Comparison

Block Reveal! vs Merge Stack

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

Head to head
About

Block Reveal!

Engage in a calming color puzzle game where you match and expand blocks to uncover hidden pixel art. Careful planning is essential to avoid filling your tray with mismatched blocks and losing the level.

Highlights
  • Relaxing color puzzle gameplay
  • Match and expand blocks
  • Reveal hidden pixel art
  • Strategic block placement
  • Level-based progression
Features
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Solve this relaxing color puzzle by matching and expanding blocks to reveal beautiful hidden pixel art. Strategize your moves to complete the masterpiece, because too many mismatched or extra blocks will fill your tray and cost you the level!

About

Merge Stack

Features
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Slide. Merge. Pop! Merge Stack: Color Block is the satisfying color puzzle that's easy to learn and hard to put down. Swipe to slide the blocks across the board, line up matching colors, and stack five of the same color to make them burst. One clean rule, endless clever moves. Every swipe shifts the whole board, so the fun is in planning ahead. Set up chains, clear crowded columns, and keep your grid open for the next move. Simple to pick up, tricky to master.

Screenshots

Block Reveal!4 screens
Merge Stack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Merge Stack at none against Block Reveal!'s 10. Block Reveal!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Block Reveal! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Merge Stack asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Block Reveal! ships an update every 10 days, Merge Stack every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Block Reveal! versus Merge Stack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock Reveal!Merge Stack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (97 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings97 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#107 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size401 MB238 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBabil StudiosKite Games

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Block Reveal!

One-time10
  • Small Coin Pack$1.99
  • Fail Offer$4.99
  • No Ads$7.99
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  • Medium Coin Pack$7.99
  • Mini Bundle$9.99
  • No Ads Bundle$11.99
  • Large Coin Pack$14.99
  • Large Bundle$19.99
  • Super Bundle$29.99
  • Mega Coin Pack$29.99
None

Merge Stack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Block Reveal! free?
Block Reveal! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Merge Stack free?
Merge Stack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Block Reveal! or Merge Stack have ads?
Merge Stack shows ads; Block Reveal! does not.
Which is updated more often, Block Reveal! or Merge Stack?
Block Reveal! ships an update every 10 days, and Merge Stack every 2 months. Most recently, Block Reveal! was updated on November 5, 2026 and Merge Stack on October 31, 2026.

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