Comparison

SmallFish Chess for Stockfish vs BloopBlock

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

Head to head
About

SmallFish Chess for Stockfish

This app leverages the powerful Stockfish chess engine to help you improve your game. Analyze your matches with detailed comments, study the engine's thought process, and track your progress. It offers advanced features like blunder checking and graphical evaluations without any ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Blunder checking
  • Multiple line analysis
  • Graphical game evaluation
  • Game previews
  • Dark mode support
  • Endgame tablebase
  • Opening books
Features
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SmallFish is a project based on the Stockfish chess engine. It uses the latest Stockfish chess engine (Stockfish 19), rated about Elo 3600+ and is the strongest chess app on the App Store. SmallFish offers you three distinct ways to improve your game. You can review your game with comments, or study how Stockfish thinks, or track your progress. No in-app purchase, no ads, no data tracking. SmallFish is simply amazing. It's small but powerful, you'll be surprised. Features --------- - Blunder checking - Multiple line analysis - Graphical evaluation of your game - Game previews - Dark mode support - Endgame tablebase - Opening books Why not just download and try it yourself?

About

BloopBlock

This fast-paced puzzle game challenges your mental math skills by requiring quick, correct answers to equations. Successfully solving problems builds your board, while errors add penalty blocks, increasing the pressure as the timer tightens.

Highlights
  • Timed equation solving
  • Stacking puzzle mechanics
  • Penalty blocks for wrong answers
  • Board clearing for bonus points
  • Increasing difficulty curve
  • Multiple difficulty settings
Features
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Have you ever wanted a puzzle game that turns quick mental math into a real test of nerve? BloopBlock is the answer. Most math games are just flashcards with a timer bolted on. BloopBlock is different. It's a fast, colorful stacking puzzle where every correct answer builds your board and every wrong one costs you space — and the clock never really lets up. BEAT THE CLOCK A new equation appears, and you've got a shrinking window to tap the right answer out of four columns. Solve it before the bar runs out, or a penalty block drops in your place. CLEAR THE BOARD FOR BONUS POINTS Land four correct answers in a row in one column, or complete a full row of four across the board, and it clears itself for bonus points. Wrong answers pile up as red hazard blocks — and once a column fills to the top, it locks for good. THE PRESSURE BUILDS BloopBlock doesn't stay still. The timer tightens every time a column locks, and it keeps shortening as your score climbs — so the better you're doing, the harder it gets to keep doing it. PICK YOUR PACE Choose from Beginner, Moderate, or Advanced difficulty, each with its own speed curve and its own score multiplier — go faster, score more. CHASE YOUR BEST Track your high score, push past your own limits, and see just how long you can keep the board clear before it catches up with you. WHY BLOOPBLOCK? Because sharpening your mental math should feel like a game, not homework. With snappy feedback, a clean color-coded board, and a difficulty curve that never lets you get comfortable, BloopBlock is the perfect quick, addictive brain workout. Download BloopBlock today — how far can you stack before time runs out?

Screenshots

SmallFish Chess for Stockfish4 screens
BloopBlock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BloopBlock at Free against SmallFish Chess for Stockfish's $4.99. BloopBlock also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). SmallFish Chess for Stockfish's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (4.5K vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BloopBlock is free to download; SmallFish Chess for Stockfish costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BloopBlock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmallFish Chess for Stockfish has 4.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
SmallFish Chess for Stockfish versus BloopBlock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmallFish Chess for StockfishBloopBlock
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (4.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#22 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size195 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTed WongH Valeur

Customer experience

SmallFish Chess for Stockfish

All ratings4,528 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews604 reviews
Positive79.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative13.9%

BloopBlock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SmallFish Chess for Stockfish

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when setting up positions
  • Incorrect move suggestions and engine evaluations
  • Freezing and unresponsiveness during gameplay
  • Issues with board and coordinate display alignment

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for variations and multiple analysis lines
  • Implement a two-player mode with piece flipping
  • Add PGN file sorting, searching, and folder support
  • Provide an option to hide the board and show captured pieces
  • Integrate with chess.com and other platforms

BloopBlock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SmallFish Chess for Stockfish

No in-app purchases

None

BloopBlock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmallFish Chess for Stockfish free?
SmallFish Chess for Stockfish costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BloopBlock free?
BloopBlock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmallFish Chess for Stockfish or BloopBlock?
BloopBlock is rated higher. SmallFish Chess for Stockfish averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while BloopBlock averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SmallFish Chess for Stockfish or BloopBlock have ads?
BloopBlock shows ads; SmallFish Chess for Stockfish does not.

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