Tricky Blocks vs Flapstack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tricky Blocks
A physics-based stacking game where you strategically place blocks to build towers as high as possible. Enjoy a relaxed pace with no time pressure, smart placement previews, and satisfying tactile feedback. Master the art of the perfect drop to reach new heights.
- Physics-based stacking
- No time pressure
- Smart shadow preview
- Tactile feedback
- Crisp 2D visuals
- Three lives system
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Tricky Blocks is a clean, satisfying physics stacker where you build as high as you dare. Drag from a tray of three blocks, choose any order, and place at your own pace—no time pressure. A smart shadow preview shows valid snap spots before you drop, so every placement feels fair, tactile, and oh-so-addictive. Why you’ll love it No timer, no rush: Always get 3 blocks to pick from—play thoughtfully, not frantically. Satisfying physics: Real weight, friction, and wobbles as pieces settle into place. Smart snapping & ghost: See exactly where your block will fit—clean, readable, and precise. Three lives: Mistakes happen; run out of hearts and it’s game over. Crisp 2D look: Bright blocks with subtle outlines and a camera that rises with your tower. Punchy feedback: Optional haptics and juicy SFX for perfect drops and close saves. How to play 1. Pick any block from your tray of three. 2. Aim—the shadow shows a valid snap location. 3. Drop and watch it settle. 4. Keep stacking to reach new heights without toppling. Build tall, build smart, and master the art of the perfect drop in Tricky Blocks.
Flapstack
A daily pancake sorting puzzle where you flip stacks to achieve a specific order. Compete against a daily par and other players' results without timers or levels.
- Daily pancake sorting challenge
- Flip pancakes to order stack
- Compete against daily par
- Spoiler-free result grid for sharing
- Unlimited practice stacks (Griddle)
- Replay optimal solution
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One stack of pancakes a day. Same stack for everyone. Flip it into order. Tap a pancake to slide the spatula under it and flip it together with everything above. Get the smallest on top and the largest at the bottom in as few flips as you can. Every day has a par, the fewest flips that can possibly do it, and you have par plus three before the day is lost. Flapstack is a sorting puzzle you can hold in your head: no timer, no lives, no levels to grind. Just one honest stack each morning, a number to beat, and a grid to share that shows how your day went without giving anything away. WHAT MAKES IT STICK • A par streak and a play streak. Matching par keeps the one that matters. • A result grid that tells the story of your flips, spoiler-free, ready for the group chat. • "You beat 63% of today's players", once enough people have played. • After the daily: the Griddle. Unlimited practice stacks with exact par, and a hint when you are stuck. • Watch the perfect stack: replay the optimal line, flip by flip. The stacks change through the week, from a friendly seven on Monday to a proper nine on Sunday. A short stack can still be a hard one: par is computed by exhaustive search, so it is always the true minimum. Play the same daily on the web at flapstack.app. Streaks and stats live in the app. Flapstack shows ads. There are no accounts and nothing to sign up for.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Tricky Blocks at 1.2K against Flapstack's 3. Tricky Blocks also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Flapstack's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days). On price, rating, ads and 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Tricky Blocks against 5.0 for Flapstack. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tricky Blocks has 1.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tricky Blocks ships an update every 8 days, Flapstack every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tricky Blocks | Flapstack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.2K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 185 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BLUE BAG GAMING AND PUBLISHING - FZCO | Chris Bosch |
Customer experience
Tricky Blocks
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In-app purchases
Tricky Blocks
No in-app purchases
Flapstack
No in-app purchases









