Comparison

Gridblock vs Block Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Gridblock

A fast-paced block-placement puzzler where you fit pieces onto a 10x10 grid. Clear full rows and columns to achieve high scores and compete globally. Enjoy endless replayability with adjustable difficulty.

Highlights
  • Block placement puzzler
  • 10x10 grid
  • Clear rows and columns
  • Score chaining
  • Global leaderboards
  • Multiple difficulty levels
Features
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Build your perfect board in Gridblock, a clean, fast block-placement puzzler on a classic 10×10 grid. Fit pieces, clear full rows or columns, and chain clears to rack up huge scores. Choose from multiple difficulty levels and compete on global leaderboards. Easy to learn, tough to master, endlessly replayable.

About

Block Puzzle

Engage in a relaxing and addictive block puzzle game. Drag and drop pieces to fill lines, clearing space and challenging your mind. Play anytime, anywhere, with no time limits or pressure.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop block placement
  • Line clearing mechanics
  • Brain training challenges
  • No time limits
  • Endless gameplay
  • Offline play
Features
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Block Puzzle is a fun and relaxing puzzle game. Play this free puzzle game anytime and anywhere, and relax your brain with this brain training game. Addictive puzzle game for all age! - Simple drag the block into the board. - Once you fill in a vertical or horizontal line, it will disappear. - Freeing up space for new pieces. - A easy children game yet a challenging adults game. Enjoy this block game! - Forever free to play. - Small install size to save your storage. - Addictive block puzzle game with a simple rule. - Easy and simple, no pressure and no time limit. - Endless Challenging to break your record. - 10x10 jigsaw game. - No wifi needed. Play puzzle games for adults like Block Games to train your brain every day!

Screenshots

Gridblock4 screens
Block Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

Gridblock and Block Puzzle both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Block Puzzle's written reviews are positive against 50% of Gridblock's. Block Puzzle also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ratings volume (12K vs 492). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gridblock sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Block Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Gridblock against 4.7 for Block Puzzle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Block Puzzle has 12K ratings behind it against 492, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Gridblock's written reviews are positive against 89% of Block Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gridblock ships an update every 5 months, Block Puzzle every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gridblock versus Block Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridblockBlock Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (492 ratings)4.7 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews89.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49212K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPulseFix LLCPengbo LI

Customer experience

Gridblock

All ratings478 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.6%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral11.8%
Negative38.2%

Block Puzzle

All ratings12,086 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews1,183 reviews
Positive89.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative7.0%

User reviews

Gridblock

From 492 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 👍 Simplistic and challenging
  • 👍 Good for emotional support
  • 👍 Plays own music in background
  • 👍 Non-violent game

Room to improve

  • 👎 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

Block Puzzle

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Relaxing and calming
  • 🎨 Vibrant colors and graphics
  • 🧠 Challenging and brain-stimulating
  • ⏱️ Great time-killer

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Difficulty finding small 'X' to close ads
  • 🔋 Ads can interrupt music playback
  • 🤯 Frustrating when game ends abruptly

Bugs and requests

Gridblock

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • High scores not saving to leaderboard
  • Game crashes losing progress
  • App points stay open and crash
  • Paid version doesn't remove ads

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to revert to old themes/colors
  • Add final score display
  • Remove new game pop-ups

Block Puzzle

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game sometimes ends prematurely before player runs out of moves
  • Occasional freezing or crashing issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to save/sync progress across devices
  • Option to pay for ad-free version
  • More variety of block shapes
  • Customizable backgrounds or themes

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Gridblock

One-time12
  • Theme 1$0.99
  • Theme 2$0.99
  • Theme 4$0.99
Show 9 more
  • Theme 7$0.99
  • Theme 10$0.99
  • Theme 16$0.99
  • Theme 17$0.99
  • Theme 18$0.99
  • Theme 23$0.99
  • Theme 22$0.99
  • Upgrade To Full Version$0.99
  • Theme 5$0.99
None

Block Puzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gridblock free?
Gridblock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Block Puzzle free?
Block Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gridblock or Block Puzzle?
Block Puzzle is rated higher. Gridblock averages 4.6 out of 5 from 492 ratings, while Block Puzzle averages 4.7 from 12K ratings.
Do Gridblock or Block Puzzle have ads?
Both Gridblock and Block Puzzle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Gridblock or Block Puzzle?
Gridblock ships an update every 5 months, and Block Puzzle every 6 weeks. Most recently, Gridblock was updated on November 1, 2026 and Block Puzzle on November 3, 2026.

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