Gameblox vs Hover Shift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Hover Shift
Engage in a thrilling racing game with a variety of sci-fi airships and pixelated environments. Navigate through challenging obstacles and master the controls to become the ultimate racer. Capture your best moments with the built-in screenshot function.
- Pixel art scenes
- Sci-fi airship selection
- Obstacle challenges
- Easy to master controls
- Skill props
- In-game screenshot function
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Get "Hover Shift" now and join this fun racing game! Game Features: - 4 different styles of pixel scenes - 21 sci-fi Airship to choose from - Various obstacles along the way to challenge your reaction - Easy to use difficult to master operation - Abundant skills props - Built-in game screenshot function - Game Center leaderboard support: challenge yourself to reach a higher score.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hover Shift at 4.0 against Gameblox's 1.0. Gameblox's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (33% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Hover Shift holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Gameblox's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hover Shift's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Gameblox ships an update every 4 months, Hover Shift every 53 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gameblox | Hover Shift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 53 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MIT STEP Lab | 晓筠 周 |
Customer experience
Gameblox
Hover Shift
In-app purchases
Gameblox
No in-app purchases
Hover Shift
No in-app purchases
