Comparison

Phonemo vs Blocks

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

Head to head
About

Phonemo

This app offers engaging activities to develop children's phonological and syllabic awareness. It helps in learning letters, sounds, and syllables through various games and an interactive picture dictionary. Ideal for children, parents, teachers, and speech therapists.

Highlights
  • Letter and sound identification
  • Syllable recognition and counting
  • Rhyming memory and domino games
  • Interactive imagier for words and letters
  • Word machine for creating imaginary words
  • User and progress management
Features
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PHONEMO est avant tout destiné : Aux enfants de manière autonome, avec l’accompagnement de l’adulte en atelier ou dans le cadre des activités de soutien personnalisé. Aux parents désirant développer les connaissances et la conscience de l'enfant, Aux enseignants cherchant l'outil idéal d'activités simple, ludique et instructif. Aux Orthophoniste désireux(se) de proposer aux enfants une remédiation ludique aux difficultés de perception des sons et des syllabes. Phonémo est une application reconnu du monde de l'enseignement pour son caractère Phonemo propose d'étudier 225 mots, 30 sons et 197 syllabes au travers de 8 activités différentes en 3 séries de 10 jeux de difficultés croissantes : - Mémory des lettres - Identifier une lettre - Identifier un son - Identifier une syllabe - Localiser une syllabe - Compter les syllabes - Mémory des rimes - Domino des rimes Phonemo offre 240 possibilités de jeux et d'exercices : - Sur la connaissance des lettres et de leurs graphies différentes. - Sur la conscience phonologique en apprenant à distinguer les sons. - Sur la conscience syllabique en apprenant à distinguer les syllabes d'un mot prononcé. Un imagier interactif permet de revoir et réentendre les mots, les syllabes et les lettres de l’alphabet en écriture scripte et cursive. En bonus : une machine à mots permet de créer de manière ludique des mots imaginaires de 3 syllabes, avec la possibilité de tirer aléatoirement l’un des 16 mots prédéfinis. Une infinité de joueur et une interface de gestion qui permet : - de gérer les utilisateurs : création, modification, suppression - de gérer les bilans par utilisateur et par activité : visualisation, impression, réinitialisation.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Classic block puzzle gameplay
  • Hundreds of unique levels
  • Easy and fun to play
  • Brain training exercises
  • Fill shapes with colored blocks
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Blocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blocks at 87% against Phonemo's 33%. Blocks also leads on ratings volume (4.3K vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). Phonemo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price 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

Both are free to download. Phonemo 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phonemo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blocks has 4.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Phonemo's written reviews are positive against 87% of Blocks's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phonemo ships an update every 9 months, Blocks every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Phonemo versus Blocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhonemoBlocks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (4.3K ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews86.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS5.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeulinSmart Games Studios

Customer experience

Phonemo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral22.2%
Negative44.4%

Blocks

All ratings4,267 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews674 reviews
Positive86.9%
Neutral7.0%
Negative6.1%

Bugs and requests

Phonemo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

1 purchases

Phonemo

One-time1
  • Phonemo Full Version$1.99
6 purchases

Blocks

One-time6
  • 10 hints (promo)$0.99
  • 10 hints$1.99
  • 30 hints (promo)$3.99
Show 3 more
  • 30 hints$4.99
  • 70 hints (promo)$5.99
  • 70 hints$9.99

Questions

Is Phonemo free?
Phonemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blocks free?
Blocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Phonemo or Blocks?
Phonemo is rated higher. Phonemo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Blocks averages 4.7 from 4.3K ratings.
Do Phonemo or Blocks have ads?
Blocks shows ads; Phonemo does not.
Which is updated more often, Phonemo or Blocks?
Phonemo ships an update every 9 months, and Blocks every 2 months. Most recently, Phonemo was updated on November 1, 2026 and Blocks on November 4, 2026.

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