Comparison

Block Attack vs Cortex Blast

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

Head to head

Block Attack

blocks colors and shape crash

About

Block Attack

Features

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Block Attack The world's first block color + shape perfect combination of the game Colorful squares upgrade upwards You love all kinds of shapes Use your intelligence to piece together your blueprint Game rules: 1, drag the box to the box in any place 2, the box will automatically rise to the top piece 3, when more than four blocks of the same color or same shape connected automatically eliminate scores 4, the one-time connection of the same color box number, the higher the score 5, when the three boxes can not be placed, the game ends Recommended reason: 1, flat design 2, the new game play 3, debris time home travel essential 4, easy to use 5, night mode considerate

About

Cortex Blast

Features

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Flip your logic on its head! Welcome to the ultimate gravity-inverted block puzzle game where blocks don’t fall—they rise. If you love classic brick puzzles but want a fresh, mind-bending twist, this is the ultimate test of your spatial awareness.

Screenshots

Block Attack4 screens

Cortex Blast3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cortex Blast at daily against Block Attack's every 27 months. Block Attack's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Block Attack ships an update every 27 months, Cortex Blast daily. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

Block Attack versus Cortex Blast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Block Attack	Cortex Blast
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 27 months	Daily — better
Ads	Yes	Yes
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	8.0 — better	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	57 MB	136 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	达宁陈	Cortex (Apps)

In-app purchases

None

Block Attack

No in-app purchases

None

Cortex Blast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Block Attack free?

Block Attack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Cortex Blast free?

Cortex Blast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Block Attack or Cortex Blast have ads?

Both Block Attack and Cortex Blast show ads.

Which is updated more often, Block Attack or Cortex Blast?

Block Attack ships an update every 27 months, and Cortex Blast daily. Most recently, Block Attack was updated on November 11, 2026 and Cortex Blast on October 31, 2026.