BlockBoy vs Pentix Nova
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlockBoy
Experience endless fun with a classic falling blocks puzzle game. Enjoy precise controls, boosters, and vibrant colors. Compete on leaderboards and unlock player progression.
- Precise controls
- Boosters
- Endless fun
- Nightmode
- Leaderboards
- Player progression
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Easy-to-pick, precise controls and improved gameplay with boosters, colors to spend hours of endless fun clearing lines of blocks. It also includes: nightmode, leaderboards, player progression
Pentix Nova
Experience a fresh take on a classic block-dropping puzzle game. Arrange falling pieces to complete lines and clear them, aiming for high scores or completing specific objectives. Enjoy customizable controls and various difficulty levels in this reimagined brick blast experience.
- Arrange falling pieces to clear lines
- Endless game mode
- Objective-based levels
- Campaign progression
- Customizable controls
- Stash pieces for later use
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Reimagination and a remake of the immortal classic. Arrange the falling pieces to fill up and clear the lines. Clear as many lines as possible to advance through levels or complete various objectives. This game is inspired by the four brick falling blocks games. But instead of easy four brick pieces, where the name Tetra comes from, this game uses five bricks pieces, thus the name Penta. Of course, you are not limited to either set of pieces. Play any combination you would like and consider more fun. Fun question: Do you see the black dots when you are looking at the game title screen? Do you think they are there? Features: - Play an endless game or complete objectives. - Play individual levels or progress through the campaign. - Smooth and customizable controls. - Various difficulty levels. Controls: The controls were designed to make the gameplay smooth and enjoyable. Below are the few highlights that make this game stand out. - Tap with the second finger or swipe down to drop the piece. Of course, you can use the "Drop" buttons too. - Swipe up to stash the piece and use it later in the game. This allows for more strategic play. Privacy policy: https://akatek.biz/apps/pentix_nova/privacy_policy Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pentix Nova at 4.5 against BlockBoy's 3.3. Pentix Nova also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 73) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). BlockBoy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. BlockBoy sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Pentix Nova sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pentix Nova holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pentix Nova has 14K ratings behind it against 73, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of BlockBoy's written reviews are positive against 47% of Pentix Nova's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BlockBoy ships an update every 5 weeks, Pentix Nova weekly. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.
| Parameter | BlockBoy | Pentix Nova |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (73 ratings) | 4.5 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.1% of reviews — better | 47.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 73 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eduardo Oriz | AkaTek LLC |
Customer experience
BlockBoy
Pentix Nova
User reviews
BlockBoy
From 73 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎶 Great music/soundtrack
- 🕹️ Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🕹️ Good alternative to Tetris
- 🕹️ Familiar yet fresh gameplay
- 🕹️ Simple and to the point
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constant crashing
- 🐛 Random crashes
- 🐛 Crashes during gameplay
- 🐛 Crashes when ads appear
- 🐛 Crashes after updates
Pentix Nova
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Challenging and fun
- 👍 Nostalgic and relaxing
- 🎮 Great Tetris variant
- 💡 Interesting new piece shapes
- 🎨 Visually appealing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Controls issues (sensitivity, responsiveness, placement of buttons)
- 💰 Intrusive ads with no ad-free option
- 🕹️ Clunky controls and frequent errors
- 🔧 Bugs and glitches after updates
- 🤯 Frustrating difficulty spikes
Bugs and requests
BlockBoy
Reported bugs
13 issues- Long term crashing issues
- Random crashing points
- App crashes when starting a new round
- Game locked on an ad that wouldn't close
- Crash counted as ended game, losing paid power-ups
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- Directional button glitchy on precision
- App freezes/crashes when ads open
- Paid for ad-free, still receiving ads
- Restore purchases not working after reinstall
- New update causes constant crashing
- Ads cause the app to crash
- Pro version purchased, but ads still present
- NEXT window items no longer usable
Requested features
8 requests- Add more games inspired by Game Boy
- Add 2 or 4 player versus mode (local/online)
- Add MFI support
- Add landscape mode
- More music tracks
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- Option to change GameBoy color
- Larger screen size
- Add snake game or other retro games
Pentix Nova
Reported bugs
5 issues- Goal line disappearing in adventure mode
- Pieces teleporting and rotating unexpectedly
- Drop button functionality issues after updates
- Game progress not saved when switching apps
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to rotate pieces both ways
- Implement variable drop speed
- Provide an ad-free paid version
- Add more levels and challenges
- Improve overall control scheme
In-app purchases
BlockBoy
- BlockBoy PRO$0.99
- Continue? (1 of 3)$0.99
- Continue? (2 of 3)$1.99
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- Coins Pack 120$1.99
- Continue? (3 of 3)$2.99
- Coins Pack 320$4.99
- Coins Pack 700$8.99
- Coins Pack 1700$23.99
- Coins Pack 4600$59.99
Pentix Nova
- Unlock All Levels$3.99
- Remove Ads$4.99









