Gridblock vs HEFT
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.
HEFT
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HEFT is a physics stacker built for the satisfying click of a clean drop. One tap. One block. The weight does the rest. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Most stacking games fake the physics. HEFT doesn't. Built on Box2D, every block has real friction, real mass, real bounce. The same shape behaves five different ways depending on what it is - concrete grips, steel crushes, glass shatters, ice slides, wood thuds. You feel the difference in your thumb. THIRTY MISSIONS Six tiers of mission design teach the materials one at a time. Tier 1 is concrete on a wide platform - pure stacking. Tier 2 introduces steel. Tier 3 narrows the base. Tier 4 cuts the block budget. Tier 5 mixes everything. Tier 6 is the final exam. Each mission has a three-star scoring. One star to clear. Three stars to master. ENDLESS MODE No targets. No budget. Build as high as you can on the standard platform. Daily challenges keep the leaderboards moving - your best each day gets a streak counter; miss a day, the streak breaks. PREMIUM-FEEL DESIGN - Native iOS haptics on every drop, landing, and collapse - Procedural audio that gives way to real clips - 80 achievements across modes - Game Center leaderboards: best height, mission stars, daily streak, speedrun blocks - Dark mode - English, Spanish, Portuguese, Bosnian, Japanese, German - Designed for one-handed play in spare moments FAIR MONETIZATION HEFT is free to play. Every mission, every material, every mode - all unlocked through play, no paywalls. The only ads are interstitials every third Endless game-over. No banners. No video ads mid-run. There's also an optional rewarded ad: watch one to save a tower that fell off the edge. One optional purchase: Remove Ads. It clears the interstitials and unlocks nothing else, since everything is already free. No paywalls, no loot boxes. PRIVACY HEFT asks for tracking consent on your first game-over, not at app launch. If you decline, ads stay non-personalized, and analytics stay anonymous. Full policy at heft-game.vercel.app/privacy. NO PROMISES YOU CAN'T DELIVER ON A short game played in short bursts. Built by one developer who wanted the weight to feel real. No daily login bonus pressure. No energy bar. No paywall on the basic loop. Just stacking, falling, and the click of a clean drop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HEFT at every 9 days against Gridblock's every 5 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and HEFT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Gridblock ships an update every 5 months, HEFT every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on July 25, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gridblock | HEFT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (488 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 488 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PulseFix LLC | Amrudin Catic |
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
HEFT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
HEFT
- Remove Ads$2.99









