Stripes vs Block Basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stripes
A relaxing and unique jigsaw puzzle game where you join pieces to reassemble pictures. Use hints to guide your progress in this brain-teasing relaxation experience.
- Join puzzle pieces
- Reassemble pictures
- Move pieces to blank fields
- Use hint system
- Brain teaser
- Relaxation game
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Stripes is a fun, relaxing and unique jigsaw puzzle game. * Join the pieces together to reassemble the picture. * Move the pieces into the blank fields until the complete picture is revealed. * Use hints to match next piece. * An amazing brain teaser and perfect relaxation game.
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.
- Over 2000 levels
- Various game modes
- Daily puzzles
- Free hints available
- Easy drag and drop gameplay
- Offline play
- Enhances cognitive skills
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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 *
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Block Basic at 100% against Stripes's 67%. Block Basic also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). Stripes's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Stripes sells 7 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.
Stripes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Stripes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Block Basic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Stripes ships an update every 5 months, Block Basic every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stripes | Block Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (40 ratings) — better | 4.6 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 178 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Siladji | RACKGYUN LIM |
Customer experience
Stripes
Block Basic
In-app purchases
Stripes
- 150 Coins$0.99
- Spins x5$0.99
- Hints$0.99
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- 510 Coins$2.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
- 950 Coins$4.99
- 2100 Coins$9.99
Block Basic
- Hints 10$0.99
- Hints 25$1.99
- Ad Free$2.99
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- Hints 70$4.99
- Hints 100$5.99
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