The Tower Blocks vs POOLS™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Tower Blocks
Build the world's tallest tower with simple one-tap controls. Carefully place each block to avoid deductions and reach new heights. Test your precision and timing in this addictive stacking game.
- One-tap gameplay
- Build tallest tower
- Precise block placement
- Addictive stacking challenge
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Build the tallest tower in the world to reach the sky with a power of one-tap gameplay! How to play: - Tap anywhere on screen to put block in right position - Extra space of next block will be deducted, so you need to extra careful
POOLS™
This app offers a slow, reflective, and immersive experience focused on exploration and atmosphere. It evokes feelings of unease and curiosity through its unique environments, inspired by liminal spaces and internet phenomena. Discover changing worlds and subtle narratives without traditional gameplay mechanics.
- Slow, reflective exploration
- Atmospheric and immersive environments
- Inspired by liminal spaces
- Unfolding narrative through exploration
- Six distinct chapters
- Unique sound design
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Explore, admire and listen. That’s it. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. POOLS isn’t a traditional game. it’s slow, reflective, and intentionally uneventful, perhaps a bit like virtual museum. So take your time. Breathe. POOLS unfolds slowly, rewarding patience and quiet attention. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen. Yet it can feel oppressive at times by invoking quiet fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and the strange beauty of liminal space architecture. There's no typical story. But as you explore and advance further, you start to notice that the game's world changes around you, deeper you go… Rooms look and feel… different. Base game features six chapters, each lasting 10-30 minutes. Inspired by the internet phenomena Liminal spaces, Found footage and The Backrooms, especially the Poolrooms concept. One of the original artists behind the Poolrooms concept is Jared Pike.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: POOLS™ at 4.5 against The Tower Blocks's 3.5. POOLS™ also leads on ratings volume (1.7K vs 2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). The Tower Blocks's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads 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. POOLS™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Tower Blocks asks for nothing beyond the download.
POOLS™ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POOLS™ has 1.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Tower Blocks ships an update every 3 months, POOLS™ monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Tower Blocks | POOLS™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 79.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 1.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 1.9 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Pruettanon Rattanalaoo | Tensori |
Customer experience
The Tower Blocks
POOLS™
Bugs and requests
The Tower Blocks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
POOLS™
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unable to move on iPad Pro
- Glitches reported
Requested features
3 requests- Expand to different Backrooms-inspired themes
- Add a multiplayer mode
- Introduce more interactive elements (e.g., monsters, items to discover)
In-app purchases
The Tower Blocks
No in-app purchases
POOLS™
- POOLS: Full Game$9.99









