Comparison

Pie Runner vs Zen Puzzle Blocks

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

Head to head
About

Pie Runner

Memorize digits of Pi to race through a challenging game. Earn points to unlock avatar customizations, or make an in-app purchase for instant access. Compete with friends and the world for the highest scores.

Highlights
  • Memorize Pi digits
  • Avatar customization
  • Unlockable items
  • In-app purchases
  • Score comparison
  • Earn Pie Points
Features
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Pie Runner is a fun, addictive and easy game to play. Enter the digits of Pi to run! Make a mistake and you fall flat on your face! The more you play, the more digits you'll end up memorizing without even trying. What is Pi? Pie is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. That's it. It is equal to 3.1415926535... and goes on forever without repeating! People around the world have been fascinated by memorizing the digits of Pi for hundreds of years. There is a World Record that tracks the most digits of Pi memorized! There are a lot of ways to customize your Pie Runner avatar. You can unlock headphones, some cool shades or even change your Pie Runner to a piece of pizza pie! Items are unlocked with Pie Points. Pie Points are earned by racing or by watching videos. If you want to unlock all of the customization features at once, you have the option to do so with an In-App purchase. Compare your scores against your friends or the best in the world!

About

Zen Puzzle Blocks

Engage in an arcade game where you use a ball to strategically destroy blocks, each with unique strengths. Adapt to complex patterns and increasing difficulty while competing on a global leaderboard. Enjoy a continuous, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Dynamic block destruction
  • Strategic scoring system
  • Progressively challenging levels
  • Unique block generation algorithms
  • International player ranking
  • Adaptability and strategic thinking
Features
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Zen Blocks is an arcade game about a ball, a paddle and a wall of blocks that will not wait for you. Calm in mood, exacting in practice. How it plays The ball travels at a steady speed and leaves the paddle at an angle set by where it landed: catch it near the edge and it cuts sideways, catch it dead centre and it goes straight up. That is aiming, not luck. Every block you break makes the ball a little faster. Scoring Each hit on a block scores a point. A block that slips past the bottom of the screen takes away as many points as it had hits left. Hesitation is expensive. Five balls a level You get five attempts. Lose all five and the level is not cleared — and it starts again in exactly the same arrangement. Nothing is reshuffled, so a level you failed is a level you can actually learn. Fifteen ways blocks arrive Scattered at random, snaking down from a corner, in rows, falling like rain, bouncing diagonally, drifting slowly, riding a sine wave, swinging like a pendulum, orbiting the centre, creeping towards the ball, packed into a grid, stacked into a pyramid, sliding as columns, or advancing one row at a time. Every level sets a different problem. Blocks with a will of their own From level five, some blocks bring their own rules: they split in two, pass damage to their neighbours, armour themselves so only a hit from above counts, fade in and out of reach, or quietly run down a timer. Bonuses and bombs Blocks drop extra balls and helper platforms. Points you have banked can be spent on bombs that strip a hit from every block on screen at once. Worldwide leaderboard Game Center keeps the score, and everyone is on the same board. Set your own terms Choose how much of a level counts as cleared — anywhere from 80% to 100% — and set music and sound effects to taste, separately. No ads. No in-app purchases. Nothing is sold for real money, and nothing interrupts a run.

Screenshots

Pie Runner4 screens
Zen Puzzle Blocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pie Runner at Free against Zen Puzzle Blocks's $0.29. Pie Runner also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). Zen Puzzle Blocks's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On rating 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

Pie Runner is free to download; Zen Puzzle Blocks costs $0.29 up front. Pie Runner sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Zen Puzzle Blocks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zen Puzzle Blocks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pie Runner has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Pie Runner's written reviews are positive against 88% of Zen Puzzle Blocks's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pie Runner ships an update every 3 weeks, Zen Puzzle Blocks every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Pie Runner versus Zen Puzzle Blocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPie RunnerZen Puzzle Blocks
PriceFree — better$0.29
Rating4.8 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHighway North Interactive Inc.Sunspear Software LLC

Customer experience

Pie Runner

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Zen Puzzle Blocks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pie Runner

One-time2
  • Customization Unlock$0.99
  • Training Unlock$0.99
None

Zen Puzzle Blocks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pie Runner free?
Pie Runner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zen Puzzle Blocks free?
Zen Puzzle Blocks costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pie Runner or Zen Puzzle Blocks?
Zen Puzzle Blocks is rated higher. Pie Runner averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Zen Puzzle Blocks averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pie Runner or Zen Puzzle Blocks have ads?
Neither Pie Runner nor Zen Puzzle Blocks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pie Runner or Zen Puzzle Blocks?
Pie Runner ships an update every 3 weeks, and Zen Puzzle Blocks every 2 days. Most recently, Pie Runner was updated on October 4, 2026 and Zen Puzzle Blocks on October 8, 2026.

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