Comparison

Blocky Bloom vs Pocket Shelves

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

Head to head
About

Blocky Bloom

A relaxing puzzle game where you place and rotate flower pieces to clear rows and columns. Earn bonuses by matching colors and building speed streaks to keep the board from filling up. Progress through garden levels and track your lifetime stats.

Highlights
  • Flower-block puzzle board
  • Tap-to-rotate pieces
  • Bloom bonuses and combo scoring
  • Garden Level progress
  • Lifetime run stats
  • Optional premium subscription
Features
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Blocky Bloom is a cozy flower-block puzzle game built around one polished core loop: place and rotate flower pieces, clear full rows and columns, chase same-color Bloom bonuses, build speed streaks, and keep the board alive until no moves fit. FEATURES: • Full flower-block puzzle board • Tap-to-rotate pieces and clear previews • Bloom bonuses, combo scoring, and speed scoring • Garden Level progress and lifetime run stats • Free gameplay with post-game house ads only between rounds • Optional Premium subscription to remove post-game ads SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: • Premium removes post-game ads from Blocky Bloom • 7-day free trial available before subscribing • Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period • You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to Settings Apple ID Subscriptions Privacy Policy: https://hatchingpoint.com/block-bloom/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://hatchingpoint.com/block-bloom/terms

About

Pocket Shelves

A relaxing puzzle game where you organize everyday objects by matching three identical items. Clear shelves by strategically moving items to your tray, aiming to empty the shelves without overfilling your limited tray slots. Enjoy a calm, no-time-limit experience with hundreds of levels and discoverable objects.

Highlights
  • Organize everyday objects
  • Match three to clear
  • Empty shelves without filling tray
  • 1000 levels
  • No time limit
  • Hints and undo options
Features
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Make room for a quiet moment with Pocket Shelves, a cozy puzzle game where you organize everyday objects, one thoughtful move at a time. Tap the front object in a column to place it in your tray. Three identical objects clear together. Empty the shelves without filling the tray’s seven slots. Each cleared set of three moves the barriers, so look ahead before you choose. The full game includes 1000 levels, 40 themes and 240 objects to discover. Play at your own pace with no time limit. Use hints or undo a move whenever you need a little help. The first 100 campaign levels are free. A single in-app purchase unlocks the remaining 900 levels.

Screenshots

Blocky Bloom4 screens
Pocket Shelves3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pocket Shelves at none against Blocky Bloom's shown. Pocket Shelves also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Blocky Bloom sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Pocket Shelves sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Blocky Bloom against 5.0 for Pocket Shelves. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Blocky Bloom versus Pocket Shelves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlocky BloomPocket Shelves
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB134 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHatching Point LLCZhenxing Feng

Customer experience

Blocky Bloom

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

Pocket Shelves

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Blocky Bloom

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
1 purchases

Pocket Shelves

One-time1
  • Full game unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Blocky Bloom free?
Blocky Bloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Shelves free?
Pocket Shelves is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blocky Bloom or Pocket Shelves?
Blocky Bloom and Pocket Shelves are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Blocky Bloom or Pocket Shelves have ads?
Blocky Bloom shows ads; Pocket Shelves does not.

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