StarrBlocks vs Stargazer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StarrBlocks
This app offers four distinct puzzle game experiences: a classic falling-block game, a drag-and-place block puzzle, a tactile Woodoku style game, and a physics-based stacking challenge. Each game features unique modes, themes, and visual effects for engaging gameplay.
- Falling-block puzzle with multiple modes
- Drag-and-place block puzzle with daily challenges
- Tactile Woodoku with row/column/box clears
- Physics-based tower stacking game
- 30+ customizable themes
- Satisfying visual and haptic effects
- Local and Game Center leaderboards
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Stack. Clear. Blast. Quest. Carve. StarrBlocks is a native iOS puzzle arcade built for quick rounds, deep mastery, and that "one more run" pull. Start with StarrBlocks, a polished falling-block puzzle with smooth swipe-and-tap controls, satisfying rotations, hard-drop trails, rich haptics, and line clears that pop. Switch to StarrBlast, an 8x8 drag-and-place block puzzle with its own modes, themes, daily challenges, and cinematic blast effects. Then there's StarrWood, a tactile 9x9 Woodoku puzzle: drag carved wood pieces onto the board, clear rows, columns, and 3x3 sudoku boxes, and wander a Journey trail of hand-painted polaroid scenes you unlock one level at a time. We've also got StarrTricks, a tower height game mode where you see just how high you can stack the blocks without letting the pieces topple over! FOUR PUZZLE GAMES IN ONE STARRBLOCKS Marathon: classic endurance. Survive rising speed and chase a bigger score. Sprint: clear 40 lines as fast as possible. Ultra: three-minute blitz where every placement matters. Bombs: chain explosive clears and turn pressure into fireworks. STARRBLAST Classic: endless 8x8 block placement with no falling timer. Daily: a shared daily seed with streaks and one clean run per day. Quest: 90 story levels with handcrafted boards, objectives, collectibles, and stars. STARRWOOD Endless: free-play 9x9 Woodoku with sudoku-box clears, scattered collectible gems that bonus your score, and randomized painterly backdrops on every open. Journey: hand-authored 30-stop trails (starting with Camping) where the screen scenery shifts between polaroid scenes — campfire, lakeside, summit, sunrise — as you collect themed gems against a move limit. THEMES WITH PERSONALITY STARRTRICKS Tower: physics-based tetromino stacking where every block has weight, wobble, and consequence. Build upward across checkpoint lines, brace risky pieces with Anchor power, and chase your tallest tower in feet. Play across 30+ custom themes, from Aurora, Cosmic, Jelly, Tron, Atoll, Aquarium, Trench, and Prism to StarrBlast worlds like Ocean Depths, Crystal Gems, Ancient Relics, Gridrunner Protocol, and Phantom. StarrWood adds a hand-painted wood-grain family with multiple stains for every Woodoku run. Themes change more than color: boards, pieces, backgrounds, trails, particles, and line-clear effects all get their own personality. EFFECTS THAT FEEL GOOD Hard-drop trails show the path your piece took. StarrBlast line clears turn rows and columns into radiant blasts. StarrWood Journey backdrops shift painterly scenes as you walk the trail. Custom effects, particles, screen motion, and haptics make every clear tactile. A 21-track soundtrack and sound effects can be mixed, muted, or tuned to your mood. BUILT FOR HOW YOU PLAY Responsive controls designed for thumbs Local high scores and run history Game Center leaderboards for score-based modes Playable onboarding that gets out of your way Music, sound, haptics, ghost pieces, classic pieces, and visual options Native SwiftUI polish with smooth animation on iPhone and iPad NO NOISE No ads. No timers between rounds. No paywalls blocking the good stuff. Just open the app, pick your mode, and chase the next clear. StarrBlocks is for players who love thoughtful puzzle design, satisfying feedback, and games that turn a spare minute into a real run.
Stargazer
Chart constellations by placing star shapes on a grid to connect stars and score points. Enjoy a relaxing, single-player puzzle experience with daily challenges and endless free play. Designed for calm, offline enjoyment with no ads or purchases.
- Place star shapes on a 7x7 grid
- Connect stars to form constellations
- Complete rotating objectives
- Draw and collect named Star Signs
- Daily Puzzle and Free Play modes
- 100% offline gameplay
- Accessible design features
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Push the fallen stars back home, one constellation at a time. Stargazer is a cozy push box puzzle game in the classic Sokoban style. Luna, a sleepy moon, keeps you company and teaches you as you play. Swipe to walk her around the board and push every star onto a ring. You can push but never pull, so think before you move. THREE WAYS TO PLAY Fallen Stars The stars fell in the night. 36 handmade levels across three worlds, each one checked to be solvable. Match Luna's best to earn three moons, and watch the constellations light up on the world map as you bring each star home. Daily Push A new level every day, the same for everyone. Monday is gentle. By Sunday it gets tough. Keep your streak alive and share your result with friends. Player Levels Play levels made by other players and like your favorites. Build your own in the level maker and share it with everyone. SAVE VIDEO Turn any solve into a short video of your moves, ready to share. MADE TO BE CALM - Every level is free. No ads, no purchases, no account, no tracking. - Fallen Stars and Daily Push work offline. - Gentle tips from Luna, so you learn by playing. - Soft sounds, calm music and haptics, each easy to turn off. - VoiceOver support and Reduce Motion support. - Keyboard and game controller support in every mode. A quiet little sky to tidy up whenever you need to unwind.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: StarrBlocks at free against Stargazer's paid. StarrBlocks also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stargazer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively.
StarrBlocks ships an update daily, Stargazer every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | StarrBlocks | Stargazer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 210 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joshua Starr | JASON EVAN PAGE |
Customer experience
StarrBlocks
Stargazer
In-app purchases
StarrBlocks
No in-app purchases
Stargazer
No in-app purchases









