Comparison

Burn the Rope Lite vs MAGIC BLOCK

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Burn the Rope Lite

A unique puzzle game where you tilt your device to keep a flame alive and burn as much rope as possible. Encounter different bugs that affect the flame and unlock new levels. Features daily user-created levels and beautiful fire effects.

Highlights
  • Burn rope by tilting your device
  • Fire physics simulation
  • Interact with bugs on the rope
  • Daily user-created puzzle levels
  • 16 exciting levels
  • Retina display support
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Brand new PUZZLE OF THE DAY feature!!! - Each day the user can download, rate and play a new level which was designed by another user GIZMODO - App Of The Day !!! TUAW - App Of The Day !!! Apppera - Best iPhone games of 2010 !!! "Burn the Rope is a pretty great experience" - TouchArcade "Definitely worth grabbing" - AppSpy "This is a definite must buy" - TouchGen "The fire physics in the game are excellent" - AppSafari "Burn the Rope has the inventiveness that makes the best puzzle games interesting." - SlideToPlay From the team that brought you Thumpies –‘game that reinvented the rhythm genre’; here comes one of the most original games this year. Burn the Rope is a unique game for the pyro in all of us. All you have to do is feed the fire! Burn the Rope is a challenging game where you try to burn as much rope as you can in each level. There’s a catch! The fire only burns upwards, leaving you to tilt and turn your phone to keep your flame alive! As you progress through the levels, you’ll encounter bugs crawling along the rope. Different bugs have different reactions to the flame. For example, the ant changes the color of the flame so you can burn different colored ropes, and the spider shoots out a web bridge so you can access parts of the level that you could not before. Burn the Rope is incredibly fun and addictive. You will actually feel like you’re burning a rope, yet there’s no need for a fire extinguisher! Features: • 16 exciting levels with more coming soon! • Incredibly fun and addictive! • Unique controls ! • Beautiful graphics and cool fire effects! • Easy to learn, hard to master! • Fun for the whole family! • Retina support Check the gameplay video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqGf_SPHNUs

About

MAGIC BLOCK

Features
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This is a pixel-art puzzle action game in which you operate a magical girl, Pandora, and aim for the goal on the stage. Pandora can take and place blocks on the stage, so place the blocks in the right places and reach the goal! There are a total of six different types of blocks, each with various effects: some can jump high, some can dash, some can fall, and so on. The later the stage, the more difficult it becomes, but the sense of accomplishment you get when you clear the stage is so great that you should definitely try to clear all the stages!

Screenshots

Burn the Rope Lite4 screens
MAGIC BLOCK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MAGIC BLOCK at none against Burn the Rope Lite's 1. Burn the Rope Lite's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price 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

Both are free to download. Burn the Rope Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MAGIC BLOCK asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Burn the Rope Lite ships an update monthly, MAGIC BLOCK every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and December 4, 2025 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Burn the Rope Lite versus MAGIC BLOCK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBurn the Rope LiteMAGIC BLOCK
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (356 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings356 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS4.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBig Blue BubbleAkito Murakami

Bugs and requests

Burn the Rope Lite

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game crashes on certain levels
  • Puzzle of the day feature not working consistently

Requested features

3 requests
  • Update to support latest iOS versions
  • Add more levels and game modes
  • Implement a free-to-play model with optional purchases

MAGIC BLOCK

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Burn the Rope Lite

One-time1
  • Everlasting Flame$1.99
None

MAGIC BLOCK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Burn the Rope Lite free?
Burn the Rope Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MAGIC BLOCK free?
MAGIC BLOCK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Burn the Rope Lite or MAGIC BLOCK have ads?
MAGIC BLOCK shows ads; Burn the Rope Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Burn the Rope Lite or MAGIC BLOCK?
Burn the Rope Lite ships an update monthly, and MAGIC BLOCK every 2 months. Most recently, Burn the Rope Lite was updated on September 22, 2026 and MAGIC BLOCK on December 4, 2025.

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