Comparison

Block Mage vs Cabling Tycoon

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

Head to head
About

Block Mage

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Be the block mage guarding the village, defend the villagers' peaceful land against the demon army sent by the Demon King, and prevent the block magic from being taken away by the Demon King. You will use the blcok magic inherited from generations of guardian mages to crush the demon army and protect the innocent villagers. The casting of the block magic will determine the future of the village. Fight for the block!

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Cabling Tycoon

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LAN cables aren't something you memorise. They're something your hands learn. Cabling Tycoon is a shop management game where you build RJ45 cables by hand and sell them to the customers waiting at your counter. Strip the jacket, untwist the pairs, lay eight wires down in order, seat the connector and crimp it — the real sequence, repeated under your thumb. You end up knowing T568A and T568B because you ran a shop, not because you drilled flashcards. ■ Who this is for · Anyone studying for a network technician exam with a hands-on cabling section · Anyone who hesitates every time between straight-through and crossover · New engineers about to pick up a crimping tool for the first time · People who like simulation and tycoon games ■ 1. Cables you actually make Bite the jacket with the stripper, turn it, pull it off. Rub the four twisted pairs apart, then place all eight wires one slot at a time: white-orange, orange, white-green, blue, white-blue, green, white-brown, brown. Push the connector home, squeeze the tool, and one cable is done. Every cable has two connectors, so you build both ends. ■ 2. Straight-through or crossover? The customer is asking "Connecting a PC to a hub — two of them, please." Read the pair of devices in their speech bubble and hand over the right cable. Same layer of device means crossover, different layers mean straight-through — then a hub's uplink port flips the answer, and coupler orders make you combine your cable with the one already in the wall. The cheat sheet is one tap away whenever you're unsure, but the clock keeps running while it's open. ■ 3. A daily target Close the day short of the target and the shop closes for good. The goal sits in a gauge at the top of the screen all day, and with thirty seconds left and the target unmet, the shop starts shouting. Let a customer walk out on a cable that was sitting on your shelf and it costs a heart. String flawless deliveries together and a combo multiplier lifts what every cable pays. ■ 4. Spend the takings on the bench The power stripper cuts the work out of the jacket, the pair separator hands you pairs already untwisted, the insert guide and power crimper shorten the finish. Inspection glasses cut the lockout when you place a wire wrong. A bigger signboard buys a longer working day. What no tool ever does is place those eight wires for you — that part is yours. There are one-shot items too: an energy drink for more time on the clock, focus coffee to freeze the queue's patience, a parts box that doubles the cable on your bench, a megaphone to win back waiting customers. ■ 5. Practice mode Just the cable, with no clock and no customers. It remembers your fastest wire placement and which pin numbers you get wrong most, so you can see exactly where your hands stall. ■ 6. Online record room Post a finished run's takings to the hall of fame. No account, no login — a nickname is enough. ■ Light and quiet · No sign-up, no login · Game records stay on your device · No camera, microphone, contacts or location permissions · English and Korean Open the shop again today, until those eight wires are muscle memory. ※ A learning simulation. For real installations, follow site regulations and the manufacturer's instructions.

Screenshots

Block Mage4 screens
Cabling Tycoon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Block Mage at every 2 days against Cabling Tycoon's every 4 weeks. Block Mage also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Block Mage ships an update every 2 days, Cabling Tycoon every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Block Mage versus Cabling Tycoon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock MageCabling Tycoon
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB70 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer天橙SiU Ahn

In-app purchases

None

Block Mage

No in-app purchases

None

Cabling Tycoon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Block Mage free?
Block Mage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cabling Tycoon free?
Cabling Tycoon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Block Mage or Cabling Tycoon have ads?
Both Block Mage and Cabling Tycoon show ads.
Which is updated more often, Block Mage or Cabling Tycoon?
Block Mage ships an update every 2 days, and Cabling Tycoon every 4 weeks. Most recently, Block Mage was updated on October 30, 2026 and Cabling Tycoon on October 24, 2026.

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