Comparison

Blocky Hockey vs BackCheckers

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

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About

Blocky Hockey

Experience fast-paced hockey action with quick swipes to outmaneuver opponents and score goals. Engage in brawls, build a unique team of over 50 characters, and compete for the Hockey Cup. Test your reaction time and aim for leaderboard victory.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced ice skating
  • Score goals
  • Engage in brawls
  • Build a team
  • Unlock 50+ characters
  • Leaderboard competition
Features
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Skate into the arena, get into brawls, score the goal and win the Hockey Cup with a Barnburner! RUN THE ICE and use quick swipes across the rink to avoid the opposing team looking to take you down. The quicker your reactions, the higher your score will be! SHOOT TO SCORE against a variety of challenging teams and scenarios. Can you win the brawls, hit the puck and take your team to leaderboard victory?! BUILD YOUR TEAM with over 50+ characters to unlock, start building your team of funny, cute, weird and wacky mascot blocky characters. facebook.com/fullfatgames

About

BackCheckers

A fast-paced, turn-based hockey strategy board game for two players. It combines dice rolling and strategic movement with real hockey-inspired gameplay for quick, intense matches. Play solo against the CPU or locally with a friend.

Highlights
  • Turn-based hockey gameplay
  • Dice rolling with strategic movement
  • 2-player local pass-and-play
  • CPU opponent mode
  • Built-in stat tracking
  • Matches 5-20 minutes
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BackCheckers is a fast-paced dice strategy game for hockey lovers and board game fans. Built for two players, it combines dice rolling, strategic movement, and real hockey-inspired play in quick, intense matches. Play a friend across the table, take on the CPU, or use it as a live scoreboard for the physical BackCheckers board game. Every move matters. TWO GAMES IN ONE BackCheckers — turn-based hockey on the rink. Roll, move, shoot and backcheck. Shots, saves, takeaways, breakaways and penalty shots all play out on the board. Odd Man Rush — a hockey-themed checkers variant. Jump your opponent, promote defenders into forwards, and break away one-on-one against the goalie. FOR THE PHYSICAL BOARD GAME A full digital scoreboard for playing BackCheckers on a real table. Game clock, periods, shots, saves, takeaways, breakaways, faceoffs and possession, all tracked live while you play. Log the final score when you're done and it goes straight into your career stats. SHARE YOUR GAMES Send a finished game to whoever you played and it lands in their stats too, once they confirm it. Send it by AirDrop, Messages, or any app you like — and it works whether or not they have BackCheckers yet. STATS THAT LAST Career records across every mode League standings for everyone you play Full box scores, goal by goal Wins, shooting percentage, save records and more PLAY YOUR WAY Pass-and-play locally with a friend Solo against the CPU Digital scoreboard for the physical board game Adjustable rink size, period length, and first-to-five or three-period matches No internet required Matches average 3-15 minutes. Easy to learn, but every decision counts. PRIVACY FIRST No accounts. No ads. No tracking. No data collected. BackCheckers works entirely offline and your stats live on your device. When you share a game, it travels inside the link itself — there's no server holding your record of it. Bring the intensity of hockey to your fingertips. Download BackCheckers and start competing today.

Screenshots

Blocky Hockey4 screens
BackCheckers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BackCheckers at 5.0 against Blocky Hockey's 4.3. BackCheckers also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and in-app purchases (none vs 18). Blocky Hockey's advantage is ratings volume (917 vs 3). On price, 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. Blocky Hockey sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. BackCheckers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BackCheckers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blocky Hockey has 917 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Blocky Hockey's written reviews are positive against 100% of BackCheckers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blocky Hockey ships an update every 5 months, BackCheckers every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Blocky Hockey versus BackCheckers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlocky HockeyBackCheckers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (917 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings917 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size181 MB126 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFull Fat Productions LtdReal Weird World LLC

Customer experience

Blocky Hockey

All ratings917 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.1%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive62.6%
Neutral11.5%
Negative26.0%

BackCheckers

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Blocky Hockey

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Power bar and number in the corner disappear during gameplay
  • Pucks don't go through the five-hole (space between goalie's pads)
  • Game crashes when reaching championship levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add new teams like Vegas Golden Knights and Seattle Kraken
  • Introduce new gameplay modes like goalie mode or shootouts
  • Allow customization of sticks, pucks, and jerseys
  • Implement a career mode or progression system

BackCheckers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

18 purchases

Blocky Hockey

One-time18
  • #Boston$0.99
  • #Chicago$0.99
  • #Nashville$0.99
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  • #NewYork$0.99
  • #Pittsburgh$0.99
  • #Shark$0.99
  • #Duck$0.99
  • #Wasp$0.99
  • #Snowman$0.99
  • #Lumberjack$0.99
  • #Speed$0.99
  • #Yeti$0.99
  • #Minnesota$0.99
  • #Washington$0.99
  • #Penguin$0.99
  • #StLouis$0.99
  • #Devil$0.99
  • Remove Ads$5.99
None

BackCheckers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blocky Hockey free?
Blocky Hockey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BackCheckers free?
BackCheckers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blocky Hockey or BackCheckers?
BackCheckers is rated higher. Blocky Hockey averages 4.3 out of 5 from 917 ratings, while BackCheckers averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Blocky Hockey or BackCheckers have ads?
Blocky Hockey shows ads; BackCheckers does not.
Which is updated more often, Blocky Hockey or BackCheckers?
Blocky Hockey ships an update every 5 months, and BackCheckers every 3 days. Most recently, Blocky Hockey was updated on September 26, 2026 and BackCheckers on September 13, 2026.

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