Block Earth vs Blocky Islands
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Block Earth
Create and explore 3D block worlds and mini-games with realistic graphics and animals. Build your own games, ride fantastical creatures, or play with friends locally. Share your creations with a global community.
- Build games and sandbox worlds
- Explore thousands of worlds and games
- Realistic animals and advanced shading
- Ride horses, boars, or dragons
- Build railways and roller coasters
- Local multiplayer
- Share worlds and games
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Block Earth is a 3D app for building games, browsing and sharing worlds and mini-games. It works in a Minecraft-style world of blocks, with realistic animals and advanced shading. Download to explore thousands of worlds and games, or build games of your own. Don't just build a house — build a game. Add buttons, switches, and doors that open when your friend answers a riddle. Set a checkpoint race against the clock. Turn goblins loose in your dungeon. Then share it, and watch other players complete it. Ride horses, wild boars, or even a dragon (if you can land on one). Build a railway or a roller coaster to ride. Explore Standard, Flat, and Alien worlds — lit, weathered, and alive at any time of day. Play with friends on a wifi network, or go solo through a catalog of thousands of worlds and games made by other players. FEATURES * Make mini-games: triggers, races, story scrolls, and goblin encounters * Thousands of worlds and games to explore and download * High-end lighting, weather, and realistic animals * Ride horses, wild boars, or dragons * Jetpack and rocket launcher * Share worlds and games with the world "Wow!!! - Well now, I have Minecraft & I'm addicted to it, but this - is out of this world!! Graphics 100% better than the former... Minecraft watch out, you have a very serious rival." - catnipqueen "I love how there is nowhere near as many ads as any other games! It gives you soo many block choices..."
Blocky Islands
Build and customize your own city in a unique 3D open world of floating islands. Craft numerous buildings and use a variety of blocks to create your sky-high settlement.
- 3D open world simulation
- Island town building
- Extensive customization
- Over 40 buildings
- Over 60 block types
- Crafting mechanics
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Blocky Islands is a simulation game taking place in a 3D open world. Build your town among plenty different islands available. Craft as many buildings as you want and customize every part of your island. In a unique block world made of floating islands above the sea, you will be able to construct your own city in the sky with more than 40 buildings and make your own constructions with more than 60 blocks (Water, TNT, Diamond...).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blocky Islands at 90% against Block Earth's 61%. Blocky Islands also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Block Earth sells 16 one-off in-app purchases and Blocky Islands sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Blocky Islands holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.2K and 2.1K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Block Earth's written reviews are positive against 90% of Blocky Islands's.
Block Earth ships an update monthly, Blocky Islands every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Block Earth | Blocky Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.2K ratings) | 4.7 (2.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.2% of reviews | 90.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 2.1K |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 300 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Choofun Games AB | martin jules |
Customer experience
Block Earth
Blocky Islands
User reviews
Block Earth
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Realistic graphics
- 🦄 Unique animals like unicorns
- 👍 Lots of building options
- 🏰 Ability to create complex structures
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🔒 Locked features behind paywall
- 🔋 Drains device battery quickly
- 💤 Boring or repetitive gameplay
Blocky Islands
From 2.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good game since childhood
- 👍 Cool game
- 👍 Amazing game
- 👍 Awesome mechanics
- 👍 Fun and enjoyable
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🐛 Disappearing doors and blocks
- 🔋 Too many ads
- 🐛 Difficulty moving and getting stuck
Bugs and requests
Block Earth
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when switching between worlds
- Blocks disappearing or not saving properly
- Inability to rejoin or continue previous sessions
- Ads causing the app to freeze or close unexpectedly
Requested features
5 requests- Add more animals to tame and ride
- Implement a save/load system for worlds
- Introduce multiplayer functionality
- Expand block and building options
- Improve overall performance and stability
Blocky Islands
Reported bugs
5 issues- Blocks not placing
- Unable to move or earn money/gems
- Stuck in blocks
- Wacky camera
- Difficulty moving on mounts
Requested features
6 requests- More movable blocks
- More mounts
- More buildings
- Custom skin update
- Add health
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- Add friends
In-app purchases
Block Earth
- Alien World$0.99
- Doodle World$0.99
- Retro World$0.99
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- Super Jetpack$0.99
- Upload Worlds$0.99
- Pile of Materials$0.99
- Small Pack$0.99
- Full Game with Essentials Pack$1.99
- Essentials Pack$2.99
- Trigger Pack$2.99
- Story Pack$2.99
- Race Pack$2.99
- Goblin Pack$2.99
- Full Game$3.99
- Full Game with Essentials Pack$4.99
- Pro Version$5.99
Blocky Islands
- 125 Diamonds pack$0.99
- 1250 Gold pack$0.99
- Premium Version$1.99
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- 300 Diamonds pack$1.99
- 3000 Gold pack$1.99
- 7000 Gold pack$3.99
- 1500 Diamonds pack$7.99
- 15000 Gold pack$7.99
- 3500 Diamonds pack$15.99
- 35000 Gold pack$15.99
Questions
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