Comparison

Polyominoes vs Block Puzzle Coach

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

Head to head
About

Polyominoes

This tile-placement puzzle game offers engaging gameplay for all ages. Strategically place colored tiles to cover more of the board than your opponents. Enjoy solo play or challenge up to three friends in this easy-to-learn yet difficult-to-master game.

Highlights
  • Easy to learn gameplay
  • Challenging strategy
  • Solo play against AI
  • Multiplayer with friends
  • Higher difficulty levels
  • Tile-placement mechanics
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It only takes a minute for anyone to learn how to play Polyominoes, but it is challenging enough to keep both kids and adults engaged for hours. Each player has a rack of colored tiles to play on the board. Play your first tile at any corner of the board. After that, each tile you play must touch a corner of a tile of the same color, without touching an edge of that color. Win by covering more of the board than your opponents. Play progresses around the board until there are no places left to play. Polyominoes is simple to learn, but game strategy is difficult to master and game play is unpredictable. Play by yourself against the game, or with up to three of your friends. Need even more of a challenge? Higher difficulty levels are available through in-app purchase. Polyominoes Terms of Use: https://polyominoes.app/terms-of-use

About

Block Puzzle Coach

Learn corner-based tile strategy with this free, no-ads game. It offers various modes for solo play, family game nights, and quick practice, with clear move explanations and helpful guides.

Highlights
  • Computer vs Human mode with move explanations
  • Human vs Human pass-and-play
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Piece guide with shape names
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • No ads or sign-in required
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This free, no-ads Block Puzzle Coach helps kids and families learn corner-based tile strategy in a fun, simple way. Why families will like it: • Computer vs Human mode with clear move explanations • Human vs Human mode for local pass-and-play • Easy, Medium, and Hard difficulty • Piece guide with shape names (X5, Z4, T5, and more) • Clean touch controls for rotate, flip, hint, and play • No ads, no sign-in, local gameplay Great for: • Family game night • Kids learning planning and spatial reasoning • Quick strategy practice on the go

Screenshots

Polyominoes3 screens
Block Puzzle Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Block Puzzle Coach at none against Polyominoes's 1. Block Puzzle Coach also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). Polyominoes's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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. Polyominoes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Block Puzzle Coach asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Block Puzzle Coach holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Polyominoes has 37 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Polyominoes ships an update monthly, Block Puzzle Coach every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Polyominoes versus Block Puzzle Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolyominoesBlock Puzzle Coach
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (37 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings37 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteven HarrisManu Gurudatha

Customer experience

Polyominoes

All ratings34 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Block Puzzle Coach

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Polyominoes

Subscriptions1
  • Polyominoes Premium$3.991 Year
None

Block Puzzle Coach

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Polyominoes free?
Polyominoes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Block Puzzle Coach free?
Block Puzzle Coach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Polyominoes or Block Puzzle Coach?
Block Puzzle Coach is rated higher. Polyominoes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Block Puzzle Coach averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Polyominoes or Block Puzzle Coach have ads?
Neither Polyominoes nor Block Puzzle Coach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Polyominoes or Block Puzzle Coach?
Polyominoes ships an update monthly, and Block Puzzle Coach every 10 days. Most recently, Polyominoes was updated on November 3, 2026 and Block Puzzle Coach on October 31, 2026.

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