Tile Slider vs Blocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tile Slider
Engage in a timed sliding tile puzzle challenge with adjustable difficulty. Customize your game with numbered tiles or personal photos, and even flip pieces for added complexity. Enjoy a leisurely pace by disabling the timer or play a quick game on your Apple Watch.
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Use custom photos as tiles
- Flip pieces for extra challenge
- Optional timer for relaxed play
- Apple Watch compatibility
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Race against the clock to complete a sliding tile puzzle. • Five difficulty levels/puzzle sizes, suitable for all ages and skill levels (larger sizes require an in-app purchase). • Play with classic numbered tiles, or use images from your camera/photo library. • For an extra challenge, enable the Flip Pieces setting so pieces can be flipped over. • Turn off the timer for a more leisurely game! • Play a 3×3 puzzle on Apple Watch. Tile Slider is available for iOS and Mac. It is free to download and play 3×3 and 4×4 puzzles. A single in-app purchase unlocks 5×5, 6×6 and 7×7 puzzles on both platforms. For more information see https://hacknicity.com/tileslider or email me at support@hacknicity.com
Blocks
Engage in a classic block puzzle game that offers hundreds of unique levels. This addictive and free experience helps train your brain and keep it mentally fit with its easy-to-learn mechanics.
- Classic block puzzle gameplay
- Hundreds of unique levels
- Easy and fun to play
- Brain training exercises
- Fill shapes with colored blocks
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Enjoy this new and exciting puzzle game! It's addictive and free! * Easy and fun to play: move the coloured blocks to fill up the shapes. * Unique levels: hundreds of amazing levels are waiting for you. * Train your brain: keep yourself mentally fit every day! Do you accept the challenge? Download now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Tile Slider at none against Blocks's shown. Tile Slider also leads on review sentiment (98% vs 87%) and device support (5 vs 3). Blocks's advantage is ratings volume (4.3K vs 234). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Tile Slider sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Blocks sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Tile Slider against 4.7 for Blocks. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blocks has 4.3K ratings behind it against 234, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Tile Slider's written reviews are positive against 87% of Blocks's.
Tile Slider ships an update every 3 months, Blocks every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Tile Slider | Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (234 ratings) — better | 4.7 (4.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.6% of reviews — better | 86.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 234 | 4.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Geoff Hackworth | Smart Games Studios |
Customer experience
Tile Slider
Blocks
User reviews
Tile Slider
From 234 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and straightforward gameplay
- 👍 No annoying ads (in basic version)
- 👍 Nostalgic feel, like childhood toys
- 👍 Can use own photos for puzzles
- 👍 Addictive and challenging
Room to improve
- 👎 Basic version limited in tile count
- 👎 Requires payment to increase tile count
- 👎 Tiles slide slowly, requires multiple swipes
- 👎 Cannot move a whole row at once
- 👎 UI is a bit drab
Blocks
From 4.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and challenging puzzles
- 💡 Helpful hints and daily puzzles
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay and intuitive controls
- 🧠 Mentally stimulating brain exercise
Room to improve
- 🔍 Difficulty progressing without hints
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 📢 Frequent and intrusive ads
- 🔒 Inability to replay completed levels
Bugs and requests
Tile Slider
Reported bugs
1 issue- Game Center leader board shows impossible times for easy mode
Requested features
5 requests- Make highlighted correct spot toggle-able
- Remove hard mode and crazy mode
- Remove flip tile
- Fix Game Center leader board (easy mode solve time)
- Allow single taps to move tiles
Blocks
Reported bugs
3 issues- Bottom right piece often stuck or inaccessible
- App crashes or freezes on some devices
- Inconsistent performance on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and level variety
- Option to disable ads or pay to remove them
- Ability to replay completed levels
- Multiplayer or competitive modes
In-app purchases
Tile Slider
- Upgrade to Full Version$1.99
Blocks
- 10 hints (promo)$0.99
- 10 hints$1.99
- 30 hints (promo)$3.99
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- 30 hints$4.99
- 70 hints (promo)$5.99
- 70 hints$9.99
