ColorGrams vs Block 'em Up! Brain Puzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ColorGrams
Engage with a vast collection of tangram puzzles, including over 100 classic challenges and an unlimited supply of user-generated content. Unleash your creativity by designing and sharing your own unique puzzles.
- Over 100 classic tangram puzzles
- Unlimited user-created puzzles
- Puzzle creation mode
- Share custom puzzles
- Rank user-created puzzles
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ColorGrams is the best tangram puzzle app in the app store. There are countless fun puzzles to do, with literally unlimited content because you can create your own puzzles and share them for the world to play! All the standard Tangram shapes are there, but you're not restricted to the standard 7 pieces. Each puzzle is unique and fun and now's your chance to show off your artistic and puzzle making skills. There are three main components to this awesome game: 1. Puzzle Challenge - Take on over 100 classic and not-so-classic tangram puzzles. 2. User Created Puzzles - Try an unlimited amount of puzzles created by other players like you, and rank them by quality and difficulty. 3. Create - Make whatever you want with whichever pieces you want in the super fun Puzzle Creation mode and upload them for other players to try. If you pay to unlock Pro Mode, there is no limit to how many puzzles you can solve and create. If you notice any inappropriate content, please contact me on Twitter @CodyRMace
Block 'em Up! Brain Puzzle
Outsmart the blocks in this fast-paced puzzle game. Fit quirky shapes into the grid to rack up combos and achieve a high score. Think fast and drop smart to prevent the blocks from piling up.
- Brain-tickling puzzles
- Fit quirky shapes
- Rack up combos
- Blast to a high score
- Fast-paced gameplay
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A relaxing block puzzle that rewards skill—not your wallet. No pay-to-win mechanics. Put your wallet away; you won't need it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Block 'em Up! Brain Puzzle at 5.0 against ColorGrams's 4.4. Block 'em Up! Brain Puzzle also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). ColorGrams's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (17 vs 3). On price, review sentiment and update cadence 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. ColorGrams sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Block 'em Up! Brain Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Block 'em Up! Brain Puzzle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ColorGrams has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
ColorGrams ships an update every 10 days, Block 'em Up! Brain Puzzle every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ColorGrams | Block 'em Up! Brain Puzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cody Mace | Robert James Johnson |
Customer experience
ColorGrams
Block 'em Up! Brain Puzzle
In-app purchases
ColorGrams
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Unlock Pro Mode$2.99
Block 'em Up! Brain Puzzle
No in-app purchases
Questions
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