Comparison

Arf Blocks vs Flummox

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

Head to head
About

Arf Blocks

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Arf Blocks is a calm, offline block puzzle. Drag one of three pieces onto a 10×10 grid, fit them in, and clear full rows or columns to score. No ads. No tracking. No accounts. No in-app purchases. No sneaky microtransactions disguised as "coins". The game works with your device in airplane mode, and nothing you do ever leaves it. Fourteen piece shapes cycle through a weighted bag so the flow stays interesting — you get the shapes you need just often enough. Clear multiple lines at once for a growing bonus. When nothing fits, the game ends cleanly. Features • A 10×10 grid and fourteen classic puzzle shapes • Three pieces in the tray; choose your order • Exponential bonus for clearing multiple lines in a single placement • Game state saves automatically — pick up exactly where you left off • Full haptic feedback on placement and line clears • Dark, calm, distraction-free interface • Sound is off by default • Portrait on iPhone, all orientations on iPad • Works offline, always Privacy Arf Blocks collects nothing about you. There are no analytics, no crash reporters, no third-party SDKs, no identifiers sent anywhere. Your score and game state live only on your device. Read the full policy: https://arf-blocks.nl/privacy/ Support Questions, bugs, or feedback: arf-blocks@lambda-m.nl

About

Flummox

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Flummox is a puzzle game about flipping shapes. Each puzzle gives you a few polyomino pieces and a goal for arranging them. Flip a piece over one of its edges and it tumbles across the board (as long as there is room for it to land!). Get every piece where it belongs and the puzzle is solved. That is the entire rule set. The difficulty is in the pieces getting in each other's way: the obvious first move is usually the one that strands you six moves later. WHAT'S IN IT • 30 free puzzles, ramping from easy to genuinely hard • 20 packs of 30 puzzles each — Easy, Medium, Hard and Crazy • A new free puzzle in every difficulty, every week • Game Center achievements EVERY PUZZLE IS SOLVABLE Each one was generated and then solved by machine before it shipped, so there is always a way through, and the move count shown is the shortest one known. Hints play the next optimal move. Undo steps back as far as you like and reset costs you nothing. FAIR PRICING Every pack is $0.99. There is no bundle you should have bought instead, no subscription, no energy meter, and nothing that gets more expensive the longer you play. NO STRINGS No ads. No account. No tracking — this app collects nothing whatsoever. Plays entirely offline; the only network traffic belongs to the App Store and Game Center.

Screenshots

Arf Blocks4 screens
Flummox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Arf Blocks at none against Flummox's 10. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Flummox sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Arf Blocks asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Arf Blocks versus Flummox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArf BlocksFlummox
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLambda M BVMichael Tiller

In-app purchases

None

Arf Blocks

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Flummox

One-time10
  • Easy Puzzle Pack 3$0.99
  • Crazy Puzzle Pack 3$0.99
  • Hard Puzzle Pack 4$0.99
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  • Hard Puzzle Pack 2$0.99
  • Crazy Puzzle Pack 1$0.99
  • Crazy Puzzle Pack 4$0.99
  • Hard Puzzle Pack 3$0.99
  • Crazy Puzzle Pack 2$0.99
  • Crazy Puzzle Pack 5$0.99
  • Hard Puzzle Pack 5$0.99

Questions

Is Arf Blocks free?
Arf Blocks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flummox free?
Flummox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arf Blocks or Flummox have ads?
Neither Arf Blocks nor Flummox shows ads.

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