Comparison

Block vs Phonics Puzzles Premium

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

Head to head
About

Block

Guide a chicken home by strategically moving vehicles to clear its path. Avoid a monster in later levels by blocking its movement before the chicken passes. This game helps young children develop problem-solving skills and spatial reasoning.

Highlights
  • Vehicle-based puzzle gameplay
  • Monster avoidance challenges
  • Develops problem-solving
  • Enhances spatial reasoning
  • Introduces directional concepts
Features
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The chicken is trying to get home! Drag the cars, trucks and buses out of the way so the chicken can drive along the road. In the later levels watch out for the monster trying to eat the chicken! Move the vehicles to block the monster in before the chicken drives past. Great to introduce young children to problem solving and visualising positions, directions and movements.

About

Phonics Puzzles Premium

This app helps young children learn phonetic sounds through engaging puzzles. It offers a variety of colorful puzzles, customizable gameplay, and accurate pronunciation, all based on the Jolly Phonics system. Designed to enhance cognitive skills in a fun, playful environment.

Highlights
  • Learn phonetic sounds, not just the alphabet
  • Over 160 original phonics puzzles
  • Play by phonics group or random selection
  • Fully voiced with correct pronunciation
  • Choice of British, American, or Australian English
  • Parental gate for safe usage
Features
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Available in British, American and Australian English. Give your children a head start by teaching them phonics at an early age! Phonics Puzzles is designed to help children understand the different phonetic sounds, rather than the alphabet. By completing puzzles and practicing the different phonics groups, Phonics Puzzles improves your child's cognitive skills in a fun and playful way. The game includes a wide selection of colourful puzzles with the option of completing puzzles within specific phonics groups or via a randomized endless selection of puzzles. Phonics Puzzles runs great on iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch devices running iOS 9.0 or higher. Features: • Choose between British, Australian and American English. • Over 160 original phonics puzzles. • Play a quick random puzzle game or play by phonics group. • Fully voiced with correct phonics pronunciation. • Voiced by B.J. Rowling, cousin of Harry Potter author, J.K.Rowling. • Choose between lower and uppercase characters. • Based on the Jolly Phonics system, published by Jolly Learning Ltd. • Parental gate to keep your child within the app. • Turn snapping of puzzles pieces on or off for easier gameplay. • Colourful graphics with support for all devices running iOS 9.0 or higher.

Screenshots

Block4 screens
Phonics Puzzles Premium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Phonics Puzzles Premium at every 2 months against Block's every 33 months. Phonics Puzzles Premium also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 80%). Block's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 11.0). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Block costs $0.99 and Phonics Puzzles Premium $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Block against 5.0 for Phonics Puzzles Premium. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Block's written reviews are positive against 90% of Phonics Puzzles Premium's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Block ships an update every 33 months, Phonics Puzzles Premium every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Block versus Phonics Puzzles Premium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlockPhonics Puzzles Premium
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews90.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBusy Things LimitedBram Van Damme

Customer experience

Block

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

Phonics Puzzles Premium

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive90.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.5%

In-app purchases

None

Block

No in-app purchases

None

Phonics Puzzles Premium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Block free?
Block costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phonics Puzzles Premium free?
Phonics Puzzles Premium costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Block or Phonics Puzzles Premium?
Block and Phonics Puzzles Premium are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Block or Phonics Puzzles Premium have ads?
Neither Block nor Phonics Puzzles Premium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Block or Phonics Puzzles Premium?
Block ships an update every 33 months, and Phonics Puzzles Premium every 2 months. Most recently, Block was updated on October 23, 2026 and Phonics Puzzles Premium on October 15, 2026.

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