Helpmate Puzzles vs Block the Pig
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Helpmate Puzzles
Engage in a unique chess puzzle experience where both sides work together to checkmate the opponent. This game offers over 1300 challenging puzzles, ranging from simple one-move solutions to complex multi-move scenarios.
- Cooperative checkmate puzzles
- Over 1300 puzzles
- 1 to 4.5 mover puzzles
- Challenging gameplay
- Addicting puzzle variety
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Helpmate puzzles are a fun variation of regular chess puzzles! The twist is that both sides cooperate in order to checkmate black. The puzzles are challenging and addicting! This app is loaded with over 1300 puzzles from simple 1 movers all the way up to very challenging 4.5 movers in half move increments. For even more chess puzzle challenges check out these apps: - Mate in 1 Puzzles - Mate in 2 Puzzles - Mate in 3 Puzzles - Mate in 4+ Puzzles
Block the Pig
A turn-based puzzle game where you strategically place hexagonal blocks to trap a runaway pig. Advance through increasingly challenging mazes and compete on leaderboards. Unlock achievements and sharpen your spatial reasoning skills.
- Turn-based hex block placement
- Strategic escape route blocking
- Infinite random levels
- Leaderboard competition
- Achievement unlocking
- Relaxing ambient atmosphere
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Place hex blocks in the way of the fugitive pig in "Block the Pig," a turn-based puzzle game! The game rules are simple. Tap on an empty cell of the hexagon board to place a block. Before the round starts, close the shortest escape routes on the board with 3 bonus blocks. The pig will then run away from the hex maze. Place a new block after each move the pig makes, until there's no way out! As rounds advance, the hexagon maze becomes sparser and the pig blocking quest trickier. The number of puzzles in the game is infinite. Beat the top rounds of the other players in the leaderboards! Unlock achievements and improve your spatial wits for free! Features: ▶ endless random levels on a hex board ▶ relaxing ambient atmosphere ▶ cute piggy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Block the Pig at 75% against Helpmate Puzzles's 17%. Block the Pig also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (3.9 vs 3.3). Helpmate Puzzles's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Block the Pig is free to download; Helpmate Puzzles costs $0.99 up front. Block the Pig sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Helpmate Puzzles asks for nothing beyond the download.
Block the Pig holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Block the Pig has 50 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Helpmate Puzzles's written reviews are positive against 75% of Block the Pig's.
Helpmate Puzzles ships an update every 7 months, Block the Pig every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Helpmate Puzzles | Block the Pig |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (7 ratings) | 3.9 (50 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 50 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Gano Technologies LLC | Vladislav Aleksandrov |
Customer experience
Helpmate Puzzles
Block the Pig
In-app purchases
Helpmate Puzzles
No in-app purchases
Block the Pig
- Remove Ads$1.99
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