Break em Block vs Substrate Entity
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Break em Block
Experience thrilling block-breaking action combined with pinball mechanics. Launch balls with flippers to shatter blocks, collect power-ups, and overcome increasingly challenging levels. Test your reflexes and skills in this dynamic, fast-paced game.
- Fast-paced, dynamic gameplay
- Upgrade power-ups
- Unlock unique balls
- Unlock unique flippers
- Progressive level challenges
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Smash Breaker combines the thrill and excitement of pinball with the satisfaction of block-breaking action. Every level is packed with intense action, challenges, explosive power-ups and dynamic gameplay. Use the flippers to launch the ball and shatter blocks and rack up high scores. With powerful upgrades, ever-increasing difficulty and non-stop action, it's the ultimate test of your reflexes and skill. Features: - Fast-paced, Dynamic gameplay - Upgrade power-ups - Unlock unique balls - Unlock unique flippers - Progressive level challenge that keeps you coming back for more.
Substrate Entity
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One row every beat. It forks every beat. You are a charge running an etched plate. The trace splits under you, and some of the branches it offers are already finished. Nothing marks them. You read ahead, you pick a side, you keep moving. Press the left or the right of the glass. That is the whole game. SEVEN STRATA Each one runs faster and darker than the one above it. When the colour turns, the tempo turns with it. CHARGE Every row costs you. The bright pads pay it back and stack your multiplier. The branch that keeps you alive and the branch that keeps you fed are rarely the same branch. NO ADS No timers, no energy, no currency, no in-app purchases, no account. It runs entirely on your phone. Portrait, one thumb. Sound, haptics and motion each turn off. More from Dro1d Labs: Pixel Pigeon for the stubborn life of a city bird, and War Pigeon for tactical stealth after dark. Privacy Policy: https://dro1d.org/substrate.html#privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Substrate Entity at none against Break em Block's 4. Break em Block's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Break em Block sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Substrate Entity asks for nothing beyond the download.
Break em Block ships an update weekly, Substrate Entity every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Break em Block | Substrate Entity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Glenn Smith | DRO1D LABS LIMITED |
In-app purchases
Break em Block
- Pack I$0.99
- Pack II$1.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
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- Pack III$2.99
Substrate Entity
No in-app purchases
Questions
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