021-09-05, version 4.0* Had to download this version as the old one wasn’t supported by the new iOS. This version is terrible, with a white background it’s difficult to see the colors. You have to pay for a black background…! ### 1/5 — Terrible *2018-12-31, version 3.1* Absolutely terrible app. Game is very slow and not responsive at all. It is so hard to drag the blocks around! ### 1/5 — New format unappealing. *2017-08-30, version 1.9* I used to love this game but a couple months ago they changed the format/colors and such. I was much better before. Might not bother you if you've never played it though! ### 1/5 — I wish I Could Rate This A Zero *2017-06-14, version 1.8* There are better versions of this game available in the first place. However, this game presents advertisements right in the middle of a game, which is infuriating. I deleted the game, but it still shows that I "own it." Good luck with your IPO. ### 1/5 — Five star game, one star version. *2016-01-20, version 1.3* I love the game, but I (happily) paid $0.99 to get rid of ads and they are still there. There is nothing I can do to get them to go away. I hope they upgrade it soon because it's worth it to me to eat the money and play a different version not to deal with the god awful minute long ads at the end of every game. ### 2/5 — Why did you change the theme? *2025-10-12, version 11.0* The glass blocks are horrible and why can’t I go right back in when I loose a game and continue playing? I don’t like these changes at all. Will be looking for a new game ☹️ ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — thank you *2025-10-23, version 12.0* shout out to the devs and team behind this game, they really listen to us :) this app has truly been my best emotional support buddy for the last decade. something about this mindless and addictive game it so perfect and helps in any situation. from high school to my mid 20s this app has seen it all. i bought no ads YEARS ago and it was the best couple bucks i’ve ever spent. i really love this little grid game, it is very near and dear to me ### 5/5 — Hooray! *2025-10-16, version 12.0* It’s back to normal! Guess I wasn’t the only one who didn’t love the glass-style blocks. Great low-pressure game. Part luck, part strategy, few ads. ### 5/5 — Amazing game *2025-10-10* I’ve actually played this game for over 8 years and can say I play this almost every day. It’s simplistic and challenging BUT PLEASE DEVS MAKE THE OPTION TO USE THE OLD THEMES THESE SHINY ONES ARE NOT IT. The game never updated because it’s not a game that requires a whole lot of updates. Please add the old themes and this game will be 10/10 ### 5/5 — Cool *2020-12-24, version 3.6* I love this game ### 5/5 — Great game but crashes at horrible times *2020-03-10, version 3.4* I love playing this game, but twice now I’ve been over 500,000 points and the game crashed losing everything. This last time I was over 774,000 points and the game crashed. Please fix this. ### 5/5 — The best *2019-06-24, version 3.1* It’s a great game 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😀😃😃😃😀😃😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀 ### 5/5 — Love game *2017-08-21, version 1.8* Love game but missing a couple shapes from last game . I don't like when a new game comes up on screen, that I am not interested in ! And then can't get rid of it for a while! ### 5/5 — Super addictive! *2016-06-22, version 1.8* I play this game way too much. It's great that I can play my own music in the background while playing! ### 5/5 — Love it but I rage. *2016-06-13, version 1.8* Super fun and hard to put down but I can't seem to beat the high score I got on my first ever game. Beware, if you download, you may not be able to put down your phone. ### 5/5 — Super fun *2016-05-25, version 1.7* Loooove --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-25.*