Comparison

Tico vs StarrBlocks

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

Head to head
About

Tico

Arrange falling colored blocks to clear rows and prevent them from reaching the top. This fast-paced game tests your finger-eye coordination. Compete with players worldwide for a top score.

Highlights
  • Falling block puzzles
  • Complete rows to clear
  • Increasing speed
  • Finger-eye coordination challenge
  • Global Top Players list
Features
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Unique shapes of colored blocks drop from the top. Your task is to avoid letting the stacked blocks reach the top by arranging them in complete rows across the bottom. A completely filled row vanishes, giving you more opportunities to score. This game requires superior finger-eye coordination to arrange the shapes quickly, and it gets faster with time. Enjoy! Check your skill against other baKno players around the globe by posting your score in our Top Players list. This free version allows you to place 25 pieces per game. In order to play unlimited, you need to purchase either a License, some Tokens or a Subscription. All these available as In-App Purchases within the game.

About

StarrBlocks

This app offers four distinct puzzle game experiences: a classic falling-block game, a drag-and-place block puzzle, a tactile Woodoku style game, and a physics-based stacking challenge. Each game features unique modes, themes, and visual effects for engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Falling-block puzzle with multiple modes
  • Drag-and-place block puzzle with daily challenges
  • Tactile Woodoku with row/column/box clears
  • Physics-based tower stacking game
  • 30+ customizable themes
  • Satisfying visual and haptic effects
  • Local and Game Center leaderboards
Features
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Stack. Clear. Blast. Quest. Carve. StarrBlocks is a native iOS puzzle arcade built for quick rounds, deep mastery, and that "one more run" pull. Start with StarrBlocks, a polished falling-block puzzle with smooth swipe-and-tap controls, satisfying rotations, hard-drop trails, rich haptics, and line clears that pop. Switch to StarrBlast, an 8x8 drag-and-place block puzzle with its own modes, themes, daily challenges, and cinematic blast effects. Then there's StarrWood, a tactile 9x9 Woodoku puzzle: drag carved wood pieces onto the board, clear rows, columns, and 3x3 sudoku boxes, and wander a Journey trail of hand-painted polaroid scenes you unlock one level at a time. We've also got StarrTricks, a tower height game mode where you see just how high you can stack the blocks without letting the pieces topple over! FOUR PUZZLE GAMES IN ONE STARRBLOCKS Marathon: classic endurance. Survive rising speed and chase a bigger score. Sprint: clear 40 lines as fast as possible. Ultra: three-minute blitz where every placement matters. Bombs: chain explosive clears and turn pressure into fireworks. STARRBLAST Classic: endless 8x8 block placement with no falling timer. Daily: a shared daily seed with streaks and one clean run per day. Quest: 90 story levels with handcrafted boards, objectives, collectibles, and stars. STARRWOOD Endless: free-play 9x9 Woodoku with sudoku-box clears, scattered collectible gems that bonus your score, and randomized painterly backdrops on every open. Journey: hand-authored 30-stop trails (starting with Camping) where the screen scenery shifts between polaroid scenes — campfire, lakeside, summit, sunrise — as you collect themed gems against a move limit. THEMES WITH PERSONALITY STARRTRICKS Tower: physics-based tetromino stacking where every block has weight, wobble, and consequence. Build upward across checkpoint lines, brace risky pieces with Anchor power, and chase your tallest tower in feet. Play across 30+ custom themes, from Aurora, Cosmic, Jelly, Tron, Atoll, Aquarium, Trench, and Prism to StarrBlast worlds like Ocean Depths, Crystal Gems, Ancient Relics, Gridrunner Protocol, and Phantom. StarrWood adds a hand-painted wood-grain family with multiple stains for every Woodoku run. Themes change more than color: boards, pieces, backgrounds, trails, particles, and line-clear effects all get their own personality. EFFECTS THAT FEEL GOOD Hard-drop trails show the path your piece took. StarrBlast line clears turn rows and columns into radiant blasts. StarrWood Journey backdrops shift painterly scenes as you walk the trail. Custom effects, particles, screen motion, and haptics make every clear tactile. A 21-track soundtrack and sound effects can be mixed, muted, or tuned to your mood. BUILT FOR HOW YOU PLAY Responsive controls designed for thumbs Local high scores and run history Game Center leaderboards for score-based modes Playable onboarding that gets out of your way Music, sound, haptics, ghost pieces, classic pieces, and visual options Native SwiftUI polish with smooth animation on iPhone and iPad NO NOISE No ads. No timers between rounds. No paywalls blocking the good stuff. Just open the app, pick your mode, and chase the next clear. StarrBlocks is for players who love thoughtful puzzle design, satisfying feedback, and games that turn a spare minute into a real run.

Screenshots

Tico4 screens
StarrBlocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: StarrBlocks at 100% against Tico's 33%. StarrBlocks also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Tico's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Tico sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. StarrBlocks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StarrBlocks holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StarrBlocks has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Tico's written reviews are positive against 100% of StarrBlocks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tico ships an update every 2 weeks, StarrBlocks daily. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Tico versus StarrBlocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTicoStarrBlocks
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB210 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperbaKno GamesJoshua Starr

Customer experience

Tico

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

StarrBlocks

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tico

One-time3
  • Tico 10 Game Sessions$0.99
  • Tico Unlimited for One Month$1.99
  • Tico Full Game Unlimited$24.99
None

StarrBlocks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tico free?
Tico is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StarrBlocks free?
StarrBlocks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tico or StarrBlocks?
StarrBlocks is rated higher. Tico averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while StarrBlocks averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Tico or StarrBlocks have ads?
Neither Tico nor StarrBlocks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tico or StarrBlocks?
Tico ships an update every 2 weeks, and StarrBlocks daily. Most recently, Tico was updated on October 4, 2026 and StarrBlocks on October 2, 2026.

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