Comparison

The Blockheads vs Assembly Line 2

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
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"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

Assembly Line 2

Build and manage a factory to craft and sell resources. Optimize your assembly line with various machines and upgrades to maximize profits, even while offline. Discover new resources and make strategic decisions to grow your industrial empire.

Highlights
  • Build and optimize 21 different machines
  • Unlock tons of upgrades
  • Craft around 50 unique resources
  • Offline progress generation
  • Informative machine and resource data
  • Progress backup
Features
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Welcome to Assembly Line 2, the sequel to the factory-building and managing game. Assembly Line 2 combines elements from idle and tycoon games. Make the most money by using different types of machines to build an assembly line to craft resources and sell them. Unlock upgrades to make it more efficient and expand your factory. The goal is simple, build resources and sell them. Starting with a few machines and very basic resources, and using them with more advanced machines to craft and create more complex resources. Your factory will continue generating money even when you are offline. When you return to the game you will have piles of money waiting for you, but don't spend it all in one place! While Assembly Line 2 is an idle game, because you make the layout of your factory, it is up to you to optimize it to make the most money possible. Don't worry if you get lost with all those machines to build, the game offers an information menu so you can see what each machine does at any time. It also offers information on each resource price, so you can make decisions on what to craft. You can also see stats on the amount you are producing. Features: - 21 different machines to build and optimize the best factory. - Tons of upgrades to increase productivity. - Around 50 different unique resources to craft. - Multi-language support. - Backup your progress. - No internet required.

Screenshots

The Blockheads4 screens
Assembly Line 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Assembly Line 2 at none against The Blockheads's 8. Assembly Line 2 also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). The Blockheads's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (9.3K vs 1.6K). On price, review sentiment 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. The Blockheads sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Assembly Line 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Assembly Line 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Blockheads has 9.3K ratings behind it against 1.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of The Blockheads's written reviews are positive against 80% of Assembly Line 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Blockheads ships an update every 2 months, Assembly Line 2 weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
The Blockheads versus Assembly Line 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe BlockheadsAssembly Line 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (9.3K ratings)4.8 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews79.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.3K — better1.6K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB138 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMajic Jungle SoftwareJoao Reis

Customer experience

The Blockheads

All ratings9,252 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral4.7%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews604 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral7.8%
Negative14.4%

Assembly Line 2

All ratings1,479 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral3.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews225 reviews
Positive79.6%
Neutral12.0%
Negative8.4%

User reviews

The Blockheads

From 9.3K 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

Assembly Line 2

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun gameplay
  • 👍 Optional ads
  • 🎨 Good visuals
  • 🕹️ Engaging factory management

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Clunky controls
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues
  • 🧭 Unclear progression
  • 🧠 Tedious menu navigation

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

Assembly Line 2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent offline earnings
  • Crafters and splitters stop working
  • Crashes on launch

Requested features

4 requests
  • Copy/paste assembly lines
  • Rotate/flip multiple machines
  • Pause production
  • Better performance optimization

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
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  • 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
None

Assembly Line 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Blockheads free?
The Blockheads is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Assembly Line 2 free?
Assembly Line 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Blockheads or Assembly Line 2?
Assembly Line 2 is rated higher. The Blockheads averages 4.4 out of 5 from 9.3K ratings, while Assembly Line 2 averages 4.8 from 1.6K ratings.
Do The Blockheads or Assembly Line 2 have ads?
Assembly Line 2 shows ads; The Blockheads does not.
Which is updated more often, The Blockheads or Assembly Line 2?
The Blockheads ships an update every 2 months, and Assembly Line 2 weekly. Most recently, The Blockheads was updated on October 26, 2026 and Assembly Line 2 on October 27, 2026.

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