Comparison

Hush Blocks vs Mini Pirate Crew

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

Head to head
About

Hush Blocks

Features
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A quiet block puzzle for moments you want to slow down. Drop pieces onto an 8×8 board. Fill rows and columns to clear them. No timers. No combos pushing you to rush. No notifications. Just blocks, breathing room, and the soft thud of every drop. — GAMEPLAY — • Drag and drop pieces from your tray onto the board • Clear full rows and columns to score and free up space • Three pieces at a time, refreshed when the tray is empty • Game over when no piece fits anywhere — FEATURES — • Soft haptic feedback on every drop • Automatic dark mode, optimised for OLED screens • Optional Game Center: All-Time, Today, and This Week leaderboards, a Daily Challenge, and 40 achievements. Sign in is optional — the game is fully playable without • Cross-device sync via iCloud: your best score and lifetime stats follow you across your Apple devices • Continue on game over by watching a short ad — optional, never interruptive • Plays offline. Anonymous, EU-hosted product analytics run in the background when online, buffered locally otherwise — details at hushblocks.app/privacy — PHILOSOPHY — Hush Blocks won't pester you. There are no daily missions, no streaks to maintain. No interstitial ads. The only time the game shows a video ad is when you tap Continue after losing — your choice. Game Center is opt-in and silent until you open it. Open it when you need to think about nothing for a few minutes. Made by a solo developer in Italy. Support & privacy: hushblocks.app

About

Mini Pirate Crew

Embark on a tranquil sailing adventure to uncover hidden islands and confront formidable foes. Engage in battles against pirates and mythical sea creatures in this relaxing exploration game.

Highlights
  • Relaxing sailing gameplay
  • Island exploration
  • Battle hostile pirates
  • Fight deep-sea monsters
  • Idle mechanics
Features
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Mini Pirate Crew: Idle Sail is a relaxing sailing game that takes you on a journey to explore mysterious islands and battle against hostile pirates and deep-sea monsters.

Screenshots

Hush Blocks4 screens
Mini Pirate Crew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hush Blocks at none against Mini Pirate Crew's 10. Hush Blocks also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). Mini Pirate Crew's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Mini Pirate Crew sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Hush Blocks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hush Blocks ships an update every 2 days, Mini Pirate Crew every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Hush Blocks versus Mini Pirate Crew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHush BlocksMini Pirate Crew
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (444 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—444 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB38 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFilippo CarboniAndalon Limited

In-app purchases

None

Hush Blocks

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Mini Pirate Crew

One-time10
  • $0.99 package$0.99
  • $1.99 package$1.99
  • $2.99 package$2.99
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  • $4.99 package$4.99
  • $14.99 package$14.99
  • $19.99 package$19.99
  • $25.99 package$25.99
  • $29.99 package$29.99
  • $49.99 package$49.99
  • $99.99 package$99.99

Questions

Is Hush Blocks free?
Hush Blocks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mini Pirate Crew free?
Mini Pirate Crew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hush Blocks or Mini Pirate Crew have ads?
Hush Blocks shows ads; Mini Pirate Crew does not.
Which is updated more often, Hush Blocks or Mini Pirate Crew?
Hush Blocks ships an update every 2 days, and Mini Pirate Crew every 5 weeks. Most recently, Hush Blocks was updated on October 31, 2026 and Mini Pirate Crew on November 10, 2026.

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