Block Dash vs Shikacool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Block Dash
A classic puzzle game where you fill a grid with colored shapes. The gameplay is simple yet challenging, with levels increasing in difficulty. It's a free-to-play experience designed to test your puzzle-solving skills.
- Grid filling puzzle
- Shape matching challenges
- Progressive difficulty
- Intuitive touch controls
- Addictive gameplay
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This is the best classic puzzle game that you will ever play. The concept is very simple jet addicting and challenging. Fill up the grid with shapes as the block indicates. The game gets harder and harder as you progress trough the levels. How to play: Touch and hold to move from a colored block to paint a new one. The entire grid should all be filled. Blocks with shapes indicates that you must draw the shapes as the block indicates. Ready for the challenge? Download the game now for free and start playing to become the best!
Shikacool
A relaxing logic puzzle game where you divide a grid into numbered rectangles. Each rectangle must contain only one number, and its area must match that number. Solve puzzles using logic without timers or pressure.
- Grid division puzzles
- Logic-based solutions
- No timers or pressure
- Calm and satisfying gameplay
- Unique puzzle solutions
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Shikacool is a calm and satisfying logic puzzle game inspired by the classic Shikaku. Your goal is simple: divide the grid into rectangles so that each rectangle contains exactly one number, and the area of the rectangle matches that number. Every puzzle has one unique solution and can be solved using logic only — no guessing, no luck, just clear thinking. Shikacool is designed to be both mentally stimulating and relaxing. There are no timers, no pressure, and no distractions. Just you, the grid, and the quiet pleasure of solving a puzzle step by step.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shikacool at 50% against Block Dash's 0%. Shikacool also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Block Dash's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.1). On price 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
Both are free to download. Block Dash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shikacool asks for nothing beyond the download.
Block Dash ships an update every 2 months, Shikacool every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Block Dash | Shikacool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aljosa Pavsic | Edouard Schlumberger |
Customer experience
Block Dash
Shikacool
In-app purchases
Block Dash
- Remove the Ads$0.99
Shikacool
No in-app purchases
