Gridblock vs Original Farkle
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 on a 10x10 grid. Fit pieces to clear rows or columns, chain clears for high scores, and compete globally. Easy to learn but challenging to master.
- Block placement puzzler
- 10x10 grid
- Clear rows and columns
- Chain clears for high scores
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Global leaderboards
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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.
Original Farkle
Experience the classic dice game with this app. Play against AI or human opponents, or practice solo. Enjoy the game in either landscape or portrait mode on any iPhone or iPad.
- Classic Farkle gameplay
- Play against computer
- Multiplayer mode
- Solo play
- Landscape and portrait modes
- Universal app for iPhone and iPad
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Original, classic Farkle. Play against computer opponents or other human players (or by yourself). Play in landscape or portrait mode. Fits full screen on any and all iPhones and iPads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Original Farkle at none against Gridblock's 10. Original Farkle also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (4.6K vs 492). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 10 one-off in-app purchases. Original Farkle 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 Original Farkle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Original Farkle has 4.6K 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 47% of Original Farkle's.
Gridblock ships an update every 5 months, Original Farkle every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gridblock | Original Farkle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (492 ratings) | 4.7 (4.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 46.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 492 | 4.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PulseFix LLC | Scott Slocum |
Customer experience
Gridblock
Original Farkle
User reviews
Gridblock
From 492 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
Original Farkle
From 4.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun game
- ⏱️ Fast-paced gameplay
- 🕹️ Classic Farkle experience
Room to improve
- 🎲 Unrealistic dice rolls
- 🤖 Aggressive AI behavior
- 🔢 Scoring issues
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
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
Original Farkle
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to bank points
- Incorrect scoring calculations
- Unresponsive buttons and controls
Requested features
3 requests- Customizable scoring options
- Multiplayer mode with friends
- Improved dice roll randomization
In-app purchases
Gridblock
- Theme 1$0.99
- Theme 2$0.99
- Theme 4$0.99
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- 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
Original Farkle
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Gridblock free?
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