Block Out vs Photon Light Quest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Block Out
Engage in a classic wood block puzzle experience where the goal is to move blocks to clear a path for the red brick. With over 10,000 levels, this game offers a brain-training challenge for players of all skill levels.
- Unblock the red brick
- Over 10,000 original puzzles
- Play online or offline
- Difficulty levels
- Hints and undo options
- Collect stars to unlock levels
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Unblock the Red Brick! Play the classic Wood Block Puzzle game! Unblock the red brick to advance and progress through the levels! Original Wood Block Puzzle Game with over 10,000 levels! Train your brain, improve problem solving skills. Features • 10,000+ Original Wood Puzzles • Play online or offline without wifi • Levels based on difficulty, Beginner, Medium, Advance, Expert • Hints and Undo features • Collect stars and unlock new levels!
Photon Light Quest
Guide colorful light beams through intricate puzzles using mirrors, prisms, and portals. This game offers a heartwarming story, daily challenges, and over 100 levels to master. Enjoy a relaxing soundtrack and customize your light effects.
- 115 handcrafted puzzle levels
- 10 unique optical elements
- Daily Challenge mode
- Charming story scenes
- Customizable light colors and styles
- Color-blind friendly mode
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Guide beams of colorful light through an enchanting world of mirrors, prisms, and portals. Photon Light Quest is a beautifully crafted puzzle game that's simple to learn but endlessly satisfying to master. Join Papa Bear and Cub on a heartwarming journey through 12 unique zones, each introducing a new way to bend, split, filter, and combine light. What starts with a simple mirror quickly evolves into mind-bending puzzles involving portals, splitters, amplifiers, and more. FREE TO PLAY — NO WIFI NEEDED Every puzzle is generated right on your device. Play anywhere, anytime — on the plane, in the car, or waiting in line. No internet connection required. FEATURES: 115 handcrafted puzzle levels across 12 zones 10 unique optical elements: mirrors, prisms, filters, portals, splitters, walls, amplifiers, swappers, absorbers, and combiners 3 special mechanics: element placement, sliding puzzles, and sequential beam activation Daily Challenge mode with streaks and rewards Charming story scenes featuring Papa Bear and Cub 16 laser colors and 11 laser styles to customize your experience 5 Star Gate bonus levels for elite puzzlers 30+ achievements to unlock Color-blind friendly mode Relaxing ambient soundtrack EASY TO PICK UP, HARD TO PUT DOWN Tap to rotate mirrors. Watch beams bounce, split, and merge. Light up every target to solve the puzzle. Earn up to 3 stars based on your efficiency — can you find the perfect solution? A STORY WORTH TELLING Between zones, follow Papa Bear as he teaches Cub about the wonders of light. Their journey is full of warmth, humor, and a few truly terrible dad jokes. NEW PUZZLE EVERY DAY The Daily Challenge gives you a fresh, globally-shared puzzle each day. Build your streak, climb the difficulty, and earn bonus rewards. Built with love by Grobe Games.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Photon Light Quest at 100% against Block Out's 38%. Photon Light Quest also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Block Out's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 10). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Photon Light Quest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Block Out asks for nothing beyond the download.
Photon Light Quest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Block Out has 1.2K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Block Out's written reviews are positive against 100% of Photon Light Quest's.
Block Out ships an update every 3 weeks, Photon Light Quest every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Block Out | Photon Light Quest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.2K ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 184 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Block Puzzle Games | Grobe Games |
Customer experience
Block Out
Photon Light Quest
Bugs and requests
Block Out
Reported bugs
1 issue- Level 30 in medium category is unsolvable
Requested features
3 requests- Offline play option
- Hint button for difficult levels
- Ad-free version
Photon Light Quest
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Block Out
No in-app purchases
Photon Light Quest
- Remove Ads$2.99
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