Comparison

Blocklove vs Pufferblocks

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Minimalist 8x8 grid gameplay
  • Clear rows and columns
  • Relaxing and ad-free experience
  • Play at your own pace
  • High score chasing
Features
Currently charting
Read full description

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.

About

Pufferblocks

Features
Read full description

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

Blocklove4 screens
Pufferblocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Blocklove versus Pufferblocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlocklovePufferblocks
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#178 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenfield Creative, LLCTechnoNet

In-app purchases

None

Blocklove

No in-app purchases

None

Pufferblocks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blocklove free?
Blocklove costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pufferblocks free?
Pufferblocks costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blocklove or Pufferblocks have ads?
Neither Blocklove nor Pufferblocks shows ads.

Other comparisons