Royal Guardians vs Bits and Blocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Royal Guardians
Assemble a team of five heroes with unique classes to battle monsters and powerful bosses. Summon, train, and evolve dozens of heroes to strengthen your team and protect a kingdom from a dark force. Test your limits in various challenge modes and earn rewards.
- Assemble a team of five heroes
- Summon, train, and evolve heroes
- Battle hordes of monsters
- Face powerful bosses
- Multiple challenge modes
- Choose a team captain
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Once upon a time, a prosperous and powerful kingdom was suddenly threatened by a dark force. The evil forces invaded the kingdom, destroying the land and endangering the people. The Royal Guard, a group of brave and skilled warriors, volunteered to fight the dark forces and protect the kingdom. In the battle, you will need to use a team of five heroes with different classes to defeat the hordes of monsters that the dark forces have unleashed. You will need to constantly strengthen your team in order to face the powerful bosses at the end of each stage. You can also choose a captain for your team based on the characteristics of your heroes. There are dozens of different heroes that you can summon, train, and evolve. By doing so, you can greatly increase your team's fighting power and easily defeat your enemies. There are also multiple challenge modes of varying difficulty to test your team's limits and earn generous rewards. Download the game and join in Royal Guardians now! Fight bravely to defeat the dark forces and protect the kingdom's honor!
Bits and Blocks
Engage in a tech-forward base-building action game. Power up a dark grid with resources, construct and upgrade various block types, and defend against relentless waves. Play solo or join others in a persistent online world.
- Build and upgrade 11 block types
- Route Energy, Light, and Mass
- Research upgrades
- 85+ guided objectives
- World, alliance, and direct chat
- Create or join alliances
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Bits and Blocks is a tech-forward base-building action game where you power up a dark grid with Energy, Light, and Mass. Build blocks, route resources, and survive relentless waves as your world comes online. Play solo or alongside other players in a persistent online world. BUILD THE GRID - Build and upgrade 11 block types, from Barrier Blocks and Auto-Turrets to missile platforms, shock coils, stasis nodes, and repair nodes. - Route Energy, Light, and Mass to expand your base and unlock new build options. - Research upgrades that boost damage, durability, range, and production. PROGRESS YOUR WAY - 85+ guided objectives with clear rewards and direction. - Earn Bits and Bytes for upgrades and cosmetics. - Daily rewards and long-term progression. - Customize your look with skins and faces. SOCIAL AND ONLINE - World chat, alliance chat, and direct messages. - Friends list and join friends in their world. - Create or join alliances to coordinate builds. FAIR, OPTIONAL MONETIZATION - Free to play. - Optional ads for research speedups and daily bonuses. - In-app purchases for currency and cosmetics. - All players will always have access to the exact same items and opportunities, free or paid. Internet connection required for online features. Download Bits and Blocks and bring the grid to life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Royal Guardians at 520 against Bits and Blocks's 2. Royal Guardians also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.2). Bits and Blocks's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Royal Guardians sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Bits and Blocks sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bits and Blocks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Royal Guardians has 520 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Royal Guardians ships an update weekly, Bits and Blocks every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Royal Guardians | Bits and Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (520 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 520 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 415 MB | 259 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mofish, Inc. | Corey Duplantis |
Customer experience
Royal Guardians
Bits and Blocks
Bugs and requests
Royal Guardians
Reported bugs
3 issues- Rewards disappearing after purchases
- Inability to proceed due to missing wing pieces
- Disconnection issues after watching ads
Requested features
3 requests- Add Russian language support
- Improve reward system for watching ads
- Adjust difficulty and progression for F2P players
Bits and Blocks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Royal Guardians
- Basic Newbie Gift$0.99
- Pack 1$0.99
- Special Pack 1$2.99
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- Pack 3$2.99
- Pack 5$4.99
- Super Monthly Card$9.99
- Pack 10$9.99
- Newbie Gift Discount$11.99
- Pack 20$19.99
- Pack 30$29.99
Bits and Blocks
- First Starter$0.99
- Starter Spark$2.99
- Builder's Cache$4.99
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- Monthly Special$4.99
- Defender Bundle$9.99
- Architect Hoard$19.99
- Epic Monthly Special$19.99
- Warden Trove$49.99
- Legendary Monthly Special$49.99
- Overlord Forge$99.99
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