Comparison

Numsol vs Blocknado

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

Head to head
About

Numsol

A relaxing puzzle game combining 2048 and Solitaire mechanics. Merge cards of the same value and color to clear the board. Offers endless gameplay with adjustable difficulty levels and collectible rewards.

Highlights
  • Drag and merge cards
  • Same value and color matching
  • Stack limit of 9 cards
  • 3 difficulty levels
  • Collect diamonds
  • Unlock color themes
Features
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Numsol is a relaxing combination of 2048 and Solitaire. Clear the board by merging cards with the same value and same color. Sounds easy, right? ### Rules -Move cards around and merge those with the same value AND the same color -You can move a card onto another card when the other card has a higher value, regardless of their color -A stack must not exceed 9 cards (indicated by the bottom line) ### Features -Endless dragging and merging -3 difficulty levels -Improve your time -Collect diamonds -Unlock sweet color themes -No boosters -Minimal UI for minimal distraction This game contains ads. Thank you for playing my game!

About

Blocknado

A retro falling block puzzle game where the floor rotates, challenging you to fill rings instead of rows. Enjoy vibrant visuals, satisfying animations, and an offline experience with multiple game modes.

Highlights
  • Rotating floor mechanic
  • Ring-based block clearing
  • Endless marathon mode
  • Authored level challenges
  • Offline gameplay
  • Replay functionality
  • Retro pixel art and sound
Features
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Blocknado is a retro falling block puzzle with a twist, literally! The floor rotates and you fill in rings instead of rows. It has vibrant retro colours, satisfying animations and really rewarding payoffs, and I would love for you to give it a go. WHAT YOU GET There is an endless marathon to get lost in, a run of authored levels to work through, and your best games are saved so you can sit back and watch them again. The whole game runs on your own device, so it plays offline on the bus, on a plane, or anywhere the signal gives up. No wifi needed once it is installed. Blocknado is free, and it shows ads. One purchase removes them permanently, and that is the only thing on sale in the whole app. HOW IT PLAYS Blocks fall toward a small square core in the middle of the board. Drag them across, tap to rotate them, flick to send them down. Fill a whole ring and it collapses, everything outside it falls inward, and if that fills another ring the rest of the board comes tumbling in behind it. Flick a piece hard and it slams home and torques the floor a quarter turn, so the wall you built up one side arrives along the bottom. If you grew up with one of those little handheld brick games, the stacking will feel familiar right away. CLASSIC Endless, scored, and faster every few minutes. The world's top ten sit on the home screen, and you can watch the runs that got them there. PUZZLE Authored levels in four difficulty bands: Easy, Medium, Hard and Wild. If you fill all the goal blocks you get one or two stars, and three stars for an identical match. SIGHT AND SOUND Pixel art icons, a chunky pixel display font, and light and dark themes that follow whichever one your phone is set to. The originally 8bit soundtrack adds another layer as your board fills up, and collapses land on the beat. NEW TO IT A short tutorial shows you the ropes: drag, tap to rotate, flick to drop. It takes a couple of minutes and then the board is yours.

Screenshots

Numsol4 screens
Blocknado4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Numsol at 4.8 against Blocknado's 4.1. Numsol also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (74% vs 50%). Blocknado's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Numsol sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Blocknado sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Numsol holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Numsol has 134 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Numsol's written reviews are positive against 50% of Blocknado's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Numsol ships an update every 3 weeks, Blocknado every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Numsol versus Blocknado: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumsolBlocknado
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (134 ratings) — better4.1 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings134 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin KnopfReto CA

Customer experience

Numsol

All ratings133 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative14.8%

Blocknado

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Numsol

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Ads still appear after paying to remove them
  • Settings are not saved between sessions

Requested features

12 requests
  • Move cards to an empty stack
  • Move highest card to an empty cell
  • Battery optimization
  • Remember settings (e.g., sound)
  • Introduction of harder levels/more colors
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  • Clearer instructions/tutorial
  • Explanation of game mechanics (dotted line, card colors, placement rules)
  • Option to restart a puzzle
  • Landscape mode support on larger tablets
  • Purpose for collected stars/hexagons
  • Progression in difficulty as you level up
  • Information on a final level

Blocknado

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Numsol

One-time1
  • Remove ads$1.99
1 purchases

Blocknado

One-time1
  • Remove ads$2.99

Questions

Is Numsol free?
Numsol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blocknado free?
Blocknado is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Numsol or Blocknado?
Numsol is rated higher. Numsol averages 4.8 out of 5 from 134 ratings, while Blocknado averages 4.1 from 9 ratings.
Do Numsol or Blocknado have ads?
Blocknado shows ads; Numsol does not.
Which is updated more often, Numsol or Blocknado?
Numsol ships an update every 3 weeks, and Blocknado every 3 days. Most recently, Numsol was updated on November 3, 2026 and Blocknado on October 31, 2026.

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