Comparison

Tricky Taps vs Blockade

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

Head to head
About

Tricky Taps

Test your puzzle-solving skills in this challenging game. Tap levers to guide a ball through a track, avoiding obstacles and spikes. Collect stars and gems, and unlock fun skins.

Highlights
  • Tap levers to roll and bounce the ball
  • Avoid spikes and obstacles
  • Collect stars and gems
  • Unlockable skins
  • Challenging puzzle gameplay
Features
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Think you’re a puzzle master? Prove it. Let’s see how you do in this tricky puzzle game. Tap the levers to roll and bounce the ball along the track, without letting it drop or hit the spikes. Tons of super-cool and tricky obstacles to avoid. Collect stars and gems as you play. Choose from awesome skins - beach ball, spike ball, and more! Get rolling! To opt out of CrazyLabs sales of personal information as a California resident, please visit the settings page within this app. For more information visit our privacy policy: https://crazylabs.com/app

About

Blockade

Features
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Blockade is a polished block puzzle game built around clean decisions, satisfying combos, and repeatable score chasing. Drag shapes onto the board, fill rows or columns to clear space, and chain clears together for bigger multipliers. Play pure Classic runs, easier undo-enabled sessions, power-up boards with bombs and lasers, monthly Quest levels, or no-game-over Zen mode. Features: - Classic, Easy, Power-Up, Quest, and Zen modes - Row and column clearing - Combo multipliers and score pressure - Bomb and laser power-ups - Monthly quest levels - Async 1v1 challenge codes - Game Center leaderboards per mode - Daily streaks and theme unlocks - Home Screen widgets with pixel art designs If you like grid puzzles, score attacks, and games that make you say "one more run," Blockade is built for you.

Screenshots

Tricky Taps4 screens
Blockade2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tricky Taps at none against Blockade's 1. Tricky Taps also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 18.5). Blockade's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Blockade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tricky Taps asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tricky Taps ships an update every 2 months, Blockade every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tricky Taps versus Blockade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTricky TapsBlockade
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (42K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings42K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB7 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCoco PlayAlex Lee

Bugs and requests

Tricky Taps

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Impossible obstacles on certain levels
  • Endless mode issues with level generation
  • Checkpoint issues causing loss of progress

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels
  • Checkpoint system for difficult levels
  • Ability to disable ads (for paid users)

Blockade

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tricky Taps

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Blockade

One-time1
  • Premium$1.99

Questions

Is Tricky Taps free?
Tricky Taps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blockade free?
Blockade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tricky Taps or Blockade have ads?
Tricky Taps shows ads; Blockade does not.
Which is updated more often, Tricky Taps or Blockade?
Tricky Taps ships an update every 2 months, and Blockade every 2 days. Most recently, Tricky Taps was updated on October 18, 2026 and Blockade on October 1, 2026.

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