Blocky XMAS vs Oberty
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
Oberty
This minimalist puzzle game challenges players to rotate and blend cards using XOR logic to solve over 200 unique puzzles. It features a relaxing soundtrack, inclusive color schemes, and a level editor to create and share custom challenges.
- Shape-blending puzzles
- XOR logic gameplay
- 200+ puzzles
- Meditative and relaxing
- Inclusive color schemes
- Level editor
- Share custom levels
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** Most Anticipated Game – Indie Cup Ukraine’23 ** ** OFFICIAL SELECTION, DAY OF THE DEVS, THE GAME AWARDS EDITION 2023 ** Oberty is a minimalist shape-blending puzzle. Rotate and blend cards with XOR rule: "Black + Black = White". • 200+ puzzles to complete • Meditative • Minimal • Monochromatic • Relaxing and atmospheric original soundtrack • Inclusive color schemes for people with visual impairment • Level editor, create and share you cards with friends • No ads LEVEL EDITOR Create your own unique level-cards, share it to your friends by sending picture. To play level simply load it from picture of level-card.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Blocky XMAS at Free against Oberty's $2.99. Blocky XMAS also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16). Oberty's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Blocky XMAS is free to download; Oberty costs $2.99 up front. Blocky XMAS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Oberty asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Blocky XMAS against 4.9 for Oberty. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 18 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Blocky XMAS's written reviews are positive against 67% of Oberty's.
Blocky XMAS ships an update every 7 months, Oberty every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blocky XMAS | Oberty |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (34 ratings) — better | 4.9 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bart BONTE | Dmytro Denys |
Customer experience
Blocky XMAS
Oberty
In-app purchases
Blocky XMAS
- premium unlock$2.49
Oberty
No in-app purchases
