Comparison

Blocky XMAS vs boop.

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Christmas-themed block puzzles
  • Magnetic block mechanics
  • 40 challenging levels
  • Swipe-to-move gameplay
  • Intuitive puzzle solving
Features
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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

About

boop.

A minimalist puzzle game where you slide blocks to reach a goal. Features 50 challenging levels with unique jelly block physics. Offers both light and dark modes that adapt to your device.

Highlights
  • 50 challenging levels
  • Jelly block physics
  • Light and dark modes
  • Slide-to-move gameplay
  • Goal-oriented puzzles
Features
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boop. is a minimalist, simple, but challenging puzzle game. slide your block around, bumping into the walls and other blocks to find your way to the goal. - 50 levels that get gradually more challenging as you go - jelly block physics that make swiping and booping fun - light mode and dark mode that changes with your device settings

Screenshots

Blocky XMAS4 screens
boop.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: boop. at every 3 days against Blocky XMAS's every 7 months. Blocky XMAS's advantage is ratings volume (34 vs 8) 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Blocky XMAS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and boop. sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Blocky XMAS against 5.0 for boop.. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blocky XMAS ships an update every 7 months, boop. every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Blocky XMAS versus boop.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlocky XMASboop.
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (34 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB35 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBart BONTEJoshua Shadik

Customer experience

Blocky XMAS

All ratings34 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

boop.

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Blocky XMAS

One-time1
  • premium unlock$2.49
4 purchases

boop.

One-time4
  • Expanded Undo$0.99
  • 15 Hints$0.99
  • 50 Hints$1.99
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  • 100 Hints$2.99

Questions

Is Blocky XMAS free?
Blocky XMAS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is boop. free?
boop. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blocky XMAS or boop.?
Blocky XMAS and boop. are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 34 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do Blocky XMAS or boop. have ads?
Both Blocky XMAS and boop. show ads.
Which is updated more often, Blocky XMAS or boop.?
Blocky XMAS ships an update every 7 months, and boop. every 3 days. Most recently, Blocky XMAS was updated on November 2, 2026 and boop. on November 4, 2026.

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