rvlvr. vs Blocky XMAS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
rvlvr.
Engage in a meditative puzzle experience with a unique rotating mechanic. Explore thousands of levels with charming visuals and a whimsical soundtrack. Compete with friends on leaderboards and share your progress.
- Unique rotating puzzle mechanic
- Over 15,000 puzzle combinations
- Lovely, clean visuals
- Simple, intuitive controls
- Game Centre Leaderboard
- Social sharing
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* PLEASE NOTE: Only iOS 10 or greater is supported. Apologies for inconvenience. * Welcome to a whimsical journey of thousands, and thousands, and thousands of puzzles. With a lovely visual palette, quirky soundtrack, smile-inducing sound effects, intuitive controls, and a seemingly endless array of puzzles, rvlvr. will keep you engaged for days on end with it's clever rotating game mechanic and progressive difficulty system. Tap. Rotate. Furrow your brow. Scratch your head. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. And don't forget to check Game Centre leaderboards to see who has completed the most puzzles! FEATURES: • Unique rotating puzzle mechanic • Lovely, clean visuals • Simple, intuitive controls • Over 15,000 (yes FIFTEEN THOUSAND!) puzzle combinations • Free to play • Whimsical soundtrack • Game Centre Leaderboard • Social sharing with friends • Option to skip levels
Blocky XMAS
A festive block puzzle game where players guide a magnetic star block to arrange Christmas tree blocks. Swipe to move the star, and watch other blocks magnetically follow. Conquer 40 challenging levels to complete the holiday puzzles.
- Christmas-themed block puzzles
- Magnetic block mechanics
- 40 challenging levels
- Swipe-to-move gameplay
- Intuitive puzzle solving
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A Christmas themed blocky puzzle game with 40 levels. Can you get all the Christmas tree blocks into place in this blocky puzzle game for you? How to play? When you swipe anywhere on the screen, you move the star block. But the star block is magnetic, so all other blocks will stick to the star block. Now try to get all the blocks into place! @BartBonte
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blocky XMAS at 5.0 against rvlvr.'s 4.4. Blocky XMAS also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). rvlvr.'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 7 months). 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. rvlvr. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Blocky XMAS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Blocky XMAS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 34 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of rvlvr.'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Blocky XMAS's.
rvlvr. ships an update every 2 days, Blocky XMAS every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | rvlvr. | Blocky XMAS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (48 ratings) | 5.0 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 7 months |
| 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 | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 125 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Frosty Pop | Bart BONTE |
Customer experience
rvlvr.
Blocky XMAS
Bugs and requests
rvlvr.
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes immediately on launch
- Crashes on iPad mini with iOS 9.x
- Crashes on iPad 2 with iOS 9.3.5
- Stuck on loading screen
- Sound not working despite settings enabled
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- Ad removal purchase doesn't work
- Ads reappear after paid removal
- Accidental home button clicks reset levels
- Accidental skip button clicks during gameplay
- Fingerprint authentication triggers unwanted purchases
- Purchase confirmation dialogs hang/freeze
Requested features
10 requests- Progress saving mid-level functionality
- Persistent sound/music settings
- Harder difficulty levels or more challenging puzzles
- Level counter or progress tracking
- Dark mode or night mode option
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- Direct touch controls for rotating wheels
- Ability to replay or go back to previous levels
- Ad-free premium version
- Better button placement (top or menu-based)
- Difficulty settings or customization
Blocky XMAS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
rvlvr.
- Remove Ads + Skip Any Level (Unlock Premium)$1.99
Blocky XMAS
- premium unlock$2.49
