Falling Lightblocks vs Merge Maestro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Falling Lightblocks
A classic falling block puzzle game with modern controls and graphics. Compete with friends or players worldwide through various multiplayer modes and challenging missions. Enjoy customizable themes and multiple control options.
- Falling block puzzle gameplay
- Touch, accelerometer, and controller controls
- Real-time and turn-based multiplayer
- Global leaderboards and game replays
- Missions and campaign mode
- Modern graphics and themes
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Easy puzzle game with falling blocks which can be rotated on their way down. Full lines are cleared. Falling Lightblocks is the game you loved on your Japanese console in the early 90's. Now on your mobile with full touch control, gravity control, game controller support and a fresh and clean modern look. On iOS 13.5 and up, you can also use a hardware keyboard to play. Compete with others on the leaderboards, or start a turn-based or real-time multiplayer game against opponents. The challenging missions will teach you all things you need to defeat them! Why choose this Falling Blocks app? - Modern graphics - Different game modes including a tutorial for beginners and a challenging campaign mode - Multiplayer modes - Landscape and portrait orientation supported - Excellent control via touch gestures, or you can optionally also use adjustable on screen buttons - Fancy control via accelerometer - Game controller and hardware keyboard support - Global leaderboards and game replays, Game Center achievements - Customizable with themes - No advertisements
Merge Maestro
Combine hundreds of unique emoji tokens in a puzzle-like, rogue-like experience. Discover creative combinations of tokens and powers to fuse unique strategies and overcome increasingly challenging levels. Enjoy a twist on puzzle, rogue-like, and arcade gameplay.
- Hundreds of unique emoji tokens
- Combo-driven gameplay
- Puzzle-like rogue-like mechanics
- Discover creative token combinations
- Fuse unique strategies
- Challenging levels
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Combine 100's of unique emoji based tokens in this combo-driven puzzle-like rogue-like! Find ever more creative combinations of Tokens and Powers to fuse unique strategies and beat this ever more challenging twist on rogue-likes, puzzlers and arcadey games!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Merge Maestro at every 9 days against Falling Lightblocks's every 2 months. Falling Lightblocks's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Falling Lightblocks sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Merge Maestro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Falling Lightblocks against 4.8 for Merge Maestro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 343 and 144 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Falling Lightblocks's written reviews are positive against 91% of Merge Maestro's.
Falling Lightblocks ships an update every 2 months, Merge Maestro every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Falling Lightblocks | Merge Maestro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (343 ratings) | 4.8 (144 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.8% of reviews | 91.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 343 — better | 144 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Schulte | DAVID HS TING |
Customer experience
Falling Lightblocks
Merge Maestro
User reviews
Falling Lightblocks
From 343 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and smooth gameplay
- 👍 Customizable themes and controls
- 🔒 No ads or in-app purchases
- 💡 Multiplayer and challenge modes
- 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional control issues and responsiveness problems
- 💡 Lack of advanced Tetris mechanics (e.g. T-spins)
- 🐛 Compatibility issues on some devices
- 👎 Gesture controls can be finicky
Merge Maestro
From 144 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Engaging and fun gameplay
- 🚀 Great value for a free-to-play game
- 💡 Unique and creative mechanics
- 👍 Thoughtful game design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes on startup for some users
- 🐛 Issues with medal tracking
Bugs and requests
Falling Lightblocks
Reported bugs
3 issues- Occasional lag or choppiness on high-end devices
- Bluetooth controller issues (e.g. DualShock lightbar staying on)
- Inconsistent block rotation and locking behavior
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to adjust game mechanics (DAS, ARR, etc.)
- Implement Tetris Super Rotation System
- Provide more detailed gameplay statistics and scoring information
- Add support for Apple TV and other platforms
Merge Maestro
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on startup
- Medal tracking issues
Requested features
2 requests- Endless mode
- UI/text scale options
In-app purchases
Falling Lightblocks
- Supporter$1.99
- Sponsor$3.99
- Patron$5.99
Merge Maestro
- Full Access$2.99
Questions
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