Block Puzzle Box vs Block Basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Block Puzzle Box
Engage in a variety of block puzzle challenges with square, hexa, and triangle pieces. Slide blocks onto diverse boards to clear lines and achieve high scores. Test your spatial reasoning across multiple game modes and board configurations.
- Multiple block shapes (Square, Hexa, Triangle)
- 12 different board shapes and sizes
- Line clearing gameplay
- High score tracking
- Addictive puzzle challenges
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A collection of addictive Block Puzzle games featuring 3 different block types: Square, Hexa & Triangle. Choose between 12 boards of different shapes and sizes and find all the star. How to Play: Slide the blocks from below onto the board. Each time you build a full line, it disappears. The game ends once the board is too crowded to fit the remaining pieces - How many points can you get?
Block Basic
A classic hexagonal block puzzle game where you drag and drop pieces to complete levels. Offers over 2000 challenges and daily puzzles for continuous engagement. Enjoy this offline game anytime, anywhere to sharpen your mind.
- Over 2000 levels
- Various game modes
- Daily puzzles
- Free hints available
- Easy drag and drop gameplay
- Offline play
- Enhances cognitive skills
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Block Basic Drag and drop hexagonal blocks on the board to complete the puzzle. You can enjoy it with anyone, anywhere, anytime. Features - More than 2000 levels - Various Mode - Daily Puzzle - Get free hints - Easy to play, drag and drop - Offline game - Get smarter * Always be happy *
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Verdict
Block Puzzle Box and Block Basic both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Block Basic's written reviews are positive against 57% of Block Puzzle Box's. Block Basic also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Block Puzzle Box's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 14). On price, rating, 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. Block Puzzle Box sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Block Basic sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Block Puzzle Box against 4.6 for Block Basic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Block Puzzle Box has 2K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Block Puzzle Box's written reviews are positive against 100% of Block Basic's.
Block Puzzle Box ships an update every 4 months, Block Basic every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Block Puzzle Box | Block Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2K ratings) | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Norma Kohn | RACKGYUN LIM |
Customer experience
Block Puzzle Box
Block Basic
Bugs and requests
Block Puzzle Box
Reported bugs
3 issues- Pieces floating and difficult to place
- Game ending prematurely with moves still available
- Purchased ad-free version not working
Requested features
4 requests- Shared ad-free purchase across devices
- Spotify integration fix
- Dark mode option
- More levels for the 'Make 10' game
Block Basic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Block Puzzle Box
- Remove Ads$0.99
Block Basic
- Hints 10$0.99
- Hints 25$1.99
- Ad Free$2.99
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- Hints 70$4.99
- Hints 100$5.99
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