Comparison

Zen Puzzle Blocks vs Antarctic Attack

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

Head to head
About

Zen Puzzle Blocks

Engage in an arcade game where you use a ball to strategically destroy blocks, each with unique strengths. Adapt to complex patterns and increasing difficulty while competing on a global leaderboard. Enjoy a continuous, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Dynamic block destruction
  • Strategic scoring system
  • Progressively challenging levels
  • Unique block generation algorithms
  • International player ranking
  • Adaptability and strategic thinking
Features
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Zen Blocks is an arcade game about a ball, a paddle and a wall of blocks that will not wait for you. Calm in mood, exacting in practice. How it plays The ball travels at a steady speed and leaves the paddle at an angle set by where it landed: catch it near the edge and it cuts sideways, catch it dead centre and it goes straight up. That is aiming, not luck. Every block you break makes the ball a little faster. Scoring Each hit on a block scores a point. A block that slips past the bottom of the screen takes away as many points as it had hits left. Hesitation is expensive. Five balls a level You get five attempts. Lose all five and the level is not cleared — and it starts again in exactly the same arrangement. Nothing is reshuffled, so a level you failed is a level you can actually learn. Fifteen ways blocks arrive Scattered at random, snaking down from a corner, in rows, falling like rain, bouncing diagonally, drifting slowly, riding a sine wave, swinging like a pendulum, orbiting the centre, creeping towards the ball, packed into a grid, stacked into a pyramid, sliding as columns, or advancing one row at a time. Every level sets a different problem. Blocks with a will of their own From level five, some blocks bring their own rules: they split in two, pass damage to their neighbours, armour themselves so only a hit from above counts, fade in and out of reach, or quietly run down a timer. Bonuses and bombs Blocks drop extra balls and helper platforms. Points you have banked can be spent on bombs that strip a hit from every block on screen at once. Worldwide leaderboard Game Center keeps the score, and everyone is on the same board. Set your own terms Choose how much of a level counts as cleared — anywhere from 80% to 100% — and set music and sound effects to taste, separately. No ads. No in-app purchases. Nothing is sold for real money, and nothing interrupts a run.

About

Antarctic Attack

Features
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Get ready for battle in Antarctic Attack! Face off against the snow monsters across 10 increasingly intense levels. Test your reflexes, master your timing, and survive the deep freeze!

Screenshots

Zen Puzzle Blocks4 screens
Antarctic Attack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Antarctic Attack at 3 against Zen Puzzle Blocks's 1. Antarctic Attack also leads on iOS requirement (12.2 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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

Zen Puzzle Blocks costs $0.29 and Antarctic Attack $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

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Zen Puzzle Blocks versus Antarctic Attack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZen Puzzle BlocksAntarctic Attack
Price$0.29 — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSunspear Software LLCAnthony Hindle

In-app purchases

None

Zen Puzzle Blocks

No in-app purchases

None

Antarctic Attack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zen Puzzle Blocks free?
Zen Puzzle Blocks costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Is Antarctic Attack free?
Antarctic Attack costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Zen Puzzle Blocks or Antarctic Attack have ads?
Neither Zen Puzzle Blocks nor Antarctic Attack shows ads.

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