Comparison

Pattern Blocks vs Creative Patterns

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

Head to head
About

Pattern Blocks

This game offers a calming experience by allowing users to drag geometric blocks to create intricate, mandala-like patterns. Users can save, print, and share their creations across various social media platforms or via email. It provides a peaceful escape through creative design.

Highlights
  • Create mandala-like designs
  • Drag and drop block placement
  • Save and load designs to gallery
  • Print designs
  • Share creations on social media
  • Flip patterns to view backside
Features
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In our fast-paced world we are constantly confronted with split-second decisions and incoming events that tax our already weary minds. How about an iPhone game that allows quiet contemplation and elicits inner peace? Pattern Blocks is a game that lets you drag blocks around to create interesting mandala-like designs. It is based on an actual set of antique blocks that I played with as a child on my grandmother's living room floor. You can print your designs, save a snapshot to the photo album on the iPhone or iPod Touch, share them on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, or email them around the world. You can also flip the current pattern over and display the backside of the current blocks. You can also load and save designs to the "gallery", allowing you to keep your favorite designs and modify them later.

About

Creative Patterns

Features
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Pattern forming game which develops creativity and visual construction ability. Pattern-forming exercises are part of the IQ measurement. The goal of the app is to create complex patterns on a board of tiles from the basic tile patterns. Can be used as an educational tool from age 8. Can also be used as a Discovery Toy in cognitive psychological treatments. But most of all, it's fun to play with, and you can let your imagination soar. Usage: The boards on the game screens contain tiles (at the start the tiles display empty/solid squares). By tapping a tile, you can choose from eight basic patterns. By dragging a tile, you can flip or rotate the basic pattern on it. You can compose complex patterns from these tiles. The app has 4 modes: • Create Create your own patterns. • Practice Practice how to reproduce a built-in pattern. • Training Explore the transformation possibilities of the tiles by trying to cover a built-in pattern. • Memory Game Train your memory to remember a practice pattern and reproduce it with as few selections and transformation as you can.

Screenshots

Pattern Blocks4 screens
Creative Patterns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Creative Patterns at Free against Pattern Blocks's $0.99. Creative Patterns also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 19 months). Pattern Blocks's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Creative Patterns is free to download; Pattern Blocks costs $0.99 up front. Creative Patterns sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pattern Blocks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pattern Blocks ships an update every 19 months, Creative Patterns every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pattern Blocks versus Creative Patterns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPattern BlocksCreative Patterns
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB10 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNerdworksMonika Turcsanyi

In-app purchases

None

Pattern Blocks

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Creative Patterns

One-time2
  • Pattern pack 1$2.99
  • Pattern pack 2$2.99

Questions

Is Pattern Blocks free?
Pattern Blocks costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Creative Patterns free?
Creative Patterns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pattern Blocks or Creative Patterns have ads?
Neither Pattern Blocks nor Creative Patterns shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pattern Blocks or Creative Patterns?
Pattern Blocks ships an update every 19 months, and Creative Patterns every 5 months. Most recently, Pattern Blocks was updated on September 24, 2026 and Creative Patterns on September 13, 2026.

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