Comparison

Shatter Blocks vs Pufferblocks

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

Head to head
About

Shatter Blocks

Currently charting
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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.

About

Pufferblocks

Features
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Pufferblocks is a one-thumb block puzzle with a twist no other puzzle has: every piece is a pressurised gas chamber. Drop pieces to complete lines and VENT them — and the gas physically blasts sideways into the blocks next door, over-inflating them until they POP in chain reactions. But every pop leaves wreckage that clogs the board. Chains clear space now and seed trouble later. Read the pressure, or watch it all blow. It's a real economy, not a reskin. Placement, venting, rupture chains and wreckage all feed one risk-reward loop you won't find anywhere else. WHY YOU'LL STAY • Risk pays — the fullest, highest-pressure pieces score the most, if you dare place them. Greed is a perfectly good strategy until it isn't. • Combo streaks, CLEAN SWEEP all-clears, and a "Gas Leak" fever mode when the board tips into glorious chaos. • A daily challenge where the whole world gets the exact same pieces — with its own global leaderboard. Same hand, same day, no excuses. • An adaptive soundtrack that literally speeds up as your board fills and your streak climbs. The band plays faster the hotter it gets. • Three block styles, including a default where every block has a face — and the face itself swells as the pressure rises. • Slapstick, never gross-out: cartoon clouds, a cheeky raspberry of brass, and the occasional perfectly-timed sad trombone. A PREMIUM GAME, THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY • Pay once. Play forever. • No ads. Ever. • No in-app purchases. No subscriptions. • No tracking, no accounts, no nonsense — your game stays on your device. Easy to pick up in one thumb. Hard to put down once the chains start going off. Welcome to Pufferblocks.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Shatter Blocks at #183 against Pufferblocks's unranked. Shatter Blocks also leads on price ($0.99 vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Pufferblocks's advantage is device support. On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Shatter Blocks costs $0.99 and Pufferblocks $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

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Shatter Blocks versus Pufferblocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShatter BlocksPufferblocks
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Best chart rank#183 — better—
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris EscherTechnoNet

In-app purchases

None

Shatter Blocks

No in-app purchases

None

Pufferblocks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shatter Blocks free?
Shatter Blocks costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pufferblocks free?
Pufferblocks costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

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