Pattern Blocks vs Merge 2D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Merge 2D
A puzzle game where players merge identical objects to color them and clear the board. Advance through increasingly difficult levels by strategically merging and clearing.
- Merge identical objects
- Color objects
- Clear the board
- Advance through levels
- Challenging gameplay
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Are you perceptive enough to play this game? Merge the same type of objects to color them. Colored objects can be merged to clear the board. Move on to bigger and more challenging levels as you clear the boards!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pattern Blocks at 75% against Merge 2D's 0%. Pattern Blocks also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). Merge 2D's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (daily vs every 19 months). On in-app purchases 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
Merge 2D is free to download; Pattern Blocks costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pattern Blocks holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Pattern Blocks's written reviews are positive against 0% of Merge 2D's.
Pattern Blocks ships an update every 19 months, Merge 2D daily. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pattern Blocks | Merge 2D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nerdworks | Besim Toker |
Customer experience
Pattern Blocks
Merge 2D
In-app purchases
Pattern Blocks
No in-app purchases
Merge 2D
No in-app purchases
