Blocklove vs Pufferblocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blocklove
A minimalist block puzzle game on an 8x8 grid. Place pieces to clear rows and columns at your own pace. Enjoy a relaxing, ad-free experience perfect for casual play.
- Minimalist 8x8 grid gameplay
- Clear rows and columns
- Relaxing and ad-free experience
- Play at your own pace
- High score chasing
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Simple, satisfying, ad-free. Blocklove is a calm, minimalist puzzle game played on an 8x8 grid. Place pieces, clear rows and columns, and chase your best score at your own pace. It pairs perfectly with audiobooks, podcasts, and the occasional Zoom meeting. Each round gives you three pieces and one deceptively simple challenge: find the perfect place for each. Every block earns points, completed rows and columns disappear for bonuses, and clearing multiple lines at once can send your score soaring. Pull off the coveted full-screen clear for an even bigger payoff. Keep carving out space, because the moment none of your available pieces fit, your run is over.
Pufferblocks
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Blocklove at #178 against Pufferblocks's unranked. Blocklove also leads on price ($0.99 vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Blocklove costs $0.99 and Pufferblocks $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Blocklove | Pufferblocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #178 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benfield Creative, LLC | TechnoNet |
In-app purchases
Blocklove
No in-app purchases
Pufferblocks
No in-app purchases





