Comparison

WikiRaces 4 vs Block Codex

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

Head to head
About

WikiRaces 4

Engage in a fast-paced multiplayer game where players race to locate specific Wikipedia articles. Test your knowledge and speed against up to seven other opponents in this educational challenge.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer racing
  • Wikipedia article discovery
  • Up to eight players
  • Speed and knowledge challenge
  • Educational gameplay
Features
Currently charting
Read full description

Conquer the encyclopedia of everything. A multiplayer game in which up to eight players race to find Wikipedia articles as fast as possible.

About

Block Codex

Explore New York City by walking every block. Track your progress on a map, aiming to turn all city blocks blue. Build a daily walking streak for rewards and achieve legendary status by conquering neighborhoods.

Highlights
  • Walk and map every NYC block
  • Track progress with color-coded map
  • Build and maintain daily walking streaks
  • Complete neighborhoods and boroughs
  • Simple, intuitive interface
  • Solo play, no social features
Features
Read full description

Block Codex is a real-world exploration game. Your mission: walk every block in New York City. All 120,000+ of them. THE GAME Open the app and start walking. Every block you walk gets marked on your map. Blue blocks are conquered, gray blocks are still waiting. Your goal is simple: turn the entire map blue. The city is divided into 50+ neighborhoods across five boroughs. You can tackle them one at a time or bounce around - your strategy is up to you. Some neighborhoods are huge, some are tiny. Some are packed with streets, others have long avenues. Each one is a mini-challenge. LEVEL UP YOUR STREAK Walking the same blocks over and over won't help you. The game only counts new blocks - you have to keep exploring to make progress. Walk new ground every day and you'll build a streak: - 5 days: You're getting serious - 30 days: This is a lifestyle now - 300 days: Legendary status! Miss a day and your streak resets to zero. No mercy. COMPLETION ZONES Each neighborhood shows a completion percentage. Hit 100% and that zone is done. But there are always more blocks waiting. The game is massive - finishing even one borough is an accomplishment. THE INTERFACE No tutorial needed. The map fills your screen. Tap a neighborhood to zoom in. Toggle between "show all blocks" and "show only unwalked blocks" to plan your route. Your stats sit at the top. That's the whole game. SOLO PLAY ONLY This is you versus the city. No leaderboards, no social features, no comparing progress with friends. Your walking data lives on your phone and nowhere else. We don't collect anything or track anything. WHO SHOULD PLAY People who like completion challenges. Urban explorers who need a goal. New Yorkers who want to really know their city. Anyone who's ever played a 100% completion run in a video game and thought "what if I did this in real life?" Download it and start playing!

Screenshots

WikiRaces 44 screens
Block Codex3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Block Codex at none against WikiRaces 4's 2. Block Codex also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). WikiRaces 4's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 2) and chart position (#183 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. WikiRaces 4 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Block Codex asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Block Codex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WikiRaces 4 has 1.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
WikiRaces 4 versus Block Codex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWikiRaces 4Block Codex
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better2
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#183 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB88 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAndrew FinkeVivian Bailey

Customer experience

WikiRaces 4

All ratings1,844 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive43.5%
Neutral14.1%
Negative42.4%

Block Codex

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

WikiRaces 4

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Disconnections during gameplay
  • Matchmaking issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add single-player mode
  • Improve private lobby functionality
  • Optimize performance and stability

Block Codex

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

WikiRaces 4

Subscriptions2
  • WikiRaces+$0.991 Month
  • WikiRaces+$4.991 Year
None

Block Codex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WikiRaces 4 free?
WikiRaces 4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Block Codex free?
Block Codex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WikiRaces 4 or Block Codex?
Block Codex is rated higher. WikiRaces 4 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Block Codex averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do WikiRaces 4 or Block Codex have ads?
Neither WikiRaces 4 nor Block Codex shows ads.

Other comparisons