Ludo's Quest vs Gameblox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ludo's Quest
Embark on a side-scrolling platformer adventure inspired by classic games. Explore 16 levels, create your own with a built-in editor, and share them online. Save villagers from an evil sorcerer in a quest filled with bravery and resilience.
- Side-scrolling platformer gameplay
- 16 challenging levels
- Built-in level editor
- Share custom levels online
- Play community-created levels
- Classic game inspiration
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Ludo's Quest is a side-scrolling platformer inspired by the arcade classics. Run, jump and swing your sword through 16 hand-crafted levels, from the village to the haunted forest, the graveyard and finally castle Monfort. Fun for young and old. • 16 levels across four worlds, each with its own music • 8 Christmas levels with their own festive music • Level Editor: build your own levels, then play, edit or delete them anytime • Collect coins, keys, potions and power-ups • Defeat orcs, skeletons, spiders, bats and the evil Vandaft • Play with the on-screen pad, a keyboard or a game controller • Your progress syncs between your iPhone and iPad with iCloud • Free: no ads, no in-app purchases The Story A long time ago lived a small boy called Ludo. Ludo lived in Piedmont, a small village at the foot of mount Massif. The mountain was a scary place upon which was erected castle Monfort, a relic from the past. Legends speak of an evil man who lived in the castle and had the ability to bring back people from the dead and control them. One day, an army of living dead kidnapped all villagers. All but one. Ludo escaped unnoticed napping in a stack of hay. He fell asleep after an exhausting knight-training session with sword and armor. Only to be awakened by the screams of the villagers being herded away to castle Monfort. Ludo is brave, resilient and resourceful. So starts his quest to free the villagers of Piedmont, to free his friends and family.
Gameblox
Create your own games using a block-based programming language on a computer, then play them on your mobile device. Explore various game types like platformers and action games, with mobile-specific features such as tilt controls and QR code scanning.
- Block-based game editor
- Play created games on mobile
- Platformer game creation
- Action game creation
- Narrative game creation
- Tilt controls
- QR code scanning
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Gameblox is a game editor that uses a blocks based programming language to allow anyone to make games. On a computer, go to https://gameblox.org to create a game. Then use this mobile app to play the game. You can make different types of games on gameblox.org, including platformers, action and narrative games. With the mobile app, you can try out mobile specific features including games where you tilt your device, and read QR codes. Have fun making games, we look forward to playing the games you create! Gameblox is developed by the MIT Education Arcade/Scheller Teacher Education Program
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ludo's Quest at 90% against Gameblox's 33%. Ludo's Quest also leads on rating (3.3 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Gameblox's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ludo's Quest holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Ludo's Quest's written reviews are positive against 33% of Gameblox's.
Ludo's Quest ships an update every 2 weeks, Gameblox every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Ludo's Quest | Gameblox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Martin Drapeau | MIT STEP Lab |
Customer experience
Ludo's Quest
Gameblox
In-app purchases
Ludo's Quest
No in-app purchases
Gameblox
No in-app purchases
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