Mazetron vs Ascending Blocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mazetron
Navigate a red rectangle through an endless minefield of squares. Tap the screen to control your movement and survive as long as possible to achieve a high score. This is a simple, high-score focused survival game.
- Endless block-maze gameplay
- High-score based survival
- Simple tap controls
- Navigate a red rectangle
- Minefield avoidance
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Mazetron is a simple high-score based game in which you guide a red rectangle through an endless minefield of squares. Tap the sides of the screen to control your rectangle. Survive as far as you can to get a high score! Mazetron II is in development. There will be no more major updates to Mazetron.
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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Ascending Blocks is a 2D cross between an infinite runner and a 2D platformer, where you control a block. Your objective is to ascend higher in the game. This game has many costumes to play with. You can unlock them by getting a high enough score or by watching a short ad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ascending Blocks at 5.0 against Mazetron's 4.5. Ascending Blocks also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly). Mazetron's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 4). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Mazetron ships an update monthly, Ascending Blocks daily. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mazetron | Ascending Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marc Davis | Tomato Factory |
Customer experience
Mazetron
Ascending Blocks
In-app purchases
Mazetron
No in-app purchases
Ascending Blocks
No in-app purchases
