Comparison

The Bloc Rewards vs Frontline Maps

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

Head to head
About

The Bloc Rewards

Earn rewards and exclusive benefits by shopping at The Bloc. This app allows members to track their points and redeem them for special offers.

Highlights
  • Receive rewards for shopping
  • Track loyalty points
  • Redeem for exclusive offers
  • Membership benefits
Features
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Rewards app for The Bloc. Allows members to receive rewards for shopping at The Bloc.

About

Frontline Maps

This app transforms collective action into a dynamic, live map experience. Participate in local campaigns, log your contributions, and visualize your community's growing impact in real-time. Connect with others, join events, and earn rewards from local businesses.

Highlights
  • Live map visualization of collective action
  • Log contributions via GPS or manual entry
  • Report and clean up local trash
  • Join and coordinate group events
  • Track neighborhood and group impact stats
  • Redeem points for local business offers
Features
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Frontline is a free, live map of neighborhood cleanups. Log what you clean up and watch the impact add up alongside everyone else taking part. • Log cleanups with a pin, bag counts or pounds, or a route you walked, and add a photo. • Report trash, then claim it and turn it into a logged cleanup with before-and-after photos. • See cleanups, trash reports, events, partners, and hotspots near you, with stats by zip code, neighborhood, and borough. • Find group-hosted cleanup events, RSVP, and check in with GPS or a join code. • Join or start a group, compete on the leaderboard, and track your group's impact. • Redeem points for offers from partner businesses. Rewards are currently focused on the New York City area, with more markets planned. • Join Trash War, our flagship cleanup map.

Screenshots

The Bloc Rewards4 screens
Frontline Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Frontline Maps at 5.0 against The Bloc Rewards's 3.7. Frontline Maps also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Frontline Maps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Bloc Rewards ships an update every 6 months, Frontline Maps monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
The Bloc Rewards versus Frontline Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Bloc RewardsFrontline Maps
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB23 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPlacewise International ASTaylor Johnson

Customer experience

The Bloc Rewards

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Frontline Maps

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Bloc Rewards

No in-app purchases

None

Frontline Maps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Bloc Rewards free?
The Bloc Rewards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Frontline Maps free?
Frontline Maps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Bloc Rewards or Frontline Maps?
Frontline Maps is rated higher. The Bloc Rewards averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Frontline Maps averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do The Bloc Rewards or Frontline Maps have ads?
Neither The Bloc Rewards nor Frontline Maps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Bloc Rewards or Frontline Maps?
The Bloc Rewards ships an update every 6 months, and Frontline Maps monthly. Most recently, The Bloc Rewards was updated on November 4, 2026 and Frontline Maps on October 31, 2026.

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