Gridblock vs Block Puzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Block placement puzzler
- 10x10 grid
- Clear rows and columns
- Score chaining
- Global leaderboards
- Multiple difficulty levels
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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.
Block Puzzle
A classic puzzle game where you strategically place falling blocks to form complete lines. Clear lines to prevent the board from filling up. Enjoy a relaxing yet challenging brain-teasing experience with beautiful visuals and no time pressure.
- Create vertical or horizontal lines
- Destroy completed lines
- No pressure or time limit
- Visually stunning graphics
- Challenging to master
- Perfect for short breaks
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Drop the blocks to create vertically or horizontally lines of blocks without gaps. When such a line is created, it gets destroyed. Keep your board clear and keep your cool as things heat up in this simple but addictive puzzle game! Block Puzzle Features: - Beautifully easy and simple, no pressure and no time limit - Visually stunning graphics and amazing soundtrack - Easy to pick up, but hard and challenging to master - Perfect brain-teasing game & perfect for little pocket of time - Create the perfect strategy and keep your lines clear with endless of blocks
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Block Puzzle at none against Gridblock's 12. Block Puzzle also leads on ratings volume (1.2M vs 491) and review sentiment (72% vs 50%). On price, rating, ads 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. Gridblock sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Block Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.
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 1.2M ratings behind it against 491, 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 72% of Block Puzzle's.
Gridblock ships an update every 5 months, Block Puzzle every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gridblock | Block Puzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (491 ratings) | 4.7 (1.2M ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 71.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 491 | 1.2M — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #190 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PulseFix LLC | Doodle Mobile Limited |
Customer experience
Gridblock
Block Puzzle
User reviews
Gridblock
From 491 App Store ratingsWhat 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 1.2M App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Great App!
- 🎨 Aesthetic and relaxing gameplay
- 🕹️ Addictive and challenging
- 👨👩👧👦 Family-friendly and competitive
- 📱 Offline playability
Room to improve
- 💢 Frustrating difficulty spikes
- 🤖 Perceived unfairness/rigging of game
- 💰 Excessive ads and lack of ad-free option
- 🔊 Loud ads interrupting gameplay
- 🔋 High battery consumption
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
3 issues- Pieces not fitting despite apparent solution
- Game progress/high scores being reset
- Crashes and freezes during gameplay
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to rotate/manipulate pieces
- Showing next upcoming pieces
- Undo/rewind functionality
- Difficulty settings or modes
- Scoreboards and social features
In-app purchases
Gridblock
- Theme 1$0.99
- Theme 2$0.99
- Theme 4$0.99
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- 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
Block Puzzle
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Gridblock free?
Is Block Puzzle free?
Which has better reviews, Gridblock or Block Puzzle?
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