Comparison

Blocklove vs BlockPop! Puzzle

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
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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.

About

BlockPop! Puzzle

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BlockPop! is the block puzzle done right — bright, satisfying, and built natively for Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. HOW IT PLAYS Drag pieces from your hand onto the grid. Fill a whole row or column to clear it, and clear several lines at once to set off combo bursts that send your score soaring. There's no timer and no clock running out — just you, the board, and one more move. THREE WAYS TO PLAY • Classic — the endless original. Keep placing, keep clearing, and see how long you can last. • Chaos — a big 10×10 board with five pieces in hand. More room, more risk, way more combos. • Adventure — 20 hand-crafted levels with star goals and move limits. Can you three-star them all? WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Native on every Apple platform — play on the couch, on the train, or in the headset. • Game Center leaderboards and achievements to climb. • Crunchy drops, combo bursts, and satisfying haptics. • Fully offline. No ads, no timers, no interruptions. Easy to learn, tough to master, impossible to put down. How high can you pop?

Screenshots

Blocklove4 screens
BlockPop! Puzzle2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Blocklove at every 9 days against BlockPop! Puzzle's every 4 weeks. Blocklove also leads on chart position (#188 vs unranked) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). BlockPop! Puzzle's advantage is device support (5 vs 2). On ads and 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

Blocklove costs $0.99 and BlockPop! Puzzle $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blocklove ships an update every 9 days, BlockPop! Puzzle every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Blocklove versus BlockPop! Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlockloveBlockPop! Puzzle
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.3 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#188 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenfield Creative, LLCPETALUMAPALMER LLC

In-app purchases

None

Blocklove

No in-app purchases

None

BlockPop! Puzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blocklove free?
Blocklove costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BlockPop! Puzzle free?
BlockPop! Puzzle costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blocklove or BlockPop! Puzzle have ads?
Neither Blocklove nor BlockPop! Puzzle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blocklove or BlockPop! Puzzle?
Blocklove ships an update every 9 days, and BlockPop! Puzzle every 4 weeks. Most recently, Blocklove was updated on November 5, 2026 and BlockPop! Puzzle on October 31, 2026.

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