Block Bash vs Gridlock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Block Bash
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Block Bash is a satisfying block puzzle game on an 8×8 grid. Drag shapes onto the board, fill complete rows and columns to clear them, and keep your run alive as long as you can. Simple to learn, hard to put down - perfect for a quick break or a longer session chasing your personal best. HOW TO PLAY • Three shapes appear at a time - drag and drop them anywhere they fit • Fill an entire row or column to clear it and score points • Clear multiple lines at once for a combo bonus • Clear the whole board for a massive bonus • Game ends when no remaining shapes can fit — plan ahead! FEATURES • Smooth drag-and-drop controls with placement preview • Auto-save - pick up right where you left off • Track your high score and beat it every run • Earn coins from clears, placements, and score milestones • Unlock 190+ country flag themes in the shop • Equip your favorite theme from your inventory • Light and dark mode • Music and sound effects you can toggle anytime • Optional rewarded video to revive after game over • Works great on iPhone and iPad FREE TO PLAY Block Bash is free to download and play. It includes banner ads and optional rewarded video ads (for revive only). All shop items are purchased with in-game coins earned through gameplay - no real-money purchases. How high can you score? Download Block Bash and find out.
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.
- Guaranteed playable moves
- Fill rows/columns to clear
- Combo multiplier
- Endless mode
- Daily Challenge mode
- Undo last moves
- Offline play
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Block Bash at none against Gridlock's shown. Block Bash also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and device support (3 vs 1). Gridlock's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Block Bash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Block Bash ships an update every 4 days, Gridlock every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Block Bash | Gridlock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joy Software Studio LLC | Ryan Lubbers |
In-app purchases
Block Bash
No in-app purchases
Gridlock
No in-app purchases








