Blocks io vs Canvas Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blocks io
Control a character to expand your territory by moving across the screen. Avoid touching other players' tails outside your safe zone to survive. Collect diamonds to unlock new characters and compete globally.
- Expand territory by moving character
- Guard your territory
- Destroy enemy tails outside their territory
- Collect diamonds for characters
- Play online or offline against AI
- Global leaderboard
- Over 20 unlockable characters
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Touch the screen up, down, left or right to move your character and cover as much territory as possible. Make sure to guard your territory, If you or any other players touch your tale when you are out of your territory, you will be dead. Touch the other player’s tail when they are out of their territory to destroy his area. Catch the diamonds to unlock all the funny characters. Features: * Play online or without internet connection (AI). * Challenge other players around the world (Leather-board) * Over 20 funny characters to play.
Canvas Run
Navigate through levels by expanding your canvas. Enjoy addictive gameplay with simple, intuitive controls.
- Expand canvas to clear levels
- Easy slide controls
- Addictive gameplay mechanic
- Progress through levels
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Make your way through level by creating bigger canvas! Slide easy-to-learn controls with addictive gameplay mechanic!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blocks io at 100% against Canvas Run's 29%. Blocks io also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Canvas Run's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (33K vs 19). On price, update cadence 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. Canvas Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Blocks io asks for nothing beyond the download.
Canvas Run holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canvas Run has 33K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Blocks io's written reviews are positive against 29% of Canvas Run's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Blocks io ships an update every 4 weeks, Canvas Run fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blocks io | Canvas Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (19 ratings) | 4.5 (33K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 29.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 33K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 263 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Emanuel Ortiz | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Blocks io
Canvas Run
Bugs and requests
Blocks io
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Canvas Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera glitches and falls through the map
- Game freezes and crashes
- Inconsistent ball count reductions
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to spend gems on upgrades or customization
- Offline play mode
- More obstacles and challenges
- Clearer progression and scoring system
In-app purchases
Blocks io
No in-app purchases
Canvas Run
- No Ads$2.99
