Comparison

Be a BlockStar vs Freecell LS

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

Head to head
About

Be a BlockStar

Place shapes on a 9x9 grid to clear rows, columns, and squares. Strategically plan your moves to keep the board from filling up and achieve a high score. Compete globally and enjoy satisfying puzzle gameplay.

Highlights
  • Place shapes on a 9x9 board
  • Clear rows, columns, and squares
  • Strategic planning
  • Chain clears for higher scores
  • Global leaderboard
  • Smooth controls
Features
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BlockStar is a calm, clever block puzzle on a 9×9 board. No timer, no lives, no pressure. Drag pieces onto the board and fill a row, a column, a 3×3 square or a long diagonal to clear it. Plan ahead, keep the board open and see how far you get. HOW IT PLAYS • Clear several lines with one piece for a combo • Clear on back-to-back moves to build a streak bonus • Empty the whole board for a big clean-board bonus • Park a piece in the hold slot and play it when it fits • Tap a piece to rotate it. Every 4 lines you clear earn another rotation DAILY CHALLENGE One puzzle a day with the same pieces for every player and one try. See where you rank today, check yesterday's winner and keep your daily streak going. LEADERBOARDS AND STATS Compare your best games with players worldwide on the Active and All-time boards. They open instantly, even offline. Joining is optional and only needs a nickname. Your statistics track games, cleared lines and your longest streaks. MADE TO FEEL GOOD • Clean design in light and dark mode • Smooth animations, sounds and haptics, each can be switched off • Your game is saved when you leave, and you can play offline • An optional weekly reminder, only if you haven't played for a week • A short How to play guide in Settings • 9 languages: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Romanian, Hindi, Arabic and Chinese Just you and the board.

About

Freecell LS

Features
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Freecell LS is a card game like the classic solitaire, which is called Klondike solitaire. Unlike the classic solitaire, the most of games are possible to win. Also, since there is no cards start face down, no guessing is involved and requires very logical play. How to play: - Goal : Put all cards to the foundation on the table. There are three places that you can play the cards. - Foundation : Card can be placed in descending order from bottom to top, Ace(1) to K(13), with the same suit in a column. For example, if you placed an Ace heart card to a foundation column, only heart cards can be placed on top of it. Card can be removed from here anytime. - Tableau : This is where the cards are kept to move to foundation. Cards can be placed in descending order, from top to bottom, K(13) to Ace(1), and any kind of suits to each row. At tableau, the last face-up cards of each columns can be moved to foundation, freecell, or among tableau. Also, a group of face-up cards can also be move among tableau, if the cards are sorted in the order, but the amount is limited. - Freecell : Only one card can be kept on each freecells. Amount of cards on tableau that can be moved depends on a number of empty freecells and empty columns of tableau. (Empty tableau colums + empty freecells + 1) Cards can be moved to tableau or foundation directly. Features : -Fantastic visual and music -Your own play statistic board -Auto fill -Unlimited undo -Continue play : Don't worry about losing your progress, you can always continue to play from the last move you made. -Fast-paced play : When you tap a card, the card will automatically be moved to a suitable place in certain order if there is. Enjoy fast-paced play! -Daily game : Play daily game and earn extra crowns! -Best control UX with vibration -Look customizing -Leaderboards : Compete with another players over the world! Control : -Drag and drop -Tap Players : single Playtime : about +5 mins

Screenshots

Be a BlockStar4 screens
Freecell LS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Be a BlockStar at none against Freecell LS's 4. Be a BlockStar also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Freecell LS's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price 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. Freecell LS sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Be a BlockStar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Be a BlockStar ships an update every 3 weeks, Freecell LS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Be a BlockStar versus Freecell LS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBe a BlockStarFreecell LS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarius MunteanJaehyun Kang

In-app purchases

None

Be a BlockStar

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Freecell LS

One-time4
  • Card Face : Retro$0.99
  • Card Face : Letter$0.99
  • Card Face : Letter Retro$0.99
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  • Remove ads$1.99

Questions

Is Be a BlockStar free?
Be a BlockStar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Freecell LS free?
Freecell LS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Be a BlockStar or Freecell LS have ads?
Freecell LS shows ads; Be a BlockStar does not.
Which is updated more often, Be a BlockStar or Freecell LS?
Be a BlockStar ships an update every 3 weeks, and Freecell LS every 2 months. Most recently, Be a BlockStar was updated on October 24, 2026 and Freecell LS on October 4, 2026.

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