Comparison

Hokus vs Square Blast

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

Head to head
About

Hokus

Experience a unique blend of air hockey and roguelike dungeon crawling. Flick your paddle to defeat bosses, strategically place magical tokens with unique abilities, and build a powerful deck to overcome increasingly challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • 40+ collectible tokens
  • Deck building and customization
  • Dungeon exploration with boss battles
  • Token shop and quest rewards
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Hokus is a fast-paced air hockey game with a twist — magical tokens, boss battles, and dungeon exploration. Flick your paddle to slam the ball into enemy bosses while placing tokens on the field to gain the upper hand. Build your deck from dozens of unique tokens — walls, cannons, fireballs, frost traps, vampires, and more — each with distinct abilities that change how you play. FEATURES * Intuitive touch controls: drag your paddle and flick to add power * 40+ collectible tokens with unique abilities * Build and customize your deck between battles * Battle through dungeons with increasingly tough bosses * Earn coins to buy new tokens in the shop * Complete quests for token rewards

About

Square Blast

A block puzzle game where you fill rows and columns on an 8x8 grid to make them burst in neon light. Features adventure, classic endless, and daily mission modes. Offers visual customization and cloud saves.

Highlights
  • 8x8 grid block puzzle
  • Row and column clearing
  • Combo multipliers
  • Adventure mode with puzzles
  • Endless classic mode
  • Daily missions with rewards
  • Visual customization options
Features
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Drag jelly blocks onto an 8×8 grid. Fill a row or column and watch it burst in neon light. Chain clears for big combo multipliers. Easy to learn, hard to put down. ADVENTURE 40 hand-tuned puzzles. Each board starts with gems locked inside — blast the rows and columns that hold them before you run out of pieces. Earn up to three stars per level and unlock the next. CLASSIC The endless mode. Keep the board clear, chase your personal best, climb the all-time and weekly leaderboards. DAILY MISSIONS Three fresh goals every day — combos, lines, adventure levels — with coin rewards and a streak for finishing all three. HONEST BY DESIGN Every set of pieces is guaranteed to have at least one valid move. No "gotcha" RNG. Undo up to 3 moves per run, free for everyone. The bomb piece is earned by clearing lines, never sold. LOOKS YOUR WAY Spend coins on themes, block styles, blast effects and sound packs. Purely visual — colors never affect play, so everyone competes on the same board. CLOUD SAVE Your progress follows your Apple ID across devices and reinstalls. ONE-TIME PREMIUM, NO SUBSCRIPTION A single purchase removes ads, unlocks every cosmetic and adds the exclusive Prism set. No subscriptions, ever. Play offline, anywhere.

Screenshots

Hokus4 screens
Square Blast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hokus at 5.0 against Square Blast's 2.0. Hokus also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

Both are free to download. Square Blast sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hokus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hokus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hokus ships an update every 5 days, Square Blast monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Hokus versus Square Blast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHokusSquare Blast
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size301 MB20 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLambdaClassBurak Emre Nevruzoglu

In-app purchases

None

Hokus

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Square Blast

One-time1
  • Premium Unlock$1.99

Questions

Is Hokus free?
Hokus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Square Blast free?
Square Blast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hokus or Square Blast?
Hokus is rated higher. Hokus averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Square Blast averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hokus or Square Blast have ads?
Both Hokus and Square Blast show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hokus or Square Blast?
Hokus ships an update every 5 days, and Square Blast monthly. Most recently, Hokus was updated on October 24, 2026 and Square Blast on October 31, 2026.

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