Comparison

Blocks vs Falling Blocks

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

Head to head
About

Blocks

A calming block puzzle game with a soft, pastel aesthetic. Enjoy seven different game modes, smooth animations, and satisfying haptics. Customize your look with unlockable skins and share your own creations.

Highlights
  • Seven distinct game modes
  • Smooth animations and haptics
  • Advanced Tetris mechanics (T-spins, combos)
  • Customizable block and board skins
  • Create and share custom levels
  • Offline play
Features
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Blocks is a soft, pastel block puzzle. Drop the falling pieces, clear lines and unwind. Seven modes for every mood. MODES • Levels — handcrafted puzzles plus an endless generator • Cascade — unsupported blocks fall, triggering CHAIN ×N chain combos • Classic — the board adapts to your screen • Sprint — clear 40 lines against the clock • Marathon — go until the last block fits • Daily challenge — a fresh round every day • Practice — tune the field and speed your way FEATURES • Smooth animations and satisfying haptics • SRS rotation, wall-kicks, T-spins, combos and Back-to-Back • Hold piece, landing ghost, adjustable sensitivity • Shop: earn coins from levels → block skins, board skins and looks • 16+ looks with backgrounds and coordinated palettes, live preview • Custom levels: draw, save, share as a file • Three languages: Russian, English, Chinese • Achievements, stats, game journal, Game Center No intrusive ads, no forced purchases. Just a beautiful, calming puzzle.

About

Falling Blocks

Features
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Blocks fall from top to bottom. Comparable to — you know the one. Complete lines are removed. Nothing else happens. GAME MODES • Marathon – with no intended end. • Sprint – 40 lines against the clock. • Ultra – two minutes, no more. • Daily – the same blocks for everyone. FEATURES • Seven blocks. Rotate, move, hold, drop. • A preview of the next three. • A leaderboard with name entry. You are listed there. • Sound, statistics and settings. • Neon visuals with scan lines, like an old arcade cabinet. CONTROLS Swipe to move. Tap to rotate. Swipe down to drop, up to hold. OTHER No ads. No purchases. No data collection. No internet required. There are no notable incidents to report.

Screenshots

Blocks4 screens
Falling Blocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

Blocks and Falling Blocks are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blocks ships an update every 2 weeks, Falling Blocks every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Blocks versus Falling Blocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlocksFalling Blocks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleg GrinevichSebastian Loth

In-app purchases

None

Blocks

No in-app purchases

None

Falling Blocks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blocks free?
Blocks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Falling Blocks free?
Falling Blocks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blocks or Falling Blocks have ads?
Neither Blocks nor Falling Blocks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blocks or Falling Blocks?
Blocks ships an update every 2 weeks, and Falling Blocks every 10 days. Most recently, Blocks was updated on October 24, 2026 and Falling Blocks on October 18, 2026.

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