Comparison

Block Puzzle Gem vs Pivotate

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

Head to head
About

Block Puzzle Gem

A classic strategy jewel block puzzle game designed to enhance visual enjoyment and improve spatial skills. Drag and drop colorful jewel blocks to fill rows and columns, clearing them to achieve high scores. Play anytime, anywhere, with no internet or time restrictions.

Highlights
  • Classic strategy jewel block gameplay
  • Enhances spatial skills and trains the brain
  • Colorful jewel blocks for visual enjoyment
  • No internet, time, or location restrictions
  • Easy to play, suitable for all families
  • Rotation treasure chest for high scores
Features
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Block Puzzle Gem is a new classic strategy jewel game. Designed by exquisite beautiful gems, its jewel blocks can maintain peace of mind while enhancing your visual enjoyment. It's a jewel board puzzle improving your spatial skills and training your brain. Play Block Puzzle Gem anytime and anywhere to relax to have a healthy life. Why choose this puzzle? - 100% free to play jewel tile block game. - A grid to place a temporarily unwanted block. - Colorful jewel blocks beauty enjoyment. - Without any internet/time/location restrictions. - It's easy to play, suitable for all families. The beginner's guide. - Drag jewel blocks to any place you want into the grid. - Fill in horizontal and vertical rows and clear the gem cube. - Rotation treasure chest helps you break the high scores. Tips may help you. - Remove multiple lines at a time. - Use the excess grid wisely to create more possibilities. - Explode the spinning star blocks cleverly. Relieve stress and enjoy Block Puzzle Gem as long as you like. Or compete with your friends to see who will get the highest score.

About

Pivotate

Features
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Give falling blocks a new spin. Pivotate wraps a fast, familiar puzzle around a rotating cylinder. Move and rotate falling Tates around the ring, bank one for later, and clear complete rings before the stack reaches the top. CHOOSE YOUR MODE • Classic — Four-block Tates. Clean, quick, and focused. • Hyper — Tates of multiple sizes plus Freeze, Bomb, Slow, and Wild charges. PLAN EVERY PLACEMENT • Use the landing ghost and ring guidance to read the cylinder. • Flip instantly to the opposite side or use Focus when you need a fast route. • Build combos, clear multiple rings together, and earn Ro-Tate and Perfect Clear bonuses. • Bank one Tate for the right moment. • Adjust touch sensitivity and audio to your preference. Play without an account and keep playing offline. Optional in-app purchases offer Coins for additional power-up reserves, permanent Next Tate preview upgrades, and Remove Ads. Purchases are not required to play.

Screenshots

Block Puzzle Gem4 screens
Pivotate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Block Puzzle Gem at 13.0 against Pivotate's 15.0. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Block Puzzle Gem sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Pivotate sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Block Puzzle Gem ships an update monthly, Pivotate every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Block Puzzle Gem versus Pivotate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock Puzzle GemPivotate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShanghai Freemind Software Co., Ltd.Rhalph Nino Gratela

Bugs and requests

Block Puzzle Gem

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Issues with level 29 of the Great Wall event
  • Calendar feature causing crashes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to rotate/move blocks
  • More daily challenges and events
  • Clearer gameplay instructions

Pivotate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Block Puzzle Gem

One-time8
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • Spin Coin × 5$0.99
  • Spin Coin × 20$2.99
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  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Spin Coin × 50$5.99
  • Superior Pack$7.99
  • Spin Coin × 120$9.99
  • Spin Coin × 300$19.99
8 purchases

Pivotate

One-time8
  • Pocket Coins — 100 Coins$0.99
  • Second Preview$0.99
  • Third Preview$1.99
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  • Fourth Preview$2.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Fifth Preview$3.99
  • Coin Pack — 600 Coins$4.99
  • Coin Vault — 1,300 Coins$9.99

Questions

Is Block Puzzle Gem free?
Block Puzzle Gem is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pivotate free?
Pivotate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Block Puzzle Gem or Pivotate have ads?
Both Block Puzzle Gem and Pivotate show ads.
Which is updated more often, Block Puzzle Gem or Pivotate?
Block Puzzle Gem ships an update monthly, and Pivotate every 3 weeks. Most recently, Block Puzzle Gem was updated on November 8, 2026 and Pivotate on October 31, 2026.

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