Blockwick vs Oberty
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blockwick
Organize colorful blocks with mysterious symbols by placing same-colored blocks adjacent to each other. This puzzle game features 160 levels of increasing difficulty and introduces new specialty blocks.
- 160 puzzles
- Increasing difficulty
- Specialty blocks
- Caterpillar blocks
- Flip blocks
- Entangled blocks
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**Blockwick 2 is now available. It has 160 puzzles of increasing difficulty with a slew of new specialty blocks—including caterpillar blocks, flip blocks, entangled blocks, and more.** There is a place with lots of blocks. It's called Blockwick The blocks here are all different shapes and colors and have mysterious symbols on them. Everything is mixed up, but when you place same-colored blocks next to each other, their symbols glow! Organize the blocks to bring light and order to this world. From the creators of Aqueduct, Orba, and Monster Soup comes an intriguing new slider-puzzle called Blockwick.
Oberty
This minimalist puzzle game challenges players to rotate and blend cards using XOR logic to solve over 200 unique puzzles. It features a relaxing soundtrack, inclusive color schemes, and a level editor to create and share custom challenges.
- Shape-blending puzzles
- XOR logic gameplay
- 200+ puzzles
- Meditative and relaxing
- Inclusive color schemes
- Level editor
- Share custom levels
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** Most Anticipated Game – Indie Cup Ukraine’23 ** ** OFFICIAL SELECTION, DAY OF THE DEVS, THE GAME AWARDS EDITION 2023 ** Oberty is a minimalist shape-blending puzzle. Rotate and blend cards with XOR rule: "Black + Black = White". • 200+ puzzles to complete • Meditative • Minimal • Monochromatic • Relaxing and atmospheric original soundtrack • Inclusive color schemes for people with visual impairment • Level editor, create and share you cards with friends • No ads LEVEL EDITOR Create your own unique level-cards, share it to your friends by sending picture. To play level simply load it from picture of level-card.
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Verdict
Blockwick and Oberty both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 96% of Blockwick's written reviews are positive against 67% of Oberty's. Blockwick also leads on ratings volume (258 vs 19) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16). Oberty's advantage is chart position (#193 vs unranked) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On rating, update cadence, 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
Blockwick costs $4.99 and Oberty $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Blockwick against 4.9 for Oberty. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blockwick has 258 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Blockwick's written reviews are positive against 67% of Oberty's.
Blockwick ships an update every 6 months, Oberty every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Blockwick | Oberty |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (258 ratings) | 4.9 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.2% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 258 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #193 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kieffer Bros. | Dmytro Denys |
Customer experience
Blockwick
Oberty
Bugs and requests
Blockwick
Reported bugs
2 issues- Blockwick 2 board pieces spinning after iOS 16 update
- Unable to open Blockwick 2 on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and chapters
- Level creation and sharing tools
- Achievements and leaderboards
- Hint system or solution guides
Oberty
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blockwick
No in-app purchases
Oberty
No in-app purchases
