Blue Block Premium vs Potion Explosion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blue Block Premium
Engage in a strategic puzzle adventure to free a captured Blue Dragon. Solve thousands of unique puzzles across various difficulty levels, using logic and planning to overcome challenges. This game offers hours of engaging gameplay with high-quality visuals and an automatic save feature.
- 44428 unique puzzles
- 9 difficulty packs
- High-quality visuals
- Automatic save and resume
- Hours of gameplay
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Join our millions of fans who are playing the game since 2009. Blue Block is a challenging and fun puzzle game that comes with 44428 puzzles from different levels of difficulty for all ages and skills (from 3 to 103 years old) Featured by Apple, awards winner and ranked in the Top Apps in many countries. Welcome to the World of Blue Block. In an ancient time, the world was ruled by lights and shadows. The Blue Dragon was the last of its kind when the Dark Knight made him prisoner. Now, the survival of the Dragon is in your hands. You must free him to bring back the balance on earth. Be warned, your quest will be hard. The Dark Knight has become immensely powerful. Remember, you cannot hope to defeat him by force. You will have to use strategy and logic to successfully complete your goal. The prophecy tells that one day, a hero will succeed the quest by solving all the puzzles. Enjoy your journey. RULES The goal of the game is to move the Blue Block out of the grid by moving the other blocks out of the way. FEATURES • 44428 unique puzzles! (Contains 39963 single puzzles and 4465 double puzzles) • 9 Packs of different complexity • High quality visuals • Automatic save and resume your game • Hours of gameplay © 2009-2025 Aragosoft inc.
Potion Explosion
This is a digital adaptation of an award-winning puzzle board game where players collect magical ingredients to brew powerful potions. Engage in tactical gameplay, trigger chain reactions, and compete against AI or players worldwide to score the most points.
- Official adaptation of award-winning board game
- Solo mode against AI
- Online multiplayer with worldwide leaderboard
- Tactical gameplay with strategic depth
- The Fifth Ingredient expansion available
- Magical universe with enhanced digital elements
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"Voted best 50 mobile games of 2017" ** The Fifth Ingredient expansion is now available! You'll meet the Professors, concoct unbelievable new Potions and unleash a new ingredient, the Ghost Ectoplasm, in this madcap expansion! The Fifth Ingredient also adds Reward and Scolding tokens. ** The official adaptation of Potion Explosion, the award-winning puzzle board game. Play this game solo or against players from all over the world with Solo, Online and Local Pass & Play modes! In Potion Explosion, you will explode ingredients, trigger chain reactions and gather it all in your caldron. You will then use your hard-earned unicorn tears, fairy dandruff and other magical ingredients to craft powerful mixtures with wacky effects! May the best wizard win! HOW TO PLAY At the beginning of the game, each player is given potions to complete with specific effects and ingredients. You will have to select ingredients in the dispenser; once your selected ingredient is removed, the ingredients above will slide down. If two ingredients of the same nature collide, they explode and you get them too! You can then use your ingredients to cook up your potions. You only have a limited tank space to store remaining ingredients from one turn to another, so choose carefully! Once a potion is completed, you score points, get to use its powerful effect and pick another potion to craft. The wizard with the most points wins! PREPARE FOR THE POTIONS EXAM IN SOLO Play against up to 3 adjustable AIs to sharpen your potion crafting skills! OR PROVE YOUR MASTERY IN MULTIPLAYER MODE! Play against wizards from all over the world online and get to the top of the worldwide leaderboard! To sum up, the game features include: • The magical universe of the board game, fleshed out and digitally enhanced • A tactical gameplay, allowing for different playstyles and strategies • A Solo mode against up to 3 adjustable AIs • An online Multiplayer Mode with a worldwide leaderboard • The Fifth Ingredient expansion: new rules and even more challenges with the arrival of Professors, new Potions and the new Ghost Ectoplasm ingredient. Available from the game shop! To find more information about Asmodee Digital, please go to http://www.asmodee-digital.com/potionexplosion Having an issue? Looking for support? Please contact us: https://asmodee.helpshift.com/a/potion-explosion/ You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and You Tube! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asmodeedigital/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/asmodeedigital Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asmodeedigital/ You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/asmodeedigital Languages available: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Polish, Simplified Chinese, Japanese. *IMPORTANT* Potion Explosion requires an iPhone 5 (or newer), iPad 4th Generation (or newer), iPad Mini 2 (or newer), or iPod Touch 6th Generation (or newer)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blue Block Premium at 83% against Potion Explosion's 40%. Blue Block Premium also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0). Potion Explosion's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (273 vs 16). On 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
Blue Block Premium costs $4.99 and Potion Explosion $3.99 up front. Blue Block Premium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Potion Explosion sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Blue Block Premium holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Potion Explosion has 273 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Blue Block Premium's written reviews are positive against 40% of Potion Explosion's.
Blue Block Premium ships an update every 3 months, Potion Explosion every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blue Block Premium | Potion Explosion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (16 ratings) — better | 4.0 (273 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.8% of reviews — better | 40.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 273 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #137 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Martin Demers | Horrible Guild |
Customer experience
Blue Block Premium
Potion Explosion
User reviews
Blue Block Premium
From 16 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive and challenging gameplay
- 💡 Huge number of levels
- ✨ Good graphics and design
- 💰 Good value for money
- 🧠 Makes you think
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 👎 Annoying music
- 🐌 Slow performance after updates
- 📱 UI issues on certain devices
- ❓ Lack of clear instructions or hints
Potion Explosion
From 273 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and animations
- 🧠 Engaging and strategic gameplay
- 🕹️ Smooth offline experience
- 💰 Good value for the price
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔌 Drains battery quickly
- 🕰️ Online games prone to freezing and synchronization issues
- 🤖 AI opponents too difficult or too easy
Bugs and requests
Blue Block Premium
Reported bugs
15 issues- Completed blocks disappear
- Block count not updating correctly
- Review not displaying correctly
- Blocks outside the game field
- Menus are covered by other content
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- Cosmetic feature not updating
- Achievement notification bug
- Blue block gets stuck on last move
- Music bug (cannot be turned off)
- Sound and music stopped working after update
- Lag after update
- Achievement not unlocking
- Game requires specific firmware update
- Stone movement is strange in KIDS 25
- Batch color remains white after re-clearing puzzle
Requested features
12 requests- Add hint or skip feature
- Option to turn off music
- Add more puzzles or new block types
- Improve support for newer iPhone models
- Add undo button for last move
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- Allow choosing any game randomly
- Add more retina display themes
- Add sound effects
- Add visual skins or themes
- Implement a scoring system (diamond, gold, silver, bronze)
- Add app icon to home screen
- Return to previous interface
Potion Explosion
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to complete online games
- Incorrect scoring and game state displayed
- Potions and ingredients not functioning as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Notification system for online games
- Ability to undo moves
- Random selection of professors
- More challenging AI opponents
In-app purchases
Blue Block Premium
- Unlimited Hints$2.99
Potion Explosion
- The Fifth Ingredient$1.99
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