Blocky XMAS vs Aquan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Aquan
Navigate a dynamic river by tilting your device or dragging to steer. The objective is to stay within the constantly shifting path for as long as possible to achieve a high score. Unlock new abilities and customize your experience through optional purchases.
- Steer orb by tilting or dragging
- Stay within a moving river
- Unlock new abilities
- Compare high scores
- Pause and resume gameplay
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Find your flow in Aquan, a quick arcade challenge. Tilt your iPhone or drag to steer your orb and stay inside the moving river. The longer you last, the higher your score. Start with Aqua and its Flow ability, which briefly widens the river. Optional one-time in-app purchases unlock Pulse with Guard, Drift with Focus, and Prism with Phase. Preview each flow in the Hangar and restore previous purchases there. Pause and resume a run, retry after a miss, and compare high scores through Game Center when signed in. Privacy information and support are available from Privacy & Help. Aquan includes advertising.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Aquan at every 4 days against Blocky XMAS's every 7 months. Blocky XMAS's advantage is ratings volume (34 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Blocky XMAS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Aquan sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Blocky XMAS against 5.0 for Aquan. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blocky XMAS has 34 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Blocky XMAS ships an update every 7 months, Aquan every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blocky XMAS | Aquan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (34 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bart BONTE | Eateri, Inc |
Customer experience
Blocky XMAS
Aquan
In-app purchases
Blocky XMAS
- premium unlock$2.49
Aquan
- BALL 1$0.99
- Ball 2$9.99
- Ball 3$9.99
