Comparison

The Blockheads vs Final Outpost

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

Head to head
About

The Blockheads

Embark on an endless adventure of exploration, creation, and survival in a vast 2D sandbox world. Gather resources, craft tools, build structures, and trade with others to advance from basic survival to advanced technology like jetpacks and electric elevators. Play solo or join friends in online multiplayer worlds.

Highlights
  • Infinite world exploration
  • Extensive crafting system
  • Multiplayer online worlds
  • Building and construction
  • Global economy trading
  • PVP battles
  • Advanced technology crafting
Features
Read full description

"On an iPhone or iPad, the 2-D, side-scrolling block-based sandbox is a winning formula, and The Blockheads is the most well-executed, true-to-Minecraft game I've had the pleasure to experience on iOS." - TouchArcade (5 Stars) "The Blockheads takes the Minecraft experience and shrinks it down in a way that just works on a touchscreen. There are shades of Lemmings here too, and they blend together to make a sweet game about discovery, exploration, and creation." - Pocket Gamer (Gold Award) ***** Night is falling and your blockhead is freezing. You haven't yet made shelter and your campfire has gone out. All you have is a spade, some wood and a few sticks. You have only minutes before exhaustion hits. Do you create a bed, dig a cave or refuel your fire? What will you do? The Blockheads is a huge exploration, creation and survival game where the possibilities are endless! Play offline in single player, or easily create and join online worlds to play with friends and family, or explore thousands of unique worlds created and hosted by other players. Start with almost nothing and explore, craft, build and trade your way to steam trains, electric elevators, and even jet packs, titanium swords and carbon fiber armor. - Explore an infinite number of worlds filled with oceans, caves, deserts, mountains, forests and floating sky islands - Build massive structures with the materials you find - Trade with other players in an ever changing global economy - Battle other blockheads in PVP worlds - Lay rail and create jumps for speedy rail hand cars or create a rail network for easy transport by train - Create an array of solar panels to power your oil refinery, and craft carbon fiber and fuel for your jetpack to explore the skies - With content always being added, The Blockheads is continuously evolving, and there is more to come Warp your first blockhead through the portal and get exploring now in The Blockheads!

About

Final Outpost

Lead the last remnants of civilization to survive a zombie apocalypse. Build and manage your outpost, assign citizens to vital tasks, and craft weapons to defend against the undead. Balance resources, research, and defense to ensure your community's survival.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade outpost structures
  • Manage citizen jobs and skills
  • Craft weapons and tools
  • Scavenge and manage resources
  • Defend against zombie attacks
  • Simulated weather and day/night cycle
Features
Read full description

===Final Outpost 2.0 is available now!=== Top-100 strategy game in 140+ countries worldwide! Build your Outpost • Manage your citizens • Survive the zombie apocalypse ​ As the leader of one of the last remnants of civilization, you must manage your citizens, use resources to expand your outpost, and protect your citizens from both starvation and zombies. ​ In the face of this great challenge, you are given control over the construction of new buildings for your citizens to live and work in. Striking the right balance of building types is critical to maintaining the resource stockpiles so valuable to your citizens. Equip your workforce with the right tools for the job as the needs of your Outpost are shaped by its growth. Craft weapons to protect and defend your Outpost from zombies that wander too close... -------------------- ==BUILD== Improve your base over time to shelter your citizens from the outside world, and stockpile resources to save as many lives as possible. ==UPGRADE== Upgrade the capabilities of your citizens with the skill tree. Earn skill points by killing zombies and ensure the survival of your citizens by guiding them from novice to warrior as you play. ==MANAGE== Lead your citizens into a new age of prosperity by assigning them the right jobs, including farmers and guards. ==CRAFT== Give your citizens the tools they need to survive. Build a workshop to unlock advanced crafting and create weaponry to fend off the dead. ==SURVIVE== Combat famine and the dead by perfecting your long-term strategic balance of management, research, building and crafting. GAME FEATURES • Assign your citizens to scavenge, hunt, farm, mine and more • Craft tools and manage your resources • Construct and upgrade 12+ building types • Defend your walls from 5+ zombie types • Feed your hungry citizens as your Outpost expands • Simulated weather, seasons and day/night cycle • Upgrade your citizens with the skill tree -------------------- Send your feedback and bug reports to support@exabytegames.com Join the newsletter: https://cutt.ly/news-d

Screenshots

The Blockheads4 screens
Final Outpost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Blockheads at 4.4 against Final Outpost's 4.0. The Blockheads also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 67%) and ratings volume (9.2K vs 1.9K). Final Outpost's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. The Blockheads sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Final Outpost sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Blockheads holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9.2K and 1.9K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of The Blockheads's written reviews are positive against 67% of Final Outpost's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Blockheads ships an update every 2 months, Final Outpost every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Blockheads versus Final Outpost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe BlockheadsFinal Outpost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (9.2K ratings) — better4.0 (1.9K ratings)
Positive reviews77.1% of reviews — better66.8% of reviews
Number of ratings9.2K — better1.9K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB279 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperMajic Jungle SoftwareExabyte Games Ltd

Customer experience

The Blockheads

All ratings9,238 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral4.7%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews576 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral8.2%
Negative14.8%

Final Outpost

All ratings1,876 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral9.0%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews455 reviews
Positive66.8%
Neutral15.2%
Negative18.0%

User reviews

The Blockheads

From 9.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Nostalgic and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Unique 2D blocky aesthetic
  • 🚀 Smooth performance even on older devices
  • 👍 Customizable world settings

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Paid multiplayer servers
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches in recent updates
  • 💡 Lack of new content and updates
  • 🔒 Monetization through time crystals

Final Outpost

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Challenging but fun
  • 👍 No ads or pay-to-win
  • 🚀 Frequent updates

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔍 Lack of difficulty scaling
  • 🔍 Repetitive late-game
  • 🐛 Unresponsive workers
  • 🔍 Tedious resource management

Bugs and requests

The Blockheads

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Servers becoming inaccessible
  • Worlds randomly changing to custom/expert mode
  • Inventory items disappearing
  • Crafting time issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more animals and pets
  • Implement creative mode
  • Introduce space exploration and rockets
  • Improve multiplayer experience

Final Outpost

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Workers not responding
  • Snipers/guards not activating
  • Resources disappearing
  • Progress reset after updates
  • Zombie invincibility glitch
Show 1 more
  • Inconsistent resource collection

Requested features

12 requests
  • Sandbox mode
  • Difficulty settings
  • Ability to rearrange outpost
  • More building/job variety
  • Skill progression for workers
Show 7 more
  • Ability to skip tutorial
  • Faster time controls
  • More enemy/event variety
  • Multiplayer/co-op mode
  • Ability to repair walls
  • Food/resource storage upgrades
  • Scavenging/exploration missions

In-app purchases

8 purchases

The Blockheads

One-time8
  • Age Of Time Crystals$0.99
  • 7 Days Server World Credit$0.99
  • Double-Time$2.99
Show 5 more
  • HD Texture Pack$2.99
  • 30 Days Server World Credit$2.99
  • Epoch Of Time Crystals$4.99
  • Era Of Time Crystals$9.99
  • Eon Of Time Crystals$24.99
10 purchases

Final Outpost

One-time10
  • Set Traps$0.79
  • Set Traps$0.99
  • Continue$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Additional Save Slots$1.99
  • Ambush Survivors$1.99
  • Ambush Survivors$2.99
  • Search for Resources$4.99
  • Search for Resources$7.99
  • Raid Nearby Settlement$12.99
  • Raid Nearby Settlement$16.99

Questions

Is The Blockheads free?
The Blockheads is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Final Outpost free?
Final Outpost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Blockheads or Final Outpost?
The Blockheads is rated higher. The Blockheads averages 4.4 out of 5 from 9.2K ratings, while Final Outpost averages 4.0 from 1.9K ratings.
Do The Blockheads or Final Outpost have ads?
Neither The Blockheads nor Final Outpost shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Blockheads or Final Outpost?
The Blockheads ships an update every 2 months, and Final Outpost every 9 days. Most recently, The Blockheads was updated on September 26, 2026 and Final Outpost on September 25, 2026.

Other comparisons