Columns vs Columns Blast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Columns
A remake of the classic "Columns" game where you align falling jewels of the same color to form lines of three or more. Clear as many jewels as possible across various play modes. Features GameCenter integration and innovative controls.
- Match falling jewels
- Form lines of 3+ same-colored jewels
- Vertical, horizontal, and diagonal matching
- Four play modes
- GameCenter integration
- Easy controls
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Remake of classic "Columns" game. Manipulate falling columns to form vertical, horizontal, or diagonal lines of 3 or more of diamonds of the same color. Try to clear as many diamonds as possible. * FEATURES: - Four different play modes. - GameCenter integration. - Easy and innovative controls. Privacy policy: https://akatek.biz/apps/columns/privacy_policy Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
Columns Blast
Match three or more same-colored blocks horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to clear them. Choose between blast mode, where you tap to rotate and drag columns, or classic mode with falling columns and board interaction.
- Match 3 or more blocks
- Horizontal, vertical, and diagonal matches
- Blast mode with column rotation and dropping
- Classic mode with falling columns
- Tap to rotate colors
- Slide to move columns
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Align 3 or more blocks of the same color in horizontal, vertical, or diagonal directions to remove them from the board. In blast mode: - tap on new column to rotate colors - drag and drop the new column on board - remove enough number of specified blocks to pass a level In classic mode, new column falls from top: - sliding left to move left - sliding right to move right - sliding down to move to bottom - tapping on board to rotate colors
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Columns Blast at 5.0 against Columns's 4.5. Columns Blast also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). Columns's advantage is ratings volume (833 vs 3) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Columns Blast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Columns has 833 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Columns's written reviews are positive against 100% of Columns Blast's.
Columns ships an update every 6 days, Columns Blast every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Columns | Columns Blast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (833 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 833 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AkaTek LLC | Wenzhe Lu |
Customer experience
Columns
Columns Blast
Bugs and requests
Columns
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on certain devices
- Freezing and performance issues
- Unresponsive controls
Requested features
4 requests- Difficulty settings
- More gem variations
- Blitz/countdown game modes
- Full-screen mode
Columns Blast
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Columns
No in-app purchases
Columns Blast
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Columns free?
Is Columns Blast free?
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