SherlockForms vs NODBLOCKS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SherlockForms
A simple game designed to help visually impaired children identify shapes. It progresses through levels with increasingly smaller shapes, aiding supervisors in assessing visual acuity while keeping children engaged.
- Shape identification challenges
- Progressive difficulty with smaller shapes
- Visual acuity assessment tool
- Engaging gameplay for children
- Designed for visually impaired users
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This little game is geared towards visually impaired children. The player is tasked to find a specific shape in a set of various other shapes. Over the course of the levels the shapes get smaller and smaller. The intention is to enable a supervisor to more easily asses the child's approximate visual acuity; all the while keeping the child entertained.
NODBLOCKS
Experience a unique block puzzle game controlled entirely by your face. Move, rotate, and drop blocks using head movements and facial expressions, offering a truly hands-free and accessible gaming experience. Enjoy challenging gameplay with special blocks and a unique board-flipping mechanic.
- Hands-free face control
- Head movement block manipulation
- Facial expression actions
- Unique board flipping levels
- Special blocks and power-ups
- Accessibility focused design
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Stack blocks without ever touching the screen — using only your face. NODBLOCKS turns your head movements and facial expressions into arcade controls. Turn your head to move, raise your eyebrows to rotate, open your mouth to drop. After a quick setup, you play 100% hands-free. THE ONLY TRULY HANDS-FREE BLOCK PUZZLE No taps, no swipes, no controller. Every action — starting a game, navigating menus, even typing your initials on the global leaderboard — is done with your face. HOW YOU PLAY - Turn your head left or right to move blocks - Raise your eyebrows to rotate - Open your mouth to hard-drop - Look up to pause NOT YOUR USUAL PUZZLE Clear lines and chase your high score as the speed climbs. On even levels the whole board flips 180° and blocks fall upward — rethink everything. Survive with special pieces: the morphing Chameleon block, the wall-phasing Phasing Dot, and 3x3 Bomb power-ups. BUILT FOR EVERYONE Designed from the ground up for accessibility. Perfect for players with limited hand mobility — and for anyone who wants to play while their hands are busy. A genuine touch-free arcade challenge. A WORKOUT FOR YOUR FACE Every tilt, brow-raise and jaw movement gently works your neck and facial muscles. Face yoga disguised as an addictive 8-bit arcade game. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Face tracking runs in real time, entirely on your device. Your face data is never stored and never sent anywhere. SUPPORTED DEVICES Requires iOS 16.0 or later and a front-facing TrueDepth (Face ID) camera. iPhone: - iPhone 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 Series - iPhone XS, XS Max, XR - iPhone X iPad: - iPad Pro 11" (1st Gen & newer) - iPad Pro 12.9" (3rd Gen & newer) - iPad Pro 13" (M4 & newer) Ready to play without lifting a finger?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NODBLOCKS at 5.0 against SherlockForms's 1.0. NODBLOCKS also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NODBLOCKS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
SherlockForms ships an update every 12 months, NODBLOCKS fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SherlockForms | NODBLOCKS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Amicale du Personel de l'institut pour Deficients Visuels | MARKO KRULC |
In-app purchases
SherlockForms
No in-app purchases
NODBLOCKS
No in-app purchases
