Comparison

Block Legion vs PotatoArena

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

Head to head
About

Block Legion

Features
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Blast blocks, choose your legion, defend your kingdom! Complete rows or columns to summon stronger units. Defeat the enemy and protect your base in this puzzle + tower defense game!

About

PotatoArena

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POTATO ARENA · 500-wave thumb-controlled survival shooter A roguelike shooter built for mobile. Drag with one hand to move; your weapon auto-aims — you focus on dodging, positioning, and knowing when to retreat. [Features] 500 waves · 10-Act campaign From the W1 sparrows to the W500 endgame, every Act brings new bosses, biomes, and enemy mixes — 14 enemy types + 13 bosses (9 Act bosses + 4 commanders). 27-node skill tree · 6 independent branches Economy / Ranged / Explosion / Melee / Survival / Speed. Each node has 6 ranks (Iron → Bronze → Silver → Gold → Diamond → Rainbow). Build your own playstyle. 4 hidden build paths - Lightning Hunter (R+P maxed) → Twin SMG + permanent +20% crit - Iron Wall (M+S maxed) → Rune Greatshield + ignore one lethal hit per wave - Munitions Engineer (G+E maxed) → Gold Bomb (damage = gold × 0.5) + 30% bonus kill gold - Potato God (T6 maxed) → +30% to all stats 55 collectable skins 24 themes across 6 tiers: starter foods, advanced foods, meme faces, animal costumes, professions, ultimate rare. Earn 1 Star per level — permanent unlocks kept across runs. Boss prep system Before every Act boss, choose: pay gold for a king shield, OR empty your wallet for a legendary weapon + free shield. 16 weapons · each with its own playstyle Pistol, SMG, shotgun, sniper, throwing knife, longsword, rocket, railgun, flamethrower, chain lightning, homing missile, boomerang, holy cannon... [Why play?] - True one-hand gameplay — commute, lunch break, before bed. - Pure technical depth — positioning + build + skill tree path decide everything. - Death is not the end — continue from the previous Act. - Collection goals — 55 skins waiting to be unlocked. [About in-app purchases] All paid content is purely cosmetic. Stars only buy skins; they do not affect combat. Free players can unlock everything over time. Support the dev and make the potatoes cuter.

Screenshots

Block Legion4 screens
PotatoArena4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Block Legion at none against PotatoArena's 8. PotatoArena's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. PotatoArena sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Block Legion asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Block Legion ships an update every 9 days, PotatoArena every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Block Legion versus PotatoArena: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock LegionPotatoArena
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer若藩 王培元 蔡

In-app purchases

None

Block Legion

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

PotatoArena

One-time8
  • 薯星補給包$0.99
  • 金幣補給包$0.99
  • 薯星禮盒$4.99
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  • 金幣禮盒$4.99
  • 薯星寶箱$9.99
  • 金幣寶箱$9.99
  • 薯神禮包$19.99
  • 金幣聖物$19.99

Questions

Is Block Legion free?
Block Legion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PotatoArena free?
PotatoArena is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Block Legion or PotatoArena have ads?
Neither Block Legion nor PotatoArena shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Block Legion or PotatoArena?
Block Legion ships an update every 9 days, and PotatoArena every 3 days. Most recently, Block Legion was updated on October 7, 2026 and PotatoArena on September 26, 2026.

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