Incubator! vs Blocknova
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Incubator!
Manage a laboratory to breed and evolve unique creatures. Train your creations to battle and dominate in strategic combat.
- Laboratory management
- Creature creation and evolution
- Strategic combat
- Winning battles
- Training creatures
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Take control of a laboratory and create the perfect creatures to win fights!
Blocknova
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Place blocks, clear lines, chase combos — Blocknova is the block puzzle reimagined for 2026, with silky animations, glossy candy blocks and zero pressure. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY • Classic 10×10 — the endless original. Fill rows and columns, keep the board alive, beat your best. • Mini 8×8 — quick rounds on a tighter board. • Zen — no game over, no timers. Just you, the blocks and the flow. • Adventure — 99 handcrafted levels with shaped boards, gems to collect and star ratings to master. ONE PUZZLE A DAY, FOR EVERYONE Every day the whole world gets the same Daily Puzzle. Play it, grow your streak, earn power-ups and climb the daily leaderboard. POWER-UPS Earn bombs, swaps and undos by keeping your daily streak alive — then spend them when the board gets tight. A second chance is always one undo away. MADE TO FEEL GOOD • Fever mode: chain clears to light the board on fire • Four themes, from neon Midnight to airy Porcelain • Confetti celebrations, playful cheers, rich haptics • Game Center leaderboards for Classic, Mini and the Daily Puzzle • Fully playable offline · No account needed Place. Clear. Go nova.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blocknova at none against Incubator!'s 1. Blocknova also leads on ads (none vs shown). Incubator!'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Incubator! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Blocknova asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Incubator! | Blocknova |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (407 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 407 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 246 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yso Corp | Huseyin Tuna |
Bugs and requests
Incubator!
Reported bugs
5 issues- Download stopped
- Glitch in the wall
- Dino not stopping growing
- Dragon DNA glitch
- Game is lagging
Requested features
7 requests- Make the game harder
- Add more content
- Add new DNA things like intelligence
- Improve animations
- Fix the ads
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- Add more to do
- Add more stuff to the game
Blocknova
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Incubator!
- Remove Ads$2.99
Blocknova
No in-app purchases
