Shatter Blocks vs ClearRow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shatter Blocks
This block puzzle game offers a satisfying experience by shattering cleared rows and columns into glass shards. Engage in Fever Mode for score multipliers and enjoy a premium, ad-free, and offline gameplay experience.
- Satisfying glass shatter destruction effects
- Fever Mode with 3x score multiplier
- Combo multipliers for back-to-back clears
- Haptic feedback for actions
- Offline gameplay
- Multiple color themes
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Shatter Blocks is the block puzzle game that actually feels satisfying to play. Drag colorful blocks onto the grid, fill complete rows and columns, and watch them explode into a shower of glass shards. Every clear is a moment worth playing for. HOW TO PLAY - Drag pieces from the bottom onto the 8×8 grid - Fill any complete row or column to shatter it - Chain clears together to build your combo multiplier - Use all 3 pieces to get 3 fresh ones — keep going as long as you can FEVER MODE Clear lines fast and the Fever bar fills up. Hit 100% and everything goes wild — 3× points, glowing blocks, and explosive effects that make every clear feel massive. Keep clearing to hold fever as long as possible. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Most block puzzle games just fade cleared lines away. Shatter Blocks turns every clear into an event. Blocks shatter like glass with physics-based shards, screen shake, and satisfying sound design that makes you want to clear just one more row. FEATURES - Deeply satisfying glass shatter destruction effects - Fever Mode — 3× score multiplier for chaining clears - 5 stunning color themes that shift as your score climbs - Combo multipliers for back-to-back line clears - Streak counter — how many consecutive clears can you chain? - Haptic feedback tuned for every action - No ads. No in-app purchases. Pay once, play forever. - Fully offline — no internet required, ever NO ADS. NO TRICKS. Shatter Blocks is a premium game. One price, everything included. No timers, no energy bars, no pop-ups. Just the game. Simple to learn. Hard to master. Impossible to put down.
ClearRow
A block puzzle game where players place pieces on a board to fill rows or columns for clearing. It offers multiple game modes, customization options, and iCloud syncing for progress. Enjoy a challenging yet simple puzzle experience without any advertisements.
- Place and clear block puzzles
- Normal, Time Attack, and Mission modes
- Adjustable board size and difficulty
- Piece holding and rotation options
- Customizable theme colors
- iCloud data syncing
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ClearRow is a block puzzle where you place pieces on a square board and fill a row or column to clear it. The rules are simple: place a piece, fill a line, clear it. That's all there is to it, yet how you open up the board and what you play next can change everything. - 3 WAYS TO PLAY Normal Game Choose a board size (8×8 to 12×12) and a difficulty, then go for a high score. You can also turn KEEP, a handy piece-holding feature, and piece rotation on or off. Time Attack Race to reach the target score as fast as you can. Missions Take on a fixed puzzle at every stage. Reach the target score or clear the target number of lines within the move limit. Each stage is the same puzzle for every player. - MAKE IT YOURS Choose from 8 theme colors. Dark Mode is supported too. - NO ADS You'll never see a single ad. - YOUR DATA High scores, Time Attack records, Mission progress, and settings sync with iCloud. No data is ever sent to any server run by the developer. Simple to learn, and you'll want to keep getting better. If you're looking for a block puzzle like that, ClearRow is for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shatter Blocks at every 2 days against ClearRow's every 4 weeks. Shatter Blocks also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Shatter Blocks costs $0.99 and ClearRow $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shatter Blocks ships an update every 2 days, ClearRow every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Shatter Blocks | ClearRow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris Escher | Koki Narusawa |
Customer experience
Shatter Blocks
ClearRow
In-app purchases
Shatter Blocks
No in-app purchases
ClearRow
No in-app purchases






