Comparison

Blocks Away vs Griddle

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

Head to head
About

Blocks Away

A relaxing block-dropping puzzle game where you clear lines to score points and earn rewards. Enjoy daily rewards and power-ups to enhance your gameplay. Perfect for unwinding and clearing your mind.

Highlights
  • Block dropping gameplay
  • Line clearing mechanics
  • Score accumulation
  • Reward system (rotates, undos)
  • Daily rewards
  • High score challenges
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Turn on, switch off and tune out with Blocks Away — the latest block dropping, line clearing craze. Make some “you-time”, recharge your batteries and clear your mind with this super simple block puzzle. Simply drop blocks, clear lines, amass points and earn rewards. R E W A R D S — Win rotates, reshuffles, undos and point multipliers. Come back each day for a free daily reward, or win them by clearing lines and beating your high score. So what are you waiting for — Go get your blocks in order. NEED HELP? If you need help or want to make a suggestion, just drop us an email — https://www.EighteenDegrees.com/Help

About

Griddle

A unique block puzzle game where you strategically place colored blocks so they only touch at the corners. Solve increasingly complex levels across various board sizes to boost your brilliance score.

Highlights
  • Unique corner-touching block placement
  • Multiple game modes
  • Over 1,000 levels
  • Varying board sizes (5x5 to 8x8)
  • Brilliance score progression
Features
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Griddle is an original block puzzle game using familiar puzzle blocks in a new puzzle format. It's a simple yet challenging puzzle that you won't be able to put down. Place blocks on the puzzle board with blocks of the same color touching only on corners. Place all the blocks for all three colors on the board to complete each level. Complete levels to increase your brilliance score. Play with 3 simple rules: - Place each color block on the board with blocks touching only on the corners of other blocks of the same color. Blocks of the same color cannot touch on the sides. - Blocks of different colors can touch on corners or sides. - Place all the blocks on the board to complete each level and increase your brilliance! Griddle has four game modes to relieve stress or train your brain and spatial thinking. Complete up to 1,000 levels for 5x5, 6x6, 7x7, and 8x8 game boards!

Screenshots

Blocks Away4 screens
Griddle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blocks Away at none against Griddle's 3. Griddle's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Griddle sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Blocks Away asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Griddle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blocks Away ships an update every 13 months, Griddle every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Blocks Away versus Griddle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlocks AwayGriddle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam WasiakSam Wessley

Customer experience

Blocks Away

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Griddle

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Blocks Away

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Griddle

One-time3
  • 5 Hints$0.99
  • 5 Skips$2.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Blocks Away free?
Blocks Away is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Griddle free?
Griddle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blocks Away or Griddle?
Griddle is rated higher. Blocks Away averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Griddle averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Blocks Away or Griddle have ads?
Blocks Away shows ads; Griddle does not.
Which is updated more often, Blocks Away or Griddle?
Blocks Away ships an update every 13 months, and Griddle every 4 days. Most recently, Blocks Away was updated on October 24, 2026 and Griddle on October 7, 2026.

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