Around vs Block Stack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Around
Explore a haunted mansion filled with chilling puzzles and hidden secrets. Navigate endless corridors, listen for eerie whispers, and evade a menacing presence. Offer cherries to communicate or face the hunt.
- Solve chilling puzzles
- Unlock forbidden doors
- Uncover hidden secrets
- Navigate endless corridors
- Evade the Fiend
- Offer cherries to communicate
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Step into a haunted mansion where nothing is as it seems. Solve chilling puzzles, unlock forbidden doors, and uncover the secrets hidden in the shadows. Beware of endless corridors that twist reality, eerie whispers in the dark, and the ominous presence of the Fiend. Offer cherries to speak with it or risk being hunted. Can you escape the mansion before the Fiend catches you, or will you become part of its nightmare forever?
Block Stack
Tap at the right moment to stack moving blocks as high as possible in this simple yet challenging game. Enjoy smooth, relaxing gameplay with clean visuals and endless replay value, perfect for quick sessions or unwinding.
- One-tap block stacking
- Clean, colorful visuals
- Offline play
- Smooth performance
- Endless replay value
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Block Stack Game is a simple yet challenging game where timing and precision are everything. Tap at the right moment to place each moving block and build your block stack as high as possible. Block Stack is easy to learn with one-tap controls, making it perfect for quick play sessions. As your block stack grows taller, the challenge increases, testing your focus, balance, and reaction time. Block Stack features smooth gameplay, clean visuals, and satisfying animations that create a relaxing but engaging experience. Whether you’re playing to beat the high score or just to unwind, the game offers endless replay value. Designed to run smoothly on a wide range of devices, Block Stack works offline and is suitable for players of all ages. Features: One-tap block stacking gameplay Clean, colorful, and minimalist visuals Offline play with smooth performance Suitable for casual and skill-focused players Build higher with every attempt and see how tall your block stack can go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Block Stack at 5.0 against Around's 1.0. Block Stack also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Around's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Block Stack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Around asks for nothing beyond the download.
Block Stack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Around ships an update every 6 days, Block Stack every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Around | Block Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 689 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas McFadden | SolarPop |
In-app purchases
Around
No in-app purchases
Block Stack
- Remove Ads$3.99









