Comparison

Numvana vs Blocade

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

Head to head
About

Numvana

Features
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Zen Mode No time limit. No game over. Just you and the hex grid. When tiles fill the board, it expands so you can keep playing. Turn off the score counter for pure flow, or leave it on to chase your personal best. Your progress auto-saves whenever you step away. Challenge Mode Water rises from below every few moves, swallowing tiles in its path. Merge tiles into 128 or higher to push the water back. Choose your pace with three difficulty levels: Gentle, Flow, and Torrent. How long can you stay ahead of the tide? FOCUS TIMER A built-in Pomodoro timer turns Numvana into a productivity companion. Set your work duration, break length, and number of cycles. During focus time, the game locks and a countdown keeps you on track. When your break arrives, the game unlocks and you play Zen mode as your reward. Notifications keep you on schedule even when the app is in the background. Customize every parameter: 15-60 minute work sessions, 5-20 minute breaks, 1-8 pomodoros per session, and 15-30 minute long breaks. NATURE-INSPIRED TILES Every tile value has a name drawn from nature: Morning Mist, Silver Rain, Spring Water, Clear Sky, Forest Moss, Ocean Glass, Honey Light, Sunset Coral, Autumn Berry, Twilight, Golden Dawn, Cherry Blossom Colors shift from soft grays through vibrant blues and greens to warm golds and corals as you climb higher. EARN THEMES THROUGH PLAY Five visual themes — each one unlocked by reaching a lifetime score milestone: Dawn (warm corals), Forest (deep greens), Ocean (bright blues), Night (twilight purples) No purchase required. Just keep playing. ACHIEVEMENTS Five milestones track your lifetime score across all sessions and modes. Each unlock rewards you with a new theme, and the final achievement removes interstitial ads permanently. First Steps (1K) - Finding Flow (5K) - Deep Focus (15K) - Inner Peace (50K) - Enlightened (100K) DESIGNED FOR CALM - Ambient soundscape with pentatonic merge chimes tuned to each tile value - Subtle haptic feedback on every action - De-emphasized UI that stays out of your way - Accessibility options: color-blind mode, reduce motion, high contrast - Daily reminder notifications to keep your garden growing Numvana plays beautifully on both iPhone and iPad in portrait orientation. Your settings, scores, and achievements sync automatically. Start merging. Find your calm.

About

Blocade

Engage in a turn-based strategy duel on a board game. Outsmart your opponent by advancing your pawn or strategically placing walls to block their path. Master tactics, improve your gameplay with AI coaches, and compete online.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy duel
  • Advance pawn or place walls
  • AI bot opponent with difficulty levels
  • Ranked online multiplayer
  • Play with friends via private code
  • Daily puzzles and game review
  • AI coaches for gameplay analysis
Features
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Outsmart your rival in a race across the board — then wall them out. Blocade is a fast, brainy turn-based strategy duel: every turn, either advance your pawn toward the far side or drop a wall to block your opponent's path. Plan two moves ahead, trap them in a detour, and sprint home. Easy to learn, genuinely hard to master. PLAY HOW YOU WANT • Ranked online — get matched with real players in seconds, climb the rating ladder, and prove it. • Beat the bot — pick your difficulty, from a gentle warm-up to an opponent that thinks several moves deep. • Play a friend — share a private code and duel anyone, anywhere, or pass one phone back and forth. • Puzzles — handcrafted positions, plus a fresh Daily Puzzle every day to sharpen your tactics. TOURNAMENTS • Royale — a live bracket every day. Reserve your seat, win your board, take the crown. • Knockouts — host your own tournament. Share one code, friends join free, last one standing wins. LEARN AND IMPROVE • Game Review grades every move after the match — see your best plays and your blunders, chess-style. • Pick your coach — Selah, Kai, Vale and more, each with their own voice — and they'll break down what went right and wrong. Unlock new coaches as you build your streak. • Friendly and Assisted modes let you take hints and undo while you learn; Challenge mode is the pure, ranked test. BUILT TO FEEL GOOD • Clean, tactile board with smooth drag-to-place walls. • Board themes you earn by playing, and light and dark modes that follow your system. • Quick matches you can finish in a few minutes. • Share a clip of your best win straight from the result screen. MAKE IT A DAILY HABIT • Crack the Daily Puzzle and build a day streak — optional reminders help you keep it alive. • Your coach greets you with a quick challenge each time you return. BLOCADE PLUS Unlimited ranked, host your own Knockouts, and more. Start with a free trial — bots, puzzles, friend duels and daily ranked games stay free forever. No account to create — Blocade signs you in automatically. Choose a display name, jump in, and play. Sign in with Apple to back up your progress and pick up on any device. Fair play matters: display names are filtered, and you can report or block any opponent from inside a match. Prefer to try before you install? Play against the bot free in your browser at playblocade.com. Start a match now — your first duel is seconds away. Questions or feedback? Reach us at support@playblocade.com. Terms of Use (EULA): https://playblocade.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://playblocade.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Numvana4 screens
Blocade4 screens

Verdict

The call

Numvana and Blocade are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Numvana sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Blocade sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Numvana ships an update every 3 days, Blocade every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Numvana versus Blocade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumvanaBlocade
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (115 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—46.2% of reviews
Number of ratings—115 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiotr GebskiCHUKWUBUIKE FRANCIS CHUKWUMA

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Numvana

One-time5
  • Aurora Theme$1.99
  • Volcano Theme$1.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
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  • Theme Collection$3.99
  • Starter Bundle$4.99
7 purchases

Blocade

Subscriptions5
  • Blocade Plus — Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Blocade Plus — Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Blocade Plus — Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
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  • Blocade Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • Blocade Plus — Yearly7 Days trial$15.991 Year
One-time2
  • Blocade Plus Lifetime$9.99
  • Blocade Plus Lifetime$23.99

Questions

Is Numvana free?
Numvana is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blocade free?
Blocade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Numvana or Blocade have ads?
Both Numvana and Blocade show ads.
Which is updated more often, Numvana or Blocade?
Numvana ships an update every 3 days, and Blocade every 5 days. Most recently, Numvana was updated on October 24, 2026 and Blocade on October 25, 2026.

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