OpenConsole vs Blockstorm!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenConsole
This app offers instant access to a library of AI-generated cloud games and allows you to play your legally owned retro game ROMs on various classic console emulators. Enjoy smooth gameplay with hardware acceleration and customizable controls, with cloud saves for seamless progression.
- AI-generated cloud games
- Retro console emulation (NES, SNES, PS1, N64, etc.)
- Hardware-accelerated rendering
- On-screen touch controls
- MFi and Bluetooth controller support
- Save states and cloud sync
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OpenConsole is a beautifully crafted game launcher that brings together two worlds: an ever-growing library of AI-generated cloud games you can play instantly, and a powerful retro console for the games you grew up with. — DISCOVER NEW GAMES, INSTANTLY — Browse a curated and constantly refreshed selection of AI-generated browser games. Tap to play. No installs. No accounts required to dive in. — PLAY YOUR CLASSICS — Bring your own legally-owned game files and play them on the systems you love: • Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) • Super Nintendo (SNES) • Game Boy / Game Boy Color / Game Boy Advance • Nintendo 64 • PlayStation • Sega Dreamcast • PlayStation Portable — BUILT FOR THE WAY YOU PLAY — • Hardware-accelerated rendering for smooth, full-speed gameplay on N64, Dreamcast, and PSP • On-screen touch controls for every system, plus full support for MFi and Bluetooth controllers • Save states and continuous SRAM saves — pick up exactly where you left off • Cloud save sync across your devices via secure sign-in • Beautiful purple-and-cyan UI tuned for one-handed portrait play and immersive landscape gaming — YOURS, PRIVATE, PORTABLE — Your games and saves stay on your device unless you choose to sync them. No tracking. No ads. No third-party data sharing. Just games. OpenConsole is for collectors, retro fans, and anyone who wants a single home for the games they own — and the games they're about to discover.
Blockstorm!
Navigate a ship through a wormhole, dodging asteroids and debris. Manage your crew and speed to survive the increasingly dangerous space junk. Compete for high scores in this endless survival challenge.
- Wormhole navigation
- Asteroid and debris dodging
- Speed control
- Challenge mode
- High score saving
- Customizable controls
- Game controller support
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Your ship accidentally flew into a wormhole, The throttle cannot be disabled, only temporarily slowed down, Asteroids and debris keep coming at you from all angles, can you make it out? Keep yourself and your crew in one piece as speed climbs and you get surrounded by space junk, How far can you run before the field claims you? - Touch controls with a movable layout editor - Game controller support - speed up and slow on demand - Challenge mode and high score saving - Screen filters and custom video backgrounds - In-game screen recording - Airplay + pass the controller - Infinite replayability
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OpenConsole at none against Blockstorm!'s 1. OpenConsole also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Blockstorm! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. OpenConsole asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for OpenConsole against 5.0 for Blockstorm!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
OpenConsole ships an update every 11 days, Blockstorm! every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenConsole | Blockstorm! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AeriCast | Dylan Mathurin |
Customer experience
OpenConsole
Blockstorm!
In-app purchases
OpenConsole
No in-app purchases
Blockstorm!
- Premium$0.99
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