Orthography vs Arrow Block Out
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orthography
A word puzzle game where you click letter tiles to form words and clear the board. Special tiles offer score boosts, and daily challenges allow you to compete with friends. Enjoy custom games with larger grids for an enhanced experience.
- Spell words by clicking letter tiles
- Special tiles with score-impacting powers
- Daily challenges to compete with friends
- Custom games with adjustable grid sizes
- Clear all tiles to win
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Click the letter tiles to spell words and try to clear all the tiles. Some tiles have special powers that impact letter or word scores. Daily challenges let you compare your score with your friends. Custom games can have grids of 6 x 6 with 10 tiles per stack, giving you the ultimate challenge.
Arrow Block Out
Launch arrows to match and destroy colored cubes in a flowing stream. Master timing and strategy to clear waves of cubes and build satisfying combos. Discover new mechanics as you progress through increasingly challenging levels.
- Color matching gameplay
- Strategic arrow launching
- Cube breaking mechanics
- Combo building
- Progressive difficulty
- Satisfying puzzle strategy
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Match the colors. Master the Flow. Break every Cube. Tap an arrow to launch it toward the moving Cube Flow. Each arrow destroys only Cubes of the same color, so every shot counts. Read the Flow, choose the right arrow, and clear every Cube before they overwhelm the stage. Simple controls meet surprisingly deep strategy. As you progress, you'll discover new mechanics that combine Flow, Loop, color matching, and timing into satisfying puzzle gameplay. Build combos, chain perfect shots, and enjoy the rewarding feeling of clearing wave after wave of colorful Cubes.Match the colors. Master the Flow. Break every Cube. Tap an arrow to launch it toward the moving Cube Flow. Each arrow destroys only Cubes of the same color, so every shot counts. Read the Flow, choose the right arrow, and clear every Cube before they overwhelm the stage. Simple controls meet surprisingly deep strategy. As you progress, you'll discover new mechanics that combine Flow, Loop, color matching, and timing into satisfying puzzle gameplay. Build combos, chain perfect shots, and enjoy the rewarding feeling of clearing wave after wave of colorful Cubes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Arrow Block Out at Free against Orthography's $0.99. Arrow Block Out also leads on ratings volume (148 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Orthography's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On update cadence, 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
Arrow Block Out is free to download; Orthography costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Orthography holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arrow Block Out has 148 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Orthography ships an update every 3 days, Arrow Block Out every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orthography | Arrow Block Out |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.8 (148 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 148 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 250 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digant Kasundra | SVC Games inc. |
Customer experience
Orthography
Arrow Block Out
In-app purchases
Orthography
No in-app purchases
Arrow Block Out
No in-app purchases
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