Comparison

Arf Blocks vs Block Drop

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

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About

Arf Blocks

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Arf Blocks is a calm, offline block puzzle. Drag one of three pieces onto a 10Ɨ10 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 10Ɨ10 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

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Block Drop

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Block Drop is a falling-block puzzle built for fast, clean phone play. No ads. No in-app purchases. No account. It works offline. Open it and play. FIVE MODES Daily Dig. A new seeded board every day: six rows of garbage, three minutes, the same pieces for everyone. Dig out, score high and keep your daily streak alive. Marathon. Endless. The speed climbs every ten lines. Start at level 1, 5, 10 or 15. Sprint. Forty lines, fastest time wins, timed to the hundredth. Ultra. Two minutes on the clock. Score as high as you can. Zen. No clock and no top out. One calm speed. Stop whenever you like. EVERY CLEAR HAS A NAME One line is a SPARK. Two is a FRACTURE. Three is a CASCADE. Four rows at once is a BLAST. Spin a spire into a wedged gap for a TWIST, land big clears back to back for a CHAIN, keep clearing for a COMBO, and empty the board for a PERFECT WIPE. Every value scales with your level. FEELS RIGHT Modern rotation with wall kicks, a ghost piece, hold, and up to five next pieces. A grounded piece gives you half a second to slide and spin it. Drag, tap and flick on the board, or switch to a button pad with auto-shift delay and repeat rate you can tune. Line clears burst, big clears shake the well, and every move has sound and haptics. PROGRESS Player levels, 18 achievements, five block styles to unlock, lifetime stats, and a local top ten for every mode. Game Center leaderboards on iPhone. FOR EVERYONE Light and dark themes, colour-blind piece marks, reduced motion, large controls, a left-handed layout and a short tutorial. Your scores stay on your device.

Screenshots

Arf Blocks4 screens
Block Drop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Arf Blocks at fortnightly against Block Drop's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arf Blocks ships an update fortnightly, Block Drop every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Arf Blocks versus Block Drop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArf BlocksBlock Drop
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLambda M BVBenjamin Scalzo

In-app purchases

None

Arf Blocks

No in-app purchases

None

Block Drop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arf Blocks free?
Arf Blocks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Block Drop free?
Block Drop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Arf Blocks or Block Drop have ads?
Neither Arf Blocks nor Block Drop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arf Blocks or Block Drop?
Arf Blocks ships an update fortnightly, and Block Drop every 2 months. Most recently, Arf Blocks was updated on October 5, 2026 and Block Drop on October 15, 2026.

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