Comparison

Smart Blocks vs FORMBO

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

Head to head
About

Smart Blocks

Features
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Can you fill every cell? Smart Blocks is the most satisfying shape puzzle that gets harder as your brain gets sharper. Drag, drop, and place geometric pieces onto the grid to fill the target shape exactly. Every puzzle is unique โ€” no repetition, no filler. Just pure spatial thinking at every level. KEY FEATURES: โ€ข 100+ unique shape puzzles โ€” progressive difficulty from 2ร—2 to 12ร—12 grids โ€ข Daily Challenge โ€” one new puzzle every day, compete on the global leaderboard โ€ข Score Breakdown โ€” see exactly how every bonus was earned after each solve โ€ข Game Center leaderboards โ€” see how you rank against players worldwide โ€ข 20 color themes โ€” beautiful palettes to match your mood โ€ข Ambient music โ€” 11 tracks from Zen Garden to Deep Space โ€ข Hint system โ€” 1 hint per level when you're stuck โ€ข Undo support โ€” experiment freely without restarting โ€ข Satisfying haptics & audio โ€” every piece placement feels like a click โ€ข iCloud sync โ€” your progress follows you across devices โ€ข No internet required โ€” play anywhere, anytime WHY SMART BLOCKS? Most puzzle games run out of challenge. Smart Blocks doesn't. The difficulty scales naturally as your spatial reasoning improves, always staying one step ahead. Built by puzzle enthusiasts who believe a great puzzle should feel earned. FREE vs PREMIUM: Free: โ€ข All puzzles, unlimited play โ€ข Daily Challenge โ€ข 3 undos per day (2โ€“3 per level) โ€ข 2 hints total โ€” 1 per level โ€ข 1 music track (Zen Garden) โ€ข 4 color themes Premium โ€” No Ads, Unlimited Everything: โ€ข Unlimited hints โ€” 1 per level, every level โ€ข Unlimited undos โ€” experiment freely โ€ข All 20 color themes unlocked โ€ข All 11 music tracks unlocked โ€ข Zero ads, forever โ€ข Available monthly, yearly, or lifetime Support: https://nemostation90.github.io/app-support/apps/smartblocks/ Privacy: Your data stays on your device. iCloud sync uses your personal iCloud account.

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FORMBO

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FORMBO is a colorful shape-packing puzzle: drag, rotate and flip pieces to fill every board completely. Easy to learn, tricky to master. 9 WORLDS, ONE GOAL - Blocks โ€” classic square grids - Hive โ€” honeycomb boards - Twist โ€” fixed and locked pieces - Giants โ€” huge boards, huge pieces - Orbit โ€” circular boards that wrap around - Rush โ€” place pieces in a fixed order - Chroma โ€” two-sided pieces and color targets - Delta โ€” triangle grids - Prisma โ€” half-square pieces FEATURES - Over 1,000 hand-crafted levels with rising difficulty - A fresh daily puzzle every day - Quick tutorials in every world - Hints when you're stuck โ€” 3 free every day - Game Center achievements for every world - No account, no sign-up FORMBO PREMIUM (one-time purchase) - Unlimited hints - No ads - Play offline โ€” anywhere A game by DATOBO. Feedback? info@datobo.com

Screenshots

Smart Blocks4 screens
FORMBO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FORMBO at daily against Smart Blocks's every 11 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Smart Blocks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and FORMBO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Blocks ships an update every 11 days, FORMBO daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Smart Blocks versus FORMBO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart BlocksFORMBO
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysDaily โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size21 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuoc NguyenDATOBO

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Smart Blocks

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Smart Blocks Lifetime$15.99
1 purchases

FORMBO

One-time1
  • FORMBO Premium$7.99

Questions

Is Smart Blocks free?
Smart Blocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FORMBO free?
FORMBO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Smart Blocks or FORMBO have ads?
Both Smart Blocks and FORMBO show ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Blocks or FORMBO?
Smart Blocks ships an update every 11 days, and FORMBO daily. Most recently, Smart Blocks was updated on November 5, 2026 and FORMBO on November 6, 2026.

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