Number Blocks vs Join Numbers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Number Blocks
Engage in a captivating math puzzle game with a charming cartoon aesthetic. Strategically place numbers within a grid to satisfy row, column, and diagonal sum requirements. Offers numerous levels for extended brain training and enjoyment.
- Fill missing numbers in a grid
- Row, column, and diagonal sum puzzles
- Hundreds of levels
- Brain training challenges
- Cartoon design
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Math game with beautiful cartoon design. The goal is to fill missing numbers in the grid, so they follow the rules: 1. The numbers in each row add up to totals to the right. 2. The numbers in each column add up to the totals along the bottom. 3. The diagonal lines also add up the totals to the right. Various sizes, hundreds of levels, hours of fun and brain training.
Join Numbers
Collect digits to form the largest number and earn virtual currency. Use your earnings to construct new barracks and train soldiers for a strategic card battle game. Enjoy a unique blend of number collection and combat gameplay.
- Collect digits
- Form the largest number
- Earn virtual currency
- Build tower barracks
- Fight in card battles
- Use soldiers in combat
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Collect digits, get the largest number to earn money. Spend money on building new tower barracks. Use your soldiers to fight in battle card game. Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Number Blocks at 100% against Join Numbers's 41%. Number Blocks also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Join Numbers's advantage is ratings volume (19K vs 4) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Number Blocks sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Join Numbers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Number Blocks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Join Numbers has 19K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Number Blocks's written reviews are positive against 41% of Join Numbers's.
Number Blocks ships an update every 4 months, Join Numbers every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Number Blocks | Join Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.6 (19K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 40.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 19K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 313 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tomasz Powalka | SUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD |
Customer experience
Number Blocks
Join Numbers
Bugs and requests
Number Blocks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Join Numbers
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes
- Gameplay issues (e.g. numbers changing unexpectedly)
- Connectivity problems
Requested features
3 requests- Reduce ads or offer ad-free version
- Fix bugs and glitches
- Improve gameplay balance
In-app purchases
Number Blocks
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Size 4x4 unlock$0.99
- Size 5x5 unlock$0.99
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- Size 6x6 unlock$0.99
- Size 7x7 unlock$0.99
- Size 8x8 unlock$0.99
- Unlock all & remove Ads$2.99
Join Numbers
- No Ads$2.99
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