Comparison

Block Words vs Gridilox

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

Head to head
About

Block Words

Features
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Every tile can be used only four times. Spend those uses carefully, turn the board gold and uncover the hidden Block Word. Block Words gives you one fresh strategic word grid each day. Trace adjacent letters to spell words, build your score and beat the target. Longer words score more, fully used tiles earn bonuses, and the strongest runs finish with a platinum celebration. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY - Daily: solve the day's puzzle and find its hidden Block Word - Classic: race the clock while longer words earn time bonuses - Extra: untimed strategic play without the hidden-word objective - Extra Classic: a pure timed word hunt FEATURES - Daily puzzles, streaks and a calendar of previous grids - Online leaderboards, with offline play still available - Block Words Mini included free: Block Words, bite-sized on a 3×3 grid - Block Words Mega: a huge 5×5 grid with two hidden Block Words and only three uses per tile - English plus Spanish, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Polish, Russian, Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Japanese and Simplified Chinese editions - A guided tutorial - Optional rewarded hints - A one-time purchase to remove automatic interstitial ads Block Words and Block Words Mini are free to play and supported by advertising. Block Words Mega, language editions and Remove Ads are available as non-consumable in-app purchases.

About

Gridilox

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Gridilox is a logic puzzle about locating hidden transmitters from distance clues. Every numbered cell tells you the exact shortest-path distance to the nearest transmitter. Use those clues to work out where the transmitters must be. The rule stays the same, but the space changes. Play across: • Grid • Cylinder • Cube • Möbius strip Each surface changes how cells connect, creating new deduction patterns without changing the core rule. Features: • Daily Puzzle • Procedurally generated puzzles • Multiple difficulty levels • Four different surfaces • Progress tracking and streaks • Optional leaderboard registration • No adverts Gridilox Pro is available as a one-time purchase and unlocks unlimited generated puzzles across Grid, Cylinder, Cube and Mobius surface and every difficulty level. No subscription is required.

Screenshots

Block Words4 screens
Gridilox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Block Words at none against Gridilox's 1. Block Words also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Gridilox's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Gridilox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Block Words asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Block Words versus Gridilox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock WordsGridilox
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOne Life Left Ltd.Portfolio Software Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Block Words

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Gridilox

One-time1
  • Gridilox Unlimited$12.99

Questions

Is Block Words free?
Block Words is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gridilox free?
Gridilox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Block Words or Gridilox have ads?
Block Words shows ads; Gridilox does not.

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