Joel vs The Last Block
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Joel
Experience a technical preview of advanced vector rendering technology by battling hundreds of zombies. This game showcases unprecedented vector rendering, ensuring crisp graphics that scale flawlessly across any resolution or device.
- Zombie battles
- Advanced vector rendering
- Scalable graphics
- High-quality animation
- Technical preview
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Battle hundreds of zombies in this technical preview of Rive’s new vector rendering technology. The Rive Renderer draws an unprecedented amount of vectors on screen. Everything animates and deforms without losing quality. Graphics remain crisp and clear regardless of scale, resolution, or device.
The Last Block
Defend a city block against overwhelming zombie hordes in this fast-paced arcade survival game. Recruit villagers, earn scrap for upgrades, and unleash powerful weapons to achieve high scores. Experience different game modes, including a side-scrolling challenge and a unique dance party.
- Zombie horde survival
- Recruit villagers for defense
- Earn scrap for permanent upgrades
- Unlock powerful weapons
- Side-scrolling challenge mode
- Zombie Dance Party mode
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THE LAST BLOCK The city has fallen. The streets are overrun. Now there’s only one thing left to do: defend The Last Block. The Last Block is a fast-paced zombie arcade game built around survival, high scores, ridiculous firepower, and increasingly overwhelming hordes. Fight your way through waves of zombies, recruit villagers to your defense, earn Scrap, unlock permanent upgrades, and see how long you can hold the line. But surviving the block is only the beginning. SURVIVE THE HORDE Take on increasingly dangerous waves of zombies and powerful bosses. Aim, fire, survive, and build your score as the pressure keeps rising. BUILD YOUR ARSENAL Earn Scrap while you play and spend it on powerful upgrades. Unlock the Machine Gun, Shotgun, Villager Squad, Mega Bomb, and more. Your purchases can change how you approach every run. HORDE RUN Lead your squad through a city overrun by the undead. Recruit survivors, dodge the horde, collect power-ups, and keep your team alive as long as possible. Grab Rapid Fire, Shields, 2× Damage, Bombs, and reinforcements—but one wrong move can cost you a survivor. RADICAL RUN Take a break from defending the block and jump into an old-school side-scrolling challenge. Run, jump, shoot, dodge enemies, and keep moving. CALL FOR BACKUP Unlock the Villager Squad and call in reinforcements when things get ugly. Armed villagers can help hold back the horde—but they won't last forever. DROP THE MEGA BOMB When the screen becomes completely overrun, sometimes there’s only one answer. Stockpile Mega Bombs and unleash massive destruction when you need it most. AND THEN THINGS GET WEIRD... Unlock the Zombie Dance Party for one of The Last Block's most ridiculous surprises. The undead stop attacking, the music starts, and for a few glorious seconds...everybody dances. Then you get to experience life from the other side. HOW LONG CAN YOU SURVIVE? Chase your high score, unlock upgrades, experiment with different strategies, and try to survive just one more wave. The block isn't going to defend itself. Welcome to The Last Block.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Joel at 3 against The Last Block's 1. Joel also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Joel against 5.0 for The Last Block. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Joel | The Last Block |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rive, Inc | Neville Forsythe |
Customer experience
Joel
The Last Block
In-app purchases
Joel
No in-app purchases
The Last Block
No in-app purchases









