Comparison

Block Drop® vs Efemeris

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

Efemeris

Features
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Two fleets face each other across a star map that does not exist yet. You build it, one tile at a time, as you explore. A turn-based board game duel, played solo against the AI or with a friend across phone, tablet and PC. A game lasts about twenty minutes. HOW YOU WIN First to conquer five planets in ten turns takes it. Lose every planet you hold and the game ends there. EVERY TURN, FOUR DECISIONS • Explore — place a tile and open a new stretch of the Celestial Vault • Harvest — collect Star Pepper and Celestial Vanilla from the trading posts you hold • Manoeuvre — move your galleon and frigates, spend your crew cards • Build — buy frigates, raise fortresses, pay a planet's price THREE NATIONS, THREE WAYS TO PLAY The British Royal Navy, the French Royal Navy or the Spanish Armada. Each fields its own captains and its own crew: the Spanish Governor talks a planet's price down, the French Lady of the Night fills your holds, the Gunner opens fire. You pick two captains and five crew members before the first tile is laid. That choice shapes the whole game. NOTHING IS FREE Your holds never exceed five spices. Firing costs a Gunner card. Your captain's ability only triggers if a Chief mate is there to relay the order — and if your galleon falls, your captain goes down with it. SOLO OR TWO PLAYERS • Solo — face an AI that drafts its hand, plays its cards and races you to the fifth planet • Duel — play a friend across Android, iOS and PC HAND-DRAWN CELESTIAL CHARTS Engraved constellations, gilded compass roses and inked portraits: Efemeris is played on an old star atlas that slowly fills with light. A complete game. No ads, no in-app purchases. Available in English and French.

Screenshots

Block Drop®4 screens
Efemeris4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Block Drop® at every 3 months against Efemeris's every 8 months. Block Drop® also leads on price ($0.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Block Drop® costs $0.99 and Efemeris $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Block Drop® ships an update every 3 months, Efemeris every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Block Drop® versus Efemeris: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock Drop®Efemeris
Price$0.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFreecloud Design, Inc.DTDA Games

In-app purchases

None

Block Drop®

No in-app purchases

None

Efemeris

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Block Drop® free?
Block Drop® costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Efemeris free?
Efemeris costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Block Drop® or Efemeris have ads?
Neither Block Drop® nor Efemeris shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Block Drop® or Efemeris?
Block Drop® ships an update every 3 months, and Efemeris every 8 months. Most recently, Block Drop® was updated on October 9, 2026 and Efemeris on October 3, 2026.

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