Comparison

Block Drop® vs Eternal Return

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

Head to head
About

Block Drop®

Engage in a strategic 3D puzzle game with dynamically generated levels and music. Navigate through 999 challenging stages across six unique worlds, testing your mind and reflexes. Avoid falling into the water and aim for the checkered flag to complete each level.

Highlights
  • 6 unique game worlds
  • 999 levels per world
  • Dynamically generated levels
  • Dynamically generated music
  • Survival levels
  • Show solution feature
Features
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Block Drop® is an addicting strategy/puzzle game that sharpens your mind and features 3D graphics and dynamically generated music. Sink all the blocks and finish on the checkered flag to complete each level. Try not to land in the water! Become lost in the serene atmosphere as you experience 999 levels that will challenge your mind and survival levels that will test your reflexes. Block Drop® features 6 different game worlds: ▸ Classic: The original Block Drop ▸ Transportation: New blocks that move and teleport you ▸ Destruction: New blocks that can destroy other blocks ▸ Split Personality: Control multiple men on each level ▸ Optical Illusion: Blocks float in the air creating optical illusions ▸ Madness: All of the new block types in one world! FEATURES: ▸ 6 different worlds with 999 levels each ▸ Show solution feature ▸ Universal app -- works on both iPhone and iPad ▸ Dynamically generated levels ▸ Computer generated music that adjusts to your gameplay ▸ Fast-paced survival levels ▸ In-game tutorial ▸ Hours and hours of gameplay! Each level of Block Drop® is dynamically created (and so is the music) so no two games will ever be the same. PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: Block Drop®: - Does not contain ads. - Does not contain in-app purchases. - Does not contain integration with social networks. - Does not use analytics / data collection tools. - Does include links to apps by Dan Russell-Pinson in the iTunes. For more information on our privacy policy please visit: http://dan-russell-pinson.com/privacy/

About

Eternal Return

Engage in turn-based strategic battles against monsters and yokai in an anime-style fantasy world. Improve your hero, weapons, and magical pets through card collection and leveling up to restore the eternal return cycle. Enjoy an offline RPG experience with optional in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy battles
  • Hero and Kami (monster) leveling
  • Card-based weapon and magic upgrades
  • Fantasy anime-style story
  • Offline gameplay
  • Optional in-app purchases
Features
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The perpetual day has fallen upon the earth. Fight terrible monsters and yokai in the turn-based battles of Eternal Return, a turn-based strategy rpg. Use your hero's magic and your kami's (pokemon like monsters) magic to create the best strategy. Improve your weapons and magic thanks to card crawl. Eternal Return's battle system is similar to a board strategy rpg with turn-based battles. As you progress through dungeons, the monsters and bosses will become more and more powerful through almost infinite levels. Level up your hero, earn rewards and open chests to collect the game cards to improve your eternal sword and spells. This way you can choose between multiple types of weapons and attacks with the most diverse magic effects. Follow a fantasy story in a world of anime style, dystopian and with an atmosphere of japanese rpg. You’ll have to defeat the sun queen and the yokai hordes, so as to recover the eternal return cycle. Eternal Return takes the best things of other rpgs and great turn-based strategy games. You'll find multiple kami pets, magical monsters that fight for you. You can use them in turn-based battles, to defeat the most powerful monsters using their special magic. You can level up your Kami and teach them new attacks with very different effects that will allow you to define completely new fighting strategies. You can play Eternal Return as an offline casual game, as your inventory is saved offline only a couple of features require connection. All the content of the game is available and can be obtained for free, it depends on your expertise and strategy that you get to unlock all the secrets. There is no limit of stamina or energy. Purchases are optional and useful to complete your collections faster.

Screenshots

Block Drop®4 screens
Eternal Return4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Eternal Return at Free against Block Drop®'s $0.99. Eternal Return also leads on ratings volume (33 vs 4). Block Drop®'s advantage is review sentiment (96% vs 57%) and in-app purchases (none vs 9). On rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Eternal Return is free to download; Block Drop® costs $0.99 up front. Eternal Return sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Block Drop® asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Block Drop® against 4.7 for Eternal Return. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eternal Return has 33 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Block Drop®'s written reviews are positive against 57% of Eternal Return's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Block Drop® ships an update every 3 months, Eternal Return every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Block Drop® versus Eternal Return: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock Drop®Eternal Return
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better4.7 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings433 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB230 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFreecloud Design, Inc.Nestor Dominguez Varela

Customer experience

Block Drop®

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.2%

Eternal Return

All ratings33 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

Block Drop®

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Eternal Return

One-time9
  • Fistful of crystals$1.09
  • Push Up Pack$1.99
  • Pouch of crystals$4.99
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  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Sack of crystals$7.99
  • Sack of crystals$9.99
  • Barrel of crystals$17.99
  • Wagon of crystals$35.99
  • Mountain of crystals$54.99

Questions

Is Block Drop® free?
Block Drop® costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Eternal Return free?
Eternal Return is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Block Drop® or Eternal Return?
Block Drop® is rated higher. Block Drop® averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Eternal Return averages 4.7 from 33 ratings.
Do Block Drop® or Eternal Return have ads?
Eternal Return shows ads; Block Drop® does not.
Which is updated more often, Block Drop® or Eternal Return?
Block Drop® ships an update every 3 months, and Eternal Return every 2 months. Most recently, Block Drop® was updated on October 31, 2026 and Eternal Return on November 6, 2026.

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