Comparison

BlockHop Pets vs Santa's Shift

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

Head to head
About

BlockHop Pets

Features
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Welcome to BlockHop Pets—the cutest one-touch stacking adventure on iOS! Tap anywhere on the screen and watch your chubby, cube-shaped pet jump straight up. Immediately, a friendly, moving block shaped like another tiny animal glides in from either the left or right. Time your next tap perfectly so your pet lands squarely on the newcomer. When you do, the block stops, becomes the new floor, and the tower grows one level higher. Miss the jump and it’s game over—start again and aim to beat your best score! With every successful stack the counter climbs and the difficulty increases: blocks move faster, widths vary, and the background color palette subtly shifts to keep you alert. There are no timers, no complex controls—just pure timing and rhythm wrapped in charming 8-bit-inspired pixel art and playful sound effects. Features • One-touch gameplay—easy to learn, hard to master • Dozens of collectible pets and block skins to unlock with high scores • Endless stacking mode with progressive difficulty • Haptic feedback & cute jump sounds on supported devices BlockHop Pets is perfect for quick bus rides, long queues, or lazy afternoons. Compete on Game Center leaderboards, share screenshots of your towering stacks, and become the ultimate block-hopping champion! Download now and start stacking with the fluffiest, blockiest pets in the App Store.

About

Santa's Shift

Features
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The Grumps have struck again — the sneaky thieves have stolen Santa’s presents and scattered them all over the place. Now it’s Christmas Eve, the clock is ticking, and Santa is on his most chaotic night shift ever. In Santa’s Shift, you race left-to-right in Santa’s sleigh, collecting as many stolen gifts as possible while the pace keeps speeding up. Jump over Christmas trees, smash snowmen, and leap onto floating ice platforms to snatch presents hanging in the air. And when the Grumps pop up? Bonk them from below and watch Santa wipe their grin away. Need a breather in the chaos? Grab power-ups: Hot Chocolate slows the tempo down for a moment — just enough for Santa to steady his nerves and for you to line up the next big gift streak. Shield protects you from one impact (with a cooldown), letting you push your run a little further when things get wild. It starts simple… then turns into a holiday-fueled blur of reflexes, timing, and gift-grabbing greed. Can you recover every last present in time to deliver Christmas? Hop in the sleigh. Floor it. Smash the Grumps. Save Christmas.

Screenshots

BlockHop Pets4 screens
Santa's Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BlockHop Pets at none against Santa's Shift's shown. BlockHop Pets also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
BlockHop Pets versus Santa's Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlockHop PetsSanta's Shift
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer松 李AFKSoft

In-app purchases

None

BlockHop Pets

No in-app purchases

None

Santa's Shift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlockHop Pets free?
BlockHop Pets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Santa's Shift free?
Santa's Shift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BlockHop Pets or Santa's Shift have ads?
Santa's Shift shows ads; BlockHop Pets does not.

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