Comparison

Block Pang vs Gridlock Dice

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

Head to head
About

Block Pang

A classic block puzzle game where you drag and clear lines on an 8x8 board. Features special pieces like bombs and rainbow lightning, daily challenges, and achievements. Play offline with no ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Drag and clear blocks on an 8x8 board
  • Combo bonuses for clearing multiple lines
  • Special bomb and rainbow lightning pieces
  • Daily challenges and 30 achievements
  • Offline play with autosave
  • Light/Dark/System themes
Features
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=== NO ADS · NO IN-APP PURCHASES · NO SIGN-UP === A classic 8×8 block puzzle: drag, clear, and chain combos with one hand. ▶ Gameplay • Drag blocks from the tray onto an 8×8 board (or pick 6×6 / 10×10) • Fill any row or column to clear it and score • Clear multiple lines at once for combo bonuses — DOUBLE, TRIPLE, MEGA, GREAT!, PERFECT! ▶ Special pieces • Bomb (~6%): explodes a 3×3 area on placement • Rainbow lightning (~2%): explodes a 5×5 area, shimmers through every color in the tray ▶ Meta progression • Auto-leveling system (Lv 1, 2, 3, ...) keyed to your score • A new Daily Challenge every day — same piece sequence for everyone, separate daily best • 30 achievements (first placement → 100,000 score → quintuple combo → reach level 100 → 6×6/8×8/10×10 master trio) • Autosaves your in-progress game so you can pick up right where you left off ▶ Game Center • Two leaderboards: all-time best and today's daily challenge • All 30 achievements unlock on Game Center too ▶ Polished • Light / Dark / System theme • Split layout in iPad landscape • 5 languages: 한국어 / English / 日本語 / 简体中文 / 繁體中文 Offline only — no ads, no IAP, no sign-up.

About

Gridlock Dice

Features
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GridlockDice is a premium block puzzle for quick breaks and clever spatial thinking. Fit colourful polyomino-style pieces around fixed dice tiles, fill every empty space, and solve each board with calm logic. Start with simple tutorial levels, then move into larger grids, trickier shapes and rotation puzzles as the challenge grows. Every level is designed to be solvable, so the puzzle always feels fair: no random frustration, no forced timer, just satisfying board-filling strategy. Why you’ll love GridlockDice: • 50 puzzle levels, with 15 free to play • Fixed dice blockers create fresh layouts to work around • Drag colourful pieces from the tray and snap them into place • Green and red placement feedback helps you learn fast • Rotate pieces in later levels for deeper challenge • Hints and auto-solve are available when you want help • Built for iPhone and iPad with haptics, smooth animations and a clean dark look • No ads, no subscriptions, no accounts and no data collection GridlockDice is for players who enjoy block puzzles, logic puzzles, brain teasers, shape-fitting games and calm challenges that still make you think ahead. Play the free levels, master the board, then unlock the full puzzle journey with one purchase.

Screenshots

Block Pang4 screens
Gridlock Dice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Block Pang at none against Gridlock Dice's 1. Block Pang also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Gridlock Dice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Block Pang asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Block Pang versus Gridlock Dice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock PangGridlock Dice
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLim SangjinPawel Komorkiewicz

In-app purchases

None

Block Pang

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Gridlock Dice

One-time1
  • Unlock Lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is Block Pang free?
Block Pang is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gridlock Dice free?
Gridlock Dice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Block Pang or Gridlock Dice have ads?
Neither Block Pang nor Gridlock Dice shows ads.

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