Comparison

Calming Blocks vs Quiet Quiver

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

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About

Calming Blocks

Features
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Find your calm โ€” one block at a time. Calming Blocks is a beautifully crafted block puzzle designed for relaxation, focus, and satisfying play. Drop shapes onto a 10x10 grid, clear rows and columns, chain combos โ€” and enter a meditative flow state. No timer. No stress. Just you and the blocks. HOW TO PLAY Drag shapes onto the grid to place them Fill a complete row or column to clear it and score points Clear multiple lines at once for explosive combo bonuses Earn gems with every clear โ€” watch them fly to your collection Unlock 38 unique shapes as your score climbs FEATURES 10 SOUND THEMES Glass, Wood, Metal, Water, Retro 8-bit, Electronic, Tribal, Space, Nature, Crystal. Every theme transforms how the game feels. The satisfying thud of Wood, the cosmic bleeps of Space, the nostalgic chiptune of Retro 8-bit โ€” find your perfect sound and lose yourself in it. 14+ STUNNING BACKGROUNDS Sunset, Ocean, Mountains, Forest, Meadow, City Skyline, Desert, Aurora, Space, Beach, Lake, Volcano, Island and more. Unlock Nature, Urban, Cosmos and Water packs to dress your grid in breathtaking scenery. GEM & COMBO SYSTEM Clear a line and watch gems arc through the air to your gem counter with a satisfying collision burst. Chain multiple rows and columns for score multipliers that scale exponentially. UNDO & HINT Made a bad move? Undo your last drop โ€” the first undo every session is free. Stuck? Spend gems to reveal the optimal placement highlighted on the board. HIGH SCORE TRACKING Beat your personal best and unlock a dedicated celebration screen. Your best is always visible mid-game so you know exactly what you're chasing. PROGRESSIVE SHAPE UNLOCKING Start with 11 starter shapes and gradually unlock up to 38 unique pieces as your score grows. Compact squares, long bars, diagonals, zigzags โ€” each new shape adds fresh strategic depth. FULLY OFFLINE No internet required. Play on a plane, in a waiting room, or anywhere you need a moment of calm. CUSTOMIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE Use in-game coins to unlock sound packs and background collections. Each pack is purchasable with coins earned in gameplay or available via optional in-app purchase. Remove all ads permanently with a single one-time purchase. BUILT FOR QUALITY Calming Blocks is built with hardware-accelerated rendering (Skia) for buttery-smooth 60fps animations on every device โ€” from iPhone SE to iPad Pro. Download free. Play forever. Find your calm. Privacy Policy - https://calmingblocks-bc890.web.app/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use (EULA) - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Quiet Quiver

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Quiet Quiver is a calm logic puzzle. Clear the board, one arrow at a time. Each arrow is a little path that bends across the grid, with a head pointing up, down, left, or right. Tap an arrow and the whole thing slides off the board the way its head faces โ€” but only if the lane ahead is clear. One arrow can't pass through another, so the order you free them in is the whole puzzle. There is always a way to empty the board, and you never have to guess. Read the grid, find the arrow that can leave, and unwind the tangle until every arrow is gone. Boards come as open rectangles or as quiet silhouettes โ€” a heart, a plus, a diamond, an octagon, a frame โ€” where each arrow slides until it reaches the edge of the shape. Four difficulty levels โ€” Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert โ€” carry you from a gentle warm-up to a proper test, and every board is hand-tuned to have a clean line of reasoning. Play the Daily puzzle โ€” one shared board each day, the same for everyone โ€” or roll unlimited boards in Practice. Fifteen languages. Five themes โ€” Light, Dark, Paper, Dusk, and a colour-blind-friendly Accessible palette with clear marks, so the board stays readable for every kind of vision. Soft ambient music and gentle haptics, each with a one-tap mute right on the Home screen โ€” no settings dive needed. An optional daily reminder nudges you back at the time you choose. No ads. No tracking. No accounts. Your progress and stats live on this device only.

Screenshots

Calming Blocks4 screens
Quiet Quiver4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quiet Quiver at none against Calming Blocks's 7. Quiet Quiver also leads on ads (none vs shown). Calming Blocks's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Calming Blocks sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Quiet Quiver asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Calming Blocks versus Quiet Quiver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalming BlocksQuiet Quiver
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Fortnightly
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size86 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMd Shahzad AliLaurent Chouinard

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Calming Blocks

One-time7
  • 80 Coins$0.99
  • 200 Coins$1.99
  • Remove All Ads$4.99
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  • 500 Coins$4.99
  • 1,000 Coins$8.99
  • 2,000 Coins$14.99
  • 5,000 Coins$29.99
None

Quiet Quiver

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calming Blocks free?
Calming Blocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quiet Quiver free?
Quiet Quiver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calming Blocks or Quiet Quiver have ads?
Calming Blocks shows ads; Quiet Quiver does not.

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