Shikaku Blocks vs Puzzle Master
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shikaku Blocks
Engage your mind with this relaxing puzzle game. Drag and fill grids with numbered blocks, ensuring each block matches its number of cells. Conquer thousands of levels and enjoy a new daily challenge.
- Grid-based block filling
- Numbered cell matching
- Thousands of levels
- Daily challenges
- No move or time limits
- Optional hints
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"Shikaku Blocks" is a relaxing puzzle to exercise your brain - at your own pace! Fill the grid with blocks by tapping and dragging. Each number has to be in a block that contains that number of cells. Each block should only contain one number. Thousands of levels to conquer and a unique daily challenge every day to keep your skills up! How to play: - Fill the grid with blocks by tapping and dragging. - Each number has to be in a block that contains that number of cells. - Each block should only contain one number. - The professor will guide you through the first stages. - Complete levels at your own pace. - Includes a unique daily challenge each day as well as the main levels. - Hidden numbers can have a block of any size - as long as it fits! Features: - No move limits and no time limits. - Includes 2000+ levels. - Clear and simple graphics so you can see exactly what is going on! - Optional hints if you get stuck. - There is no luck element in solving a level. - Gather coins in exciting daily challenges. Tips: - The daily challenges can be more difficult than the standard levels initially. - If you're stuck, try a different way! - All levels can be completed every time. Need any help? Email us at info@gamewareeurope.com
Puzzle Master
This app offers a collection of classic logic puzzles like Tents, Nurikabe, and Shikaku. It features a clean interface, adaptive themes, and supports multiple languages. Challenge your brain with various difficulty levels and track your progress.
- Multiple classic logic puzzles
- Various board sizes and difficulty
- History and best times tracking
- Light and dark themes
- Support for English and Chinese
- Minimal and elegant interface
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Puzzle Trio is a collection of classic logic puzzle games, including Tents, Nurikabe, Kurotto, Shikaku, Number Neighbors, Star Battle, and Tents. Enjoy a minimal and elegant interface, smooth controls, and support for both English and Chinese. Suitable for all ages and skill levels. Key Features: Multiple classic logic puzzle games in one app, with more to come Various board sizes and difficulty levels Track your history and best times Light and dark themes, adaptive UI Included Puzzles: Tents Match tents to trees, tents cannot be adjacent, test your spatial reasoning. Nurikabe Classic Japanese logic puzzle, divide the grid into islands and seas. Kurotto Fill black cells based on clues, easy to learn but challenging to master. Shikaku Cover the grid with rectangles, challenge your partitioning skills. Number Neighbors Find all pairs of adjacent numbers, a unique and fun logic challenge. Star Battle Place stars in each row, column, and region, no two stars adjacent. More puzzles coming soon! Challenge your brain now! For suggestions or feedback, please contact us in-app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shikaku Blocks at 5.0 against Puzzle Master's 3.0. Puzzle Master's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Shikaku Blocks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Puzzle Master sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shikaku Blocks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Shikaku Blocks ships an update every 5 weeks, Puzzle Master every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shikaku Blocks | Puzzle Master |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 344 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gameware Europe Ltd | 志荣 杨 |
Customer experience
Shikaku Blocks
Puzzle Master
In-app purchases
Shikaku Blocks
- Remove Adverts$4.99
Puzzle Master
- Remove ads$1.99









