Comparison

Block Puzzle by Sam vs Emberwick

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

Head to head
About

Block Puzzle by Sam

This puzzle game offers thousands of challenging levels and an endless classic mode. Enjoy a high-quality, ad-free experience with satisfying visuals and haptic feedback. Play offline with low battery usage.

Highlights
  • Thousands of levels
  • Endless classic mode
  • No ads
  • Offline play
  • Low battery usage
  • Satisfying haptic feedback
  • Beautiful graphics
Features
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The game you love with no ads!  Complete 1000s of levels or play for a record score for free without watching a single ad. The game is crafted with care and passion for puzzle lovers who would like to play their favourite puzzle game without ads. Warning: Not for low IQ! Some levels are ultra hard! Only 1% of people can complete them. The game has two modes: Levels and a classic mode. Levels are of varying difficulty, with just enough challenge to keep your brain active, but never making you feel frustrated. Classic mode offers endless gameplay where you can compete for a highscore. Your score multiplier grows as you clear multiple block rows. Additional features: - No internet connection required. Enjoy Block Puzzle by Sam anytime, anywhere. - Low battery usage. Block Puzzle by Sam is optimised to keep your phone cool and running for hours, without draining your battery. - High quality audio. Feel free to turn it off in the settings if you need to play in silence. - Amazing visuals. The game is of highest quality, with beautiful and readable graphics. - Super satisfying haptic feedback. Feel as the blocks snap into place, sense how the rows are cleared by powerful blasts. - Full privacy. We do not collect any data from our users. How to play Block Puzzle by Sam: - Drag and drop blocks into the grid. - Fill rows and columns to clear them. - Blocks that can no longer be placed will be grey. Clear space for them with the blocks you can still place. - You can freely retry the levels as many times as you want This game is perfect for: - Everyone who loves a high quality challenging puzzle - Players who hate being interrupted by constant ads - Play with one hand while nursing, cooking, standing in public transport... - Bright colours and effects to keep you awake while nursing or trying to stay awake at the night watch Why is this game free and has no ads? We love mobile games, but lately we've felt that the mobile game market has been ruined by games showing too many ads. We want to break this vicious circle by creating the highest quality games, with no ads, to show everyone it is possible! We hope you download the game and give it a great rating and review so the rest of the world will find the game too. This way we can together achieve a future of mobile games with less ads! Spread the joy of Games by Sam, high quality games with no ads!

About

Emberwick

Guide a glowing ember down a dark canal to light paper lanterns. Master wind mechanics for precise throws and aim for high scores. Enjoy a daily challenge and unlock new scenic locations with a single purchase.

Highlights
  • One-tap ember flicking
  • Wind-based physics for throws
  • Daily challenges with leaderboards
  • Unlockable scenic locations
  • Offline play
  • No ads or in-app purchases
Features
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Flick a glowing ember down a dark canal and light the paper lanterns. The wind is shown before every throw, so a miss is always yours to fix. It locks the moment you release and never changes mid-flight. Miss three and the night ends. One thumb, portrait, no sound needed. An attempt takes two to four seconds, which is about the length of a red light — it was built to be played standing up on a moving train, with one hand on the rail. A DAILY CHALLENGE, FREE FOR EVERYONE The same board for everyone, every day: the same lanterns, the same winds, one attempt. It visits a different place each day and you can play it whether or not you own that place. Compare it on the Game Center leaderboard, then come back tomorrow for a new one. FOUR PLACES • Night Canal — paper lanterns on dark water, koi under the surface, a torii gate at the far end. Free, and complete • Orbit — a launch corridor under a gas giant. Beat your best and the vehicle on the pad goes up • Amazonia — a night river in closed forest, lighting rafts adrift among the crocodiles • Midtown — a New York back alley under the Manhattan skyline, with an elevated train crossing the gap at the end One purchase opens Orbit, Amazonia, Midtown and every place added later. WHAT IT DOES NOT DO • No ads. Not between runs, not anywhere • No currency, no upgrades, no energy to wait on • Nothing you buy changes the throw — the physics is identical everywhere • No account and no servers of ours. It has never sent anything anywhere • Works with no signal Chain hits for x2, x3, x5. Beat your best and the place answers: fireworks over the canal, a launch in orbit, a flotilla of lights down the river.

Screenshots

Block Puzzle by Sam4 screens
Emberwick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Block Puzzle by Sam at none against Emberwick's 1. Block Puzzle by Sam also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ads and iOS requirement 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. Emberwick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Block Puzzle by Sam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Block Puzzle by Sam against 5.0 for Emberwick. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Block Puzzle by Sam has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Block Puzzle by Sam ships an update weekly, Emberwick fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Block Puzzle by Sam versus Emberwick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock Puzzle by SamEmberwick
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (20 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAd ArtisTom Van De Putte

Customer experience

Block Puzzle by Sam

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Emberwick

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Block Puzzle by Sam

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Emberwick

One-time1
  • All Maps$2.99

Questions

Is Block Puzzle by Sam free?
Block Puzzle by Sam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Emberwick free?
Emberwick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Block Puzzle by Sam or Emberwick?
Block Puzzle by Sam and Emberwick are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 20 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Block Puzzle by Sam or Emberwick have ads?
Neither Block Puzzle by Sam nor Emberwick shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Block Puzzle by Sam or Emberwick?
Block Puzzle by Sam ships an update weekly, and Emberwick fortnightly. Most recently, Block Puzzle by Sam was updated on October 27, 2026 and Emberwick on October 15, 2026.

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