Grapple Gum vs Block Drop Dash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grapple Gum
Engage in fast-paced, action-packed platforming as a piece of gum. Grapple across moving objects, float, and slingshot your way through levels, shooting enemies and bosses. Features intuitive touch controls and online leaderboards.
- Slingshot and grapple mechanics
- Float and hitch rides on platforms
- Shoot targets and bosses
- 10 levels with 10 bosses
- 6 unique weapons with upgrades
- Online leaderboard
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« Grapple Gum will be a must buy when it finally launches » —— TouchArcade.com « Grapple Gum is an intense and action-packed arcade action platformer shooter that you're bound to get stuck to because it's so good. » AppAdvice.com « Grapple Gum is super fun and charming. » —— (Mike Gordon, Iron Horse Games, LLC) « Grapple Gum's visuals and music are both lovely and really make the game stand out among the competition. » —— TouchArcade.com Grapple Gum is an award winning SlingShot-Action-Platformer in which you play as a little pink piece of gum and grapple across moving objects. It's a neat mix of mechanics as you can float through the space, hitch a ride by hooking on the various platforms, and slingshot your way from one piece to another while also shooting at all kinds of targets, including big bosses and the little various sooty critters nibbling at your toes. Grapple Gum was awarded "Best Mobile Game" and "Game Of the Year" by the Tunisian Game Awards 2017 with a jury composed by Susan Gold (founder of the Global Game Jam), Leevi Rasila (GDWC Event Producer) and Moacyr Alves Junior (ESL Brasil Partnerships Director). DENSE CONTENT - Play 10 levels filled with 10 Gigantic bosses and hordes of hand painted, kid friendly, critters. - Discover 6 Awesome and Unique Weapons, with 3 levels of upgrade for each. - Unlock 42 Bonus, which offer exceptional replayability. - Enjoy Fast paced, touchy and crazy satisfying action. BEAUTIFUL GRAPHICS The doodle artwork is brought to life with fluid animation and popping visual effects. Every component has been recreated in meticulous details! INTUITIVE TOUCH CONTROLS Grapple Gum features a One touch control. Tap, hold or swipe and hitch a ride with your grapple or shoot at everything and leave a mess of bursted monsters! Intuitive controls deliver a gaming experience both fun and challenging. ONLINE LEADERBOARD Compete with players all around the world and see who is the very best FUN FOR EVERYONE Grapple Gum is easy enough for anyone to pick up... but it requires tenacity and quick reflex to master.
Block Drop Dash
A classic action puzzle game where players arrange falling blocks to clear lines. Features multiple speed levels and two distinct game modes for varied challenges. Enjoy an uninterrupted experience with no ads or in-app purchases.
- Arrange falling blocks
- Clear full lines
- 10 speed levels
- 2 game modes (Classic, Speed Run)
- No ads
- No in-app purchases
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Block Drop Dash is a classic action puzzle game. As the blocks drop from above move them left and right to make the perfect fit. Filling an entire line across will clear that line. 10 speed levels and 2 game modes make this game easy to grasp, but harder to keep up with in the higher levels. * 2 Game Modes Classic - The game ends when your board fills to the top Speed Run - The game ends when you clear the specified number of lines * No ads * No in-app purchases
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Grapple Gum at 100% against Block Drop Dash's 50%. Grapple Gum also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). Block Drop Dash's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.1). On ratings volume, 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
Grapple Gum costs $0.99 and Block Drop Dash $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Block Drop Dash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Grapple Gum's written reviews are positive against 50% of Block Drop Dash's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Grapple Gum ships an update every 3 weeks, Block Drop Dash every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grapple Gum | Block Drop Dash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ali Mehrez | Jason Sanford |
Customer experience
Grapple Gum
Block Drop Dash
In-app purchases
Grapple Gum
No in-app purchases
Block Drop Dash
No in-app purchases
