Comparison

Pattern Blocks vs Calma

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

Calma

A minimalistic puzzle game where you roll a cube to collect balls and expand your garden. Avoid touching cones and stay on the path. Offers over 50 challenging levels with relaxing music, or a speedrun mode.

Highlights
  • Minimalistic puzzle gameplay
  • Cube rolling mechanics
  • Garden expansion
  • Obstacle avoidance (cones)
  • Over 50 levels
  • Relaxing music
  • Speedrun mode
Features
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Calma is a simple minimalistic puzzler! The aim is to collect all the balls by rolling a cube and expand your "garden". But beware! The cones must not be touched, and the path must not be left. A game with a chill factor: Relaxing music accompanies over 50 tricky little levels. Not in chill mode? Then you can also rush through the puzzles and complete the game as quickly as possible. But treat yourself to a little relaxation, Calma costs less than a coffee to go and you are supporting a passionate indie developer. Many Thanks.

Screenshots

Pattern Blocks4 screens
Calma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Calma at 5.0 against Pattern Blocks's 3.8. Calma also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 19 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Pattern Blocks's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 50%) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Pattern Blocks costs $0.99 and Calma $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calma holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Pattern Blocks's written reviews are positive against 50% of Calma's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pattern Blocks ships an update every 19 months, Calma daily. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pattern Blocks versus Calma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPattern BlocksCalma
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNerdworksPascal Monaco

Customer experience

Pattern Blocks

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%

Calma

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Pattern Blocks

No in-app purchases

None

Calma

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pattern Blocks free?
Pattern Blocks costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calma free?
Calma costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pattern Blocks or Calma?
Calma is rated higher. Pattern Blocks averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Calma averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Pattern Blocks or Calma have ads?
Neither Pattern Blocks nor Calma shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pattern Blocks or Calma?
Pattern Blocks ships an update every 19 months, and Calma daily. Most recently, Pattern Blocks was updated on September 24, 2026 and Calma on September 16, 2026.

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