Comparison

Block Master vs Gridlock

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

Head to head
About

Block Master

Features
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Looking for a relaxing way to exercise your mind? Block Master: Puzzle Rush combines thoughtful grid-based gameplay with useful boosters, customizable themes, and satisfying challenges. Place colorful shapes on the board, complete horizontal or vertical lines, and plan each move carefully to achieve your highest score. Play at your own pace with no time limits and no internet connection required. POWERFUL BOOSTERS Use special tools when you need a helping hand: • Hammer: Remove a selected tile from the board. • Bomb: Clear multiple tiles within a selected area. • Swap: Replace your current pieces with new options. Each booster gives you more ways to plan your moves, continue your combos, and improve your score. KEY FEATURES • Play Offline Anywhere Enjoy the game without Wi-Fi or an internet connection. Play during your commute, while traveling, or whenever you want to relax. • Strategic Grid Gameplay Plan ahead, complete lines, create combos, and keep the board open for future moves. • Brain-Training Challenges Improve your concentration, spatial thinking, and problem-solving skills as you aim for a new high score. • Helpful Boosters Use the Hammer, Bomb, and Swap tools to overcome difficult situations and explore new strategies. • Custom Themes Collect diamonds and unlock colorful themes, including Jelly, Macaron, Ice, and Biscuit. • Daily Rewards Return each day to collect free rewards and special bonuses. HOW TO PLAY • Drag and place the available shapes on the grid. • Complete a full horizontal or vertical line to clear it. • Create multiple completed lines to earn combo points. • Keep enough free space available for upcoming pieces. • Use boosters carefully when you need additional options. • Continue playing for as long as there is space on the board. There are no time limits, so every move can be considered carefully. Whether you want a quick puzzle session or a longer high-score challenge, Block Master: Puzzle Rush is ready whenever you are. Download now and enjoy a relaxing offline grid puzzle experience. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.insighttech.com.tr/privacy-policy.html Contact: info@insighttech.com.tr

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
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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

Block Master4 screens
Gridlock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Block Master at 3 against Gridlock's 1. Block Master also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Block Master ships an update every 5 days, Gridlock every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Block Master versus Gridlock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock MasterGridlock
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperINSIGHTTECH BILISIM SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETIRyan Lubbers

In-app purchases

None

Block Master

No in-app purchases

None

Gridlock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Block Master free?
Block Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gridlock free?
Gridlock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Block Master or Gridlock have ads?
Both Block Master and Gridlock show ads.
Which is updated more often, Block Master or Gridlock?
Block Master ships an update every 5 days, and Gridlock every 3 days. Most recently, Block Master was updated on October 31, 2026 and Gridlock on October 31, 2026.

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