Comparison

Six Match vs Block Puzzle by Sam

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

Head to head
About

Six Match

Engage in a unique Match-3 puzzle experience where you must achieve matches within a limited number of turns. This game blends sliding tile mechanics with strategic coin matching, introducing special coins and mechanics for enhanced gameplay. Enjoy bite-sized challenges and a premium, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Match-3 with limited turns
  • Sliding tile puzzle mechanics
  • Special wild-card coins
  • Bomb creation
  • Card collection for bonus score
  • Un-matchable diamond collection
  • Coin-cage mechanics
Features
Currently charting
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Enter the Match-3 board as Mr Swap-With-Coins and try to make a match in 6 turns or less. It's like a sliding tile puzzle crossed with a Match-3 game. As the coins keep dropping, so do new mechanics: * Get wild-card-coins from matching 4 or junction-match to create a bomb. * Each match gives you a card, collect matching cards for bonus score. * Lucrative un-matchable diamonds you can only collect at the bottom of the board. * Wrap your mind around coin-cages that push whole lines of coins. * Yet more mechanics, but why spoil it all? Six Match also features: * A puzzle mode with bite sized challenges. * Gamepad support. * Auto-save. * No pay-to-win or timers. Six Match is now a self-contained paid app: Ads, in-app purchases, and social features have been removed to ensure the longevity of this game.

About

Block Puzzle by Sam

This puzzle game offers thousands of challenging levels and an endless classic mode. Enjoy a high-quality, ad-free experience with satisfying visuals and haptic feedback. Play offline with low battery usage.

Highlights
  • Thousands of levels
  • Endless classic mode
  • No ads
  • Offline play
  • Low battery usage
  • Satisfying haptic feedback
  • Beautiful graphics
Features
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The game you love with no ads!  Complete 1000s of levels or play for a record score for free without watching a single ad. The game is crafted with care and passion for puzzle lovers who would like to play their favourite puzzle game without ads. Warning: Not for low IQ! Some levels are ultra hard! Only 1% of people can complete them. The game has two modes: Levels and a classic mode. Levels are of varying difficulty, with just enough challenge to keep your brain active, but never making you feel frustrated. Classic mode offers endless gameplay where you can compete for a highscore. Your score multiplier grows as you clear multiple block rows. Additional features: - No internet connection required. Enjoy Block Puzzle by Sam anytime, anywhere. - Low battery usage. Block Puzzle by Sam is optimised to keep your phone cool and running for hours, without draining your battery. - High quality audio. Feel free to turn it off in the settings if you need to play in silence. - Amazing visuals. The game is of highest quality, with beautiful and readable graphics. - Super satisfying haptic feedback. Feel as the blocks snap into place, sense how the rows are cleared by powerful blasts. - Full privacy. We do not collect any data from our users. How to play Block Puzzle by Sam: - Drag and drop blocks into the grid. - Fill rows and columns to clear them. - Blocks that can no longer be placed will be grey. Clear space for them with the blocks you can still place. - You can freely retry the levels as many times as you want This game is perfect for: - Everyone who loves a high quality challenging puzzle - Players who hate being interrupted by constant ads - Play with one hand while nursing, cooking, standing in public transport... - Bright colours and effects to keep you awake while nursing or trying to stay awake at the night watch Why is this game free and has no ads? We love mobile games, but lately we've felt that the mobile game market has been ruined by games showing too many ads. We want to break this vicious circle by creating the highest quality games, with no ads, to show everyone it is possible! We hope you download the game and give it a great rating and review so the rest of the world will find the game too. This way we can together achieve a future of mobile games with less ads! Spread the joy of Games by Sam, high quality games with no ads!

Screenshots

Six Match3 screens
Block Puzzle by Sam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Block Puzzle by Sam at Free against Six Match's $2.99. Block Puzzle by Sam also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). Six Match's advantage is chart position (#188 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On ratings volume, 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

Block Puzzle by Sam is free to download; Six Match costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Block Puzzle by Sam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Six Match's written reviews are positive against 100% of Block Puzzle by Sam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Six Match ships an update every 3 months, Block Puzzle by Sam weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Six Match versus Block Puzzle by Sam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSix MatchBlock Puzzle by Sam
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (47 ratings)5.0 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#188 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaron SteedAd Artis

Customer experience

Six Match

All ratings47 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative18.2%

Block Puzzle by Sam

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Six Match

No in-app purchases

None

Block Puzzle by Sam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Six Match free?
Six Match costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Block Puzzle by Sam free?
Block Puzzle by Sam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Six Match or Block Puzzle by Sam?
Block Puzzle by Sam is rated higher. Six Match averages 4.8 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Block Puzzle by Sam averages 5.0 from 19 ratings.
Do Six Match or Block Puzzle by Sam have ads?
Neither Six Match nor Block Puzzle by Sam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Six Match or Block Puzzle by Sam?
Six Match ships an update every 3 months, and Block Puzzle by Sam weekly. Most recently, Six Match was updated on September 22, 2026 and Block Puzzle by Sam on September 10, 2026.

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