Comparison

Block Shift 3D vs Epic Apes

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

Head to head
About

Block Shift 3D

Slide blocks to navigate through increasingly challenging walls. Collect diamonds to unlock new color options. Compete with friends on the online leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Block sliding gameplay
  • Multiple game modes
  • Diamond collection for customization
  • Online leaderboard
  • Endless mode
Features
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Shift the blocks around to fit through the approaching walls. The walls increase in speed and become more difficult the longer you stay alive. The diamonds collected along the way can be used in the shop to buy color options. Along with the regular endless mode, there are 8 additional game modes for levels: Regular, Spikes, Teeth, Corners, Passage, Hourglass, 3 Passages, Intersection. Each game mode contains a different layout of unmovable blocks. Compete against your friends with the online leaderboard!

About

Epic Apes

Explore a multiplayer open world as a civilized monkey in a city where humans never existed. Form gangs, build shelters, craft gear, and engage in intense PVP and PVE combat to survive and become the ultimate street hero.

Highlights
  • Open world monkey city exploration
  • Build and customize shelters
  • Craft weapons and gear
  • Engage in PVP and PVE combat
  • Form and manage monkey gangs
  • Customize monkey appearance
Features
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Explore an open multiplayer monkey city of Epic Apes: MMO Survival RPG, where humans have never existed! Try to survive in the vice city of Apetown. Form gangs, go on PVP with other monkeys, and be the last fighter standing in the crazy world. Are you brave enough to set off on an adventure and earn rewards? Monkey Simulator • Take on the role of a civilized monkey. • In this open world, your species is the pinnacle of evolution. • Customize your appearance to stand out in a crazy multiplayer monkey city. • Become an epic street hero, but don't get too cocky! Build your shelter • Build and equip your house: lots of useful items and decor to make your shelter more comfortable. • Study new blueprints as you level up your character. • Find valuable resources and use them to create cool guns and gear. Use any possible means to survive and get ahead. Adventures • Explore Apepire, a city of vice and madness, where the streets are home to a monkey mafia. You're sure to have fun! • Get to know the citizens of Apepire, the harsh world, and the habits of the locals. • Find all the Easter eggs and secrets in this open world full of Epic Apes: MMO Survival RPG. • Travel across the map to find multiplayer adventures for every taste. • Get in a fight with the cruelest street gangs. • Show the monkey city who's the most epic of all! PvP Arena • Jump into cool PvP action in the Arena of Champions warzone! • Get into fights with other monkeys, only one has to survive. • Gain points and exchange them for epic rewards: guns, grenades and other useful stuff. • Want to make your gang the coolest in Apepire? Gather some friends and show everyone your weapon collection in PVP. Remember to bring grenades and guns! PVP and PVE Survival • Want to play Epic Apes: MMO Survival RPG with your friends? It's simple. Make a clan of monkeys and feel like members of a real street mafia. • Name your monkey city gang and plan your strategy in the chat. • Explore PVE locations and level up in multiplayer mode. Dangerous enemies and bosses won't give up their loot that easily. NOTE: This game requires an internet connection. Follow us on social media: Facebook:facebook.com/epicapes Instagram: instagram.com/epicapesbwg The world of Epic Apes: MMO Survival RPG is waiting for anyone who loves having PvP fun. Try to survive in this monkey simulator!

Screenshots

Block Shift 3D4 screens
Epic Apes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Epic Apes at every 4 weeks against Block Shift 3D's every 42 months. Epic Apes also leads on ratings volume (112 vs 2). Block Shift 3D's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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 Shift 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Epic Apes sells 10 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 — 5.0 for Block Shift 3D against 4.9 for Epic Apes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Epic Apes has 112 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Block Shift 3D ships an update every 42 months, Epic Apes every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Block Shift 3D versus Epic Apes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock Shift 3DEpic Apes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (112 ratings)
Positive reviews—57.9% of reviews
Number of ratings2112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 42 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size205 MB230 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLee ClaybergBrickworks Games

Customer experience

Block Shift 3D

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Epic Apes

All ratings113 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative36.8%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Block Shift 3D

One-time1
  • No Ads$1.99
10 purchases

Epic Apes

One-time10
  • Secret Pocket$0.99
  • Safe$0.99
  • Starter pack$1.99
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  • 8500 Bollars$1.99
  • 75 Chachings$1.99
  • Essentials Kit$1.99
  • 200 Chachings$4.99
  • The Path of Mastery: Premium$4.99
  • 450 Chachings$9.99
  • 1 000 Chachings$19.99

Questions

Is Block Shift 3D free?
Block Shift 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Epic Apes free?
Epic Apes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Block Shift 3D or Epic Apes?
Block Shift 3D is rated higher. Block Shift 3D averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Epic Apes averages 4.9 from 112 ratings.
Do Block Shift 3D or Epic Apes have ads?
Both Block Shift 3D and Epic Apes show ads.
Which is updated more often, Block Shift 3D or Epic Apes?
Block Shift 3D ships an update every 42 months, and Epic Apes every 4 weeks. Most recently, Block Shift 3D was updated on November 3, 2026 and Epic Apes on November 4, 2026.

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