Comparison

BlockDrop vs Papaya Peg

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

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About

BlockDrop

Features
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BlockDrop is a polished block puzzle game where you place pieces on a grid to clear rows and columns. Simple to learn, endlessly challenging. FEATURES: - Three difficulty levels: Easy (10x10), Normal (8x8), Hard (6x6) - Classic and Timed game modes - Smooth drag-and-drop controls with satisfying animations - Rotate and shrink pieces for strategic placement - Combo system rewards consecutive line clears - Daily challenges with bonus rewards - Multiple premium themes to unlock - Game Center leaderboards - Power-ups: Bombs, Row Blast, Color Bomb, Shrink - Continue system when you get stuck - Undo moves when you make mistakes HOW TO PLAY: 1. Drag blocks from the tray onto the board 2. Fill a complete row or column to clear it 3. Clear multiple lines at once for combo bonuses 4. Game ends when no pieces can be placed Free to play with optional in-app purchases. No internet required.

About

Papaya Peg

A cheerful peg solitaire puzzle game offering various board types and challenges. Enjoy classic and variant layouts, daily and weekly puzzles, and quests with helpful features like move guides and undo/redo. Play at your own pace, with optional Game Center integration for score sharing.

Highlights
  • Classic and variant peg solitaire boards
  • Daily and Weekly Challenges
  • Quest mode with unlockable paths
  • Move guides and undo/redo functionality
  • Local high scores and saved progress
  • Optional Game Center integration
  • Offline play support
Features
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Can you leave just one peg standing? Papaya Peg is a cheerful peg solitaire puzzle game for iPhone and iPad. Jump pegs or marbles over their neighbors, clear the board, and chase the satisfying one-piece finish. Free to play, works offline, and never asks you to make an account. Browse Classic Boards, Today's Challenges, Variant Boards, and Quests from a swipeable card chooser, then jump straight into the puzzle that fits your mood. Play classic peg solitaire boards, larger variants, and calendar challenges: - Triangle - a compact triangular board with quick rounds that fit nicely into short play sessions. - English - the classic cross-shaped board. Jump horizontally or vertically and try to finish with one marble in the center. - European - a wider expert-style board with more holes and a roomier challenge. - Triangle: Six-Row and Triangle: Seven-Row - larger triangle boards that unlock as you solve. - Daily Challenge - a shared board each day, with saved progress, a solve streak, and Papaya rewards for solving. - Weekly Challenge - a harder solver-verified puzzle released each week. - Quests - unlock opening challenge paths, replay cleared stages, and try for extra-satisfying one-peg finishes. New in 1.15: new to peg solitaire? Four quick lessons teach you to jump, undo a move, play the cross-shaped English board, and use a hint, each with a small gift. First Goals then give you five early targets with Papaya rewards, and playing feels calmer: one tip a day instead of a pop-up, and friendly help when a board gets stuck. Stuck on a Daily, Weekly, or Quest puzzle? Tap the lightbulb Hint button for a free check that your position can still be solved, then reveal the recommended move when you want it. Hints and undos run on Papayas, which you earn free from Daily Challenge solves, lessons, and First Goals. Ask for it and it opens. Say the word to Siri, or use Spotlight or the Action Button, and Papaya Peg jumps straight to the Daily Challenge, a classic board, a Quest, High Scores, or the Store. Your progress can follow you across devices. Papaya Peg uses your own private iCloud account to keep results, streaks, and Quest progress in sync - no new account, just the iCloud you're already signed into. Offline play still works everywhere; sync catches up once you're back online. Papaya Peg includes four quick guided lessons for new players, optional move guides and available-move highlighting, a daily tip, undo and redo, an in-game Pause, local high scores, saved progress, optional notifications for new Daily and Weekly boards, sound effects, and haptic feedback. Game Center is optional. Enable it to share eligible scores and earned achievements, including progress earned offline. Daily and Weekly leaderboards celebrate the solves you work out yourself. Prefer to play without ads? One purchase removes them permanently and makes hints and undos unlimited, and it works with Family Sharing. If you'd simply like to say thanks, optional supporter trophies go on display in your High Scores and your Player Profile - and drift gently in the background too. Download Papaya Peg and see how close you can get to the perfect finish.

Screenshots

BlockDrop4 screens
Papaya Peg4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BlockDrop at none against Papaya Peg's 7. BlockDrop also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Papaya Peg sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. BlockDrop asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BlockDrop ships an update daily, Papaya Peg every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
BlockDrop versus Papaya Peg: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlockDropPapaya Peg
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSecureZone Kft.Matthew Fadoul

In-app purchases

None

BlockDrop

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Papaya Peg

One-time7
  • Papaya Cup$0.99
  • Bronze Supporter$1.99
  • Papaya Basket$2.99
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  • Papaya Crate$4.99
  • Silver Supporter$4.99
  • Remove Ads Forever$9.99
  • Gold Supporter$9.99

Questions

Is BlockDrop free?
BlockDrop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Papaya Peg free?
Papaya Peg is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BlockDrop or Papaya Peg have ads?
Both BlockDrop and Papaya Peg show ads.
Which is updated more often, BlockDrop or Papaya Peg?
BlockDrop ships an update daily, and Papaya Peg every 10 days. Most recently, BlockDrop was updated on October 24, 2026 and Papaya Peg on October 24, 2026.

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