Bail vs Ascending Blocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bail
Navigate a bank executive's escape with a bonus, evading the law after a government bailout. Experience classic LCD gameplay with intuitive controls and realistic graphics. Compete globally and share your scores with friends.
- Classic LCD gameplay
- Simple, intuitive controls
- Two game modes
- Realistic LCD graphics
- Global leaderboards
- Facebook integration
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What do you do if your bank gets a load of money from the government to save you from bankruptcy and economic disaster? You get yourself a nice, juicy bonus, of course! But alas, the moral police, several law-makers and public opinion seems to think you shouldn't benefit personally from running a bank into the ground. Can you make your way to the safe and load your exclusive sports car with sacks of bail-out money while avoiding the long arm of the law? * Classic LCD gameplay * Simple, intuitive controls * Two game modes * Real LCD screen pressing bloom effect! * Realistic LCD graphics * Photocopied instruction manual * Global leaderboards * Facebook integration, boast about your score to your friends! * * * * * * * * * * "Bail-Out [...] is the perfect replica of the Game and Watch games in terms of realism and gameplay. 4 out of 5" - pocketfullofapps.com "...impressively detailed recreation of old LCD games. 7/10" - brickroll.com * * * * * * * * * * BailOut, like all Score Studios games, is updated and supported continuously. If you have any suggestions, requests or comments let us know by emailing us as info@score-studios.jp!
Ascending Blocks
Control a block in this 2D infinite runner and platformer game. Your goal is to reach new heights by ascending as high as possible. Unlock various costumes to customize your gameplay experience.
- Infinite runner gameplay
- 2D platformer mechanics
- Score-based unlocking
- Unlockable costumes
- Simple block control
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Jump from platform to platform and see how high your little block can climb! Ascending Blocks is a simple, tricky endless climber in crisp black-and-white pixel art. Steer left and right, time your jumps, ride the conveyor belts and stay ahead of the fog rising up from below. + Easy controls: move and jump + Conveyor belts that push you around + Collect coins and unlock 24 costumes + A Second Chance when a run ends too soon + Game Center leaderboard: beat your friends' best + Plays in English, Spanish and Chinese Tomato Factory makes fun games for everyone: tomatofactory.com Support: support@tomatofactory.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ascending Blocks at 100% against Bail's 57%. Ascending Blocks also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Bail's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ascending Blocks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Bail's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ascending Blocks's.
Bail ships an update every 2 months, Ascending Blocks every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bail | Ascending Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Score Studios | Tomato Factory |
Customer experience
Bail
Ascending Blocks
In-app purchases
Bail
No in-app purchases
Ascending Blocks
No in-app purchases









