Medieval Baghdad vs Block Codex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Medieval Baghdad
Explore the vibrant city of Baghdad during its Golden Age in this educational adventure. Investigate historical sites, gather intel, and uncover hidden treasures through interactive gameplay. Access encyclopedic entries with 3D models and augmented reality features.
- Explore historical Baghdad
- Narrative-driven missions
- Gather and study intel
- Access historical Codex entries
- Manipulate 3D images
- Augmented Reality functionality
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Step into the heart of the Islamic Golden Age in Discovery Tour App: Medieval Baghdad, an educational adventure that invites players to explore the legendary city at the height of its cultural and scientific brilliance. Using the rich world of Assassin’s Creed Mirage, this standalone experience blends historical discovery with interactive gameplay as you explore Baghdad in the 9th century—from its bustling markets to the soaring architecture of the Round City. The app has 2 modes, and is free to install and free to use. Explore Baghdad : embark on a gamified, narrative-driven journey that takes approximately 2 hours to complete. Each mission tasks you with investigating historical locations, gathering and studying intel, and using this acquired knowledge to carry out missions for the Hidden Ones and reveal the path to the hidden treasure. Access Codex: consult carefully selected encyclopedic entries on the history, art, and culture of medieval Baghdad and the Abbasid Caliphate. Benefit from additional historical information and interact with this content by manipulating 3D images and using the Augmented Reality functionality for some entries. Crafted in collaboration with historians and cultural experts, Discovery Tour: Medieval Baghdad delivers an educational experience that’s deeply engaging and fully interactive. With intuitive controls, multi-language support, and a focus on meaningful discovery, it offers a unique way to learn through play—anchored in one of history’s most remarkable cities.
Block Codex
Explore New York City by walking every block. Track your progress on a map, aiming to turn all city blocks blue. Build a daily walking streak for rewards and achieve legendary status by conquering neighborhoods.
- Walk and map every NYC block
- Track progress with color-coded map
- Build and maintain daily walking streaks
- Complete neighborhoods and boroughs
- Simple, intuitive interface
- Solo play, no social features
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Block Codex is a real-world exploration game. Your mission: walk every block in New York City. All 120,000+ of them. THE GAME Open the app and start walking. Every block you walk gets marked on your map. Blue blocks are conquered, gray blocks are still waiting. Your goal is simple: turn the entire map blue. The city is divided into 50+ neighborhoods across five boroughs. You can tackle them one at a time or bounce around - your strategy is up to you. Some neighborhoods are huge, some are tiny. Some are packed with streets, others have long avenues. Each one is a mini-challenge. LEVEL UP YOUR STREAK Walking the same blocks over and over won't help you. The game only counts new blocks - you have to keep exploring to make progress. Walk new ground every day and you'll build a streak: - 5 days: You're getting serious - 30 days: This is a lifestyle now - 300 days: Legendary status! Miss a day and your streak resets to zero. No mercy. COMPLETION ZONES Each neighborhood shows a completion percentage. Hit 100% and that zone is done. But there are always more blocks waiting. The game is massive - finishing even one borough is an accomplishment. THE INTERFACE No tutorial needed. The map fills your screen. Tap a neighborhood to zoom in. Toggle between "show all blocks" and "show only unwalked blocks" to plan your route. Your stats sit at the top. That's the whole game. SOLO PLAY ONLY This is you versus the city. No leaderboards, no social features, no comparing progress with friends. Your walking data lives on your phone and nowhere else. We don't collect anything or track anything. WHO SHOULD PLAY People who like completion challenges. Urban explorers who need a goal. New Yorkers who want to really know their city. Anyone who's ever played a 100% completion run in a video game and thought "what if I did this in real life?" Download it and start playing!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Block Codex at 5.0 against Medieval Baghdad's 4.3. Medieval Baghdad's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Block Codex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Medieval Baghdad has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Medieval Baghdad | Block Codex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 974 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ubisoft Limited | Vivian Bailey |
Customer experience
Medieval Baghdad
Block Codex
In-app purchases
Medieval Baghdad
No in-app purchases
Block Codex
No in-app purchases









