Raft Evolution vs Block Maze Defense
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Raft Evolution
Navigate your raft through challenging environments, collecting power-ups and avoiding hazards. Unlock new boat designs and hire captains to enhance your gameplay experience as you race to the finish.
- Upgrade raft
- Dodge obstacles
- Collect boosts
- Explore unique worlds
- Unlock new boat types
- Recruit captains
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Upgrade your raft, dodge dangerous obstacles, collect powerful boosts, and race to the finish line! Explore unique worlds like Winter, Lava, Desert, and Swamp, unlock new boat types, and recruit captains to power up your journey!
Block Maze Defense
Design the battlefield in real-time by placing Tetris-shaped blocks to create enemy paths. Each block placed extends the route, allowing built-in cannons to destroy incoming waves. Master spatial puzzles and strategic placement to defend your castle.
- Real-time battlefield creation
- Tetris-shaped block placement
- Integrated tower defense mechanics
- Puzzle-strategy gameplay
- Increasingly challenging enemy waves
- Castle defense objective
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Block Maze Defense is a fresh twist on tower defense where you don’t just place towers—you create the battlefield itself. Using tetris-shaped blocks, you design the enemy’s path in real time. Every block you place extends the route, giving your built-in cannons more time to fire and destroy incoming waves. The longer and smarter your path, the better your chances of survival. Unique Puzzle-Strategy Gameplay Plan ahead and think spatially as you fit blocks together to create the longest, most effective path. Each level presents a new challenge that blends puzzle-solving with real-time strategy. Towers Built Into Every Block Every block is more than just part of the path—it is also a weapon. Position your blocks carefully to maximize firepower, coverage, and efficiency. Easy to Learn, Hard to Master Simple controls make it easy to start playing, but mastering the game requires smart planning, experimentation, and optimization. Challenging Enemy Waves Face increasingly difficult waves of enemies that will test your strategy, timing, and adaptability. Each new level introduces fresh challenges to overcome. Defend Your Castle Your goal is simple: protect your base at all costs. Every path you build leads enemies toward your castle, and only the smartest designs will keep it safe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Raft Evolution at 4.5 against Block Maze Defense's 4.2. Raft Evolution also leads on device support. Block Maze Defense's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (17 vs 2). On price, update cadence 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. Raft Evolution sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Block Maze Defense sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Raft Evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Block Maze Defense has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Raft Evolution ships an update every 2 months, Block Maze Defense monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Raft Evolution | Block Maze Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 4.2 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 329 MB | 853 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Sorolla | ONKI OU |
In-app purchases
Raft Evolution
- 10 Gems$4.99
- Remove Ads$6.99
- Remove Ads + Gems$9.99
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- 30 Gems$12.99
- Double Nitro$12.99
- 100 Gems$24.99
- 150 Gems$34.99
- 200 Gems$44.99
- 500 Gems$49.99
Block Maze Defense
- Trophy Road Reward 3$0.99
- Trophy Road Reward 7$1.79
- Stack of Coins$1.99
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- Trophy Road Reward 2$1.99
- Starter Pack$2.99
- Fail Offer$4.99
- Heap of Coins$7.99
- No Ads$7.99
- No Ads Pack$9.99
- Bag of Coins$14.99
- Barrel of Coins$29.99
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