Comparison

Creative Puzzles vs Block Basic

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

Head to head
About

Creative Puzzles

Engage in a relaxing and artistic jigsaw puzzle experience. Connect pieces to reveal beautiful, story-driven images. Utilize helpful hints to guide your progress and complete each unique artwork.

Highlights
  • Unique jigsaw puzzles
  • Story-driven pictures
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • Piece matching
  • Hint system
Features
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Fun and relaxing unique jigsaw puzzle game. Join the pieces together to complete the picture. Each puzzle is a story. Every detail is art. Relax your mind while putting tiles together. Move pieces into the blank fields until the complete picture is revealed. Use hints to match next piece or see the image.

About

Block Basic

A classic hexagonal block puzzle game where you drag and drop pieces to complete levels. Offers over 2000 challenges and daily puzzles for continuous engagement. Enjoy this offline game anytime, anywhere to sharpen your mind.

Highlights
  • Over 2000 levels
  • Various game modes
  • Daily puzzles
  • Free hints available
  • Easy drag and drop gameplay
  • Offline play
  • Enhances cognitive skills
Features
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Block Basic Drag and drop hexagonal blocks on the board to complete the puzzle. You can enjoy it with anyone, anywhere, anytime. Features - More than 2000 levels - Various Mode - Daily Puzzle - Get free hints - Easy to play, drag and drop - Offline game - Get smarter * Always be happy *

Screenshots

Creative Puzzles4 screens
Block Basic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Creative Puzzles at 505 against Block Basic's 14. Block Basic's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 82%). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Creative Puzzles sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Block Basic sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Creative Puzzles against 4.6 for Block Basic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Creative Puzzles has 505 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Creative Puzzles's written reviews are positive against 100% of Block Basic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Creative Puzzles ships an update monthly, Block Basic every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Creative Puzzles versus Block Basic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCreative PuzzlesBlock Basic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (505 ratings) — better4.6 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings505 — better14
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert SiladjiRACKGYUN LIM

Customer experience

Creative Puzzles

All ratings505 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

Block Basic

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Creative Puzzles

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App freezes every other puzzle
  • App freezes every time you don't want to double something

Requested features

3 requests
  • Puzzles of endangered animal and plant species
  • Puzzles of endangered people/languages/cultures/habitats
  • Creative puzzles 3

Block Basic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Creative Puzzles

One-time11
  • Ocean Life Pack$0.99
  • Ancient Egypt Pack$0.99
  • Spins x5$0.99
Show 8 more
  • 150 Coins$0.99
  • 510 Coins$2.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Halloween Pack$4.99
  • Christmas Pack$4.99
  • Fantasy Pack$4.99
  • 950 Coins$4.99
  • 2100 Coins$9.99
5 purchases

Block Basic

One-time5
  • Hints 10$0.99
  • Hints 25$1.99
  • Ad Free$2.99
Show 2 more
  • Hints 70$4.99
  • Hints 100$5.99

Questions

Is Creative Puzzles free?
Creative Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Block Basic free?
Block Basic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Creative Puzzles or Block Basic?
Creative Puzzles is rated higher. Creative Puzzles averages 4.7 out of 5 from 505 ratings, while Block Basic averages 4.6 from 14 ratings.
Do Creative Puzzles or Block Basic have ads?
Both Creative Puzzles and Block Basic show ads.
Which is updated more often, Creative Puzzles or Block Basic?
Creative Puzzles ships an update monthly, and Block Basic every 3 weeks. Most recently, Creative Puzzles was updated on September 29, 2026 and Block Basic on September 25, 2026.

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