Comparison

Block Knockout vs Smash Carnival!

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

Head to head
About

Block Knockout

Compete to knock blocks off a platform and earn the highest score. A simple yet engaging game focused on strategic block removal and point accumulation.

Highlights
  • Knock blocks off platform
  • Score points
  • Competitive gameplay
  • Simple mechanics
Features
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Knock blocks off the platform to score the most points!

About

Smash Carnival!

Engage in a destruction carnival by aiming a cannon to launch projectiles and smash breakable objects in vibrant festival arenas. Experience satisfying physics-based gameplay with hundreds of levels that challenge your timing, angle, and power for explosive chain reactions.

Highlights
  • Satisfying destruction effects
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Simple controls, skill-based mechanics
  • Smash jars, break stones, clear targets
  • Hundreds of fun levels
  • Spectacular chain reactions
  • Explosive moments
Features
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Welcome to Smash Carnival! Step into the ultimate destruction carnival where every shot creates spectacular chaos. Aim your cannon, launch powerful projectiles, and smash your way through colorful festival arenas packed with breakable objects. Shatter fragile jars, crush massive stone blocks, and trigger satisfying chain reactions as everything explodes into pieces before your eyes. Each level presents a unique challenge of timing, angle, and power. Find the perfect shot to clear obstacles, unleash massive destruction, and complete increasingly difficult stages. Easy to learn and instantly fun, Smash Carnival offers endless satisfaction for players who enjoy precision, strategy, and explosive action. Whether you're looking for a relaxing experience or a challenge that rewards skillful aiming, Smash Carnival delivers exciting gameplay with every launch. Features • Satisfying destruction effects and physics-based gameplay • Simple controls with rewarding skill-based mechanics • Smash jars, break stones, and clear challenging targets • Bright and colorful carnival-themed environments • Hundreds of fun levels with increasing difficulty • Spectacular chain reactions and explosive moments • Easy to play, hard to master The carnival is open, the cannon is loaded, and the targets are waiting. Aim carefully, fire away, and smash everything in sight in Smash Carnival!

Screenshots

Block Knockout4 screens
Smash Carnival!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Block Knockout at 3.3 against Smash Carnival!'s 2.3. Block Knockout also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Smash Carnival!'s advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Block Knockout holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Block Knockout ships an update every 6 months, Smash Carnival! every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Block Knockout versus Smash Carnival!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock KnockoutSmash Carnival!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB187 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCarlton ForresterJoyGame Studio Limited

Customer experience

Block Knockout

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Smash Carnival!

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Block Knockout

No in-app purchases

None

Smash Carnival!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Block Knockout free?
Block Knockout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smash Carnival! free?
Smash Carnival! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Block Knockout or Smash Carnival!?
Block Knockout is rated higher. Block Knockout averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Smash Carnival! averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Block Knockout or Smash Carnival! have ads?
Both Block Knockout and Smash Carnival! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Block Knockout or Smash Carnival!?
Block Knockout ships an update every 6 months, and Smash Carnival! every 10 days. Most recently, Block Knockout was updated on September 24, 2026 and Smash Carnival! on October 6, 2026.

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