Falling Blocks vs Tetris®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Falling Blocks
Engage your mind with this addictive puzzle game where you strategically move and rotate falling blocks to form complete horizontal lines. Compete with friends, unlock new themes, and enjoy a brain-training experience with multiple difficulty levels.
- Swipe to move blocks
- Tap to rotate blocks
- Form horizontal lines to clear
- Challenge friends on Game Center
- Unlock theme packs
- Multiple difficulty levels
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Falling Blocks is a very addictive game that helps you exercise your brain and improve you logic skills. How to play - Swipe left and right to move the blocks - Tap to rotate the blocks - Swipe down to slam the blocks into place or wait for them to slowly fall into place - Form a line horizontally to clear out the blocks - There is no need to worry about matching colours - Try and beat your high score and challenge your friends on Game Center - Try to earn all the achievements on Game Center - Chose between dark and light theme - Collect stars and use them to unlock theme packs such as emoji and tennis - If you have an Apple Watch all your settings and themes will automatically sync to the watch Multiple Difficulties available - Easy: 10x15 grid with mostly original shapes - Medium: 12x18 grid with more complex shapes - Hard: 14x21 grid with more complex shapes than medium
Tetris®
Experience the classic block-stacking puzzle game with hundreds of unique levels and multiple single-player modes. Master your skills, complete daily challenges, and personalize your game with custom themes. Play anytime, anywhere, even offline.
- Hundreds of unique Tetris levels
- Classic Tetris gameplay
- Marathon and Quick Play modes
- Offline play available
- Daily Challenges and rewards
- Customizable themes and profiles
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Stack. Clear. Repeat. TETRIS®, the world's most iconic puzzle game, is officially on mobile and back in your pocket. Drop in for a quick round, chase a new high score, or jump into limited-time events. Same iconic blocks, brand new ways to play. PLAY YOUR WAY • Swipe to clear lines and solve level puzzles before running out of moves. • Go the distance in classic Marathon mode for endless, hypnotic play. • Enjoy TETRIS offline. Anytime, anywhere. BECOME A TETRIS MASTER • Advance through hundreds of hand-designed levels, each with its own twist on the classic you love. • Learn new tricks, overcome tougher objectives, and climb the leaderboards. • Rotate Tetriminos, stack with strategy, and feel the rush every time you get a TETRIS Line Clear. MORE TO EXPLORE • Stand out with custom backgrounds, avatars, and frames. • Earn coins to redeem for rewards and additional moves. • Team up with players worldwide to tackle shared goals. Whether you have five minutes or five hours, there's always time for one more round. TETRIS forever! Tetris ® & © 1985~2026 Tetris Holding. All Rights Reserved. Sub-licensed to PLAYSTUDIOS®. Privacy policy: https://www.playstudios.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Service: https://www.playstudios.com/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tetris® at 4.5 against Falling Blocks's 3.0. Tetris® also leads on ratings volume (457K vs 44) and chart position (#140 vs unranked). Falling Blocks's advantage is review sentiment (35% vs 16%). On price, update cadence, 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. Falling Blocks sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Tetris® sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tetris® holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tetris® has 457K ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 35% of Falling Blocks's written reviews are positive against 16% of Tetris®'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Falling Blocks ships an update every 3 weeks, Tetris® every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Falling Blocks | Tetris® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (44 ratings) | 4.5 (457K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.5% of reviews — better | 16.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 44 | 457K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #140 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 338 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | loay setrak | PlayStudios |
Customer experience
Falling Blocks
Tetris®
Bugs and requests
Falling Blocks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tetris®
Reported bugs
3 issues- Pieces dropping unexpectedly
- Pause/resume functionality issues
- Leaderboard and progress not saving properly
Requested features
4 requests- Customizable controls and UI scaling
- Offline mode with unlimited play
- More single-player modes and difficulty options
- Permanent ad-removal purchase option
In-app purchases
Falling Blocks
- 100 Stars2 variants$0.99
- 500 Stars$1.99
- 1,000 Stars$2.99
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- 1000 Stars$3.99
- 2,500 Stars$4.99
- 5,000 Stars$7.99
- Remove Ads$9.99
- 7,500 Stars$9.99
- 10,000 Stars$12.99
Tetris®
- 1700 Coins$1.99
- Small Coin Pack$1.99
- Ad-free for 30 Days$2.99
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- 600 Coins Pack$2.99
- Noads7-Bundle-USD3$2.99
- NoAds-30d-USD4$3.99
- 1000 Coins Pack$4.99
- Medium Coin Pack$4.99
- 2800 Coins Pack$9.99
- Large Coin Pack$9.99
