Comparison

Stack Em! Cosmic Blocks vs Gridlock

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

Head to head
About

Stack Em! Cosmic Blocks

A relaxing block puzzle game designed for short play sessions. Drag and drop pieces to complete rows and columns, clear space, and aim for high scores. Enjoy satisfying visual and audio feedback with multiple themes.

Highlights
  • Ad-free gameplay
  • Fast offline play
  • No account required
  • Smooth drag-and-drop controls
  • Satisfying clears and combos
  • Multiple unlockable themes
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Stack Em! is a clean, satisfying block puzzle built for quick sessions. Drag pieces onto the board, complete rows and columns, clear space, and chase a higher score. Features: • Ad Free! Just Play • Fast offline gameplay • No account required • Smooth drag-and-drop block placement • Satisfying clears, combos, sound, and haptics • Multiple visual themes to unlock and enjoy Play at your own pace, restart instantly, and keep improving your best run.

About

Gridlock

This block puzzle game ensures every move is playable, preventing unfair losses. Strategically place pieces to clear rows and columns, build combos, and achieve high scores in both endless and daily challenge modes. It offers a thoughtful, reflex-free puzzle experience.

Highlights
  • Guaranteed playable moves
  • Fill rows/columns to clear
  • Combo multiplier
  • Endless mode
  • Daily Challenge mode
  • Undo last moves
  • Offline play
Features
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You know the moment. Three pieces drop into the tray, none of them fit anywhere, and you realise the run ended two moves ago — not because you played badly, but because the game handed you a hand that was never playable. Gridlock doesn't do that. Every tray is checked before it reaches you. You will still lose, often. But you'll lose because you filled the board and ran out of room, which is your own doing and fixable next time. HOW IT PLAYS Drag three pieces onto an 8x8 grid. Fill a row or a column and it clears. Clear on back-to-back moves and the combo multiplier climbs. Pieces don't rotate, and the tray only refills once all three are gone. So each round is a small planning problem rather than a reflex test — which is why it works equally well in a two-minute gap or a long evening. That's the whole game. Nothing to unlock, no meters refilling in the background, nothing asking you to come back at six o'clock. TWO WAYS TO PLAY Endless — one board, one score, until nothing fits. Daily Challenge — the same board as every other player, every day. ABOUT THE ADS Gridlock is free and supported by advertising, so here is exactly what that means: never an ad before your first game, and never more than one between games. If you want three fresh pieces after a run ends, or more undos, you can choose to watch one. Nothing else. ALSO Undo your last moves, because everyone misclicks. Works offline. No account, no sign-in. Your scores stay on your phone.

Screenshots

Stack Em! Cosmic Blocks4 screens
Gridlock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Stack Em! Cosmic Blocks at none against Gridlock's shown. Stack Em! Cosmic Blocks also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stack Em! Cosmic Blocks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Stack Em! Cosmic Blocks versus Gridlock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStack Em! Cosmic BlocksGridlock
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJMM TechnologiesRyan Lubbers

Customer experience

Stack Em! Cosmic Blocks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gridlock

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stack Em! Cosmic Blocks

No in-app purchases

None

Gridlock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stack Em! Cosmic Blocks free?
Stack Em! Cosmic Blocks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gridlock free?
Gridlock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stack Em! Cosmic Blocks or Gridlock?
Stack Em! Cosmic Blocks is rated higher. Stack Em! Cosmic Blocks averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Gridlock averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Stack Em! Cosmic Blocks or Gridlock have ads?
Gridlock shows ads; Stack Em! Cosmic Blocks does not.
Which is updated more often, Stack Em! Cosmic Blocks or Gridlock?
Stack Em! Cosmic Blocks ships an update every 3 days, and Gridlock every 3 days. Most recently, Stack Em! Cosmic Blocks was updated on October 31, 2026 and Gridlock on October 31, 2026.

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