Comparison

Gumball! vs Birdblocks

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

Head to head
About

Gumball!

A relaxing puzzle game where you sort colorful gumballs into prize capsules. Enjoy a satisfying, untimed sorting experience reminiscent of classic gumball machines. Play with one hand and unwind with thousands of levels.

Highlights
  • Relaxing ball sorting gameplay
  • Gumball machine theme
  • Untimed levels
  • One-handed play
  • Thousands of levels
  • Collectibles and boosters
Features
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Remember those capsule gumball machines growing up? Gumball! is the relaxing ball sort puzzle that brings that feeling back. Swap colorful gumballs, snap on a lid, and unwind with every tap. Gumball! is a free ball sort puzzle. Tap a prize capsule, swap matching gumballs into another, and keep going until every capsule is one perfect color. No timer. No rush. Just a clean, satisfying sort you can play with one hand. This is the gumball machine as a puzzle. The tubes are prize capsules. The balls are candy colored gumballs. When a capsule fills with four of a kind, the lid snaps on, the capsule shrinks, and it drops into the machine. The machine fills as you play. HOW TO PLAY • Tap a capsule, then tap another. • Matching gumballs swap over if the colors match and there is room. • Fill every capsule with a single color to win. Glass clinks. Lids thunk. Capsules rattle into the globe. It scratches the same itch as a ball sort, color sort, water sort, or marble sort, just quieter and wrapped in a toy you already know. • Untimed levels you can finish in a minute or sit with for a while. • One finger. Portrait. Couch, commute, or in bed. • Thousands of levels, including HARD and SUPER HARD. • Mystery foil gumballs and new capsule twists as you go. • A gumball machine that opens onto collectibles, coins, and boosters when you fill it. If you want a relaxing color sort that still feels like a toy, not a kids cartoon and not a mess of pop ups, this is it. Bright, simple, and hard to put down, like the grocery store machine you remember. Open it after a long day. In a waiting room. One more level in bed. Play until the machine is full. Swap the colors. Make the machine happy. Gumball! from Staple Games. Support: staplegames.com/contact.html Privacy: staplegames.com/privacy.html

About

Birdblocks

Features
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Your new favourite puzzle game! Drag blocks made of bird tiles into empty spaces. Fill a whole row or column to clear it and make room for your next move. The bird colours don't need to match. FREE THE BIRDS Choose a bird and work through its puzzle journey. Complete rows and columns to free the birds in leafy frames. Rescue the last bird to finish each puzzle, then complete the journey to add that bird to your Birdbook. Your first completed journey in each rarity also earns a habitat. FOLLOW THE MIGRATION Explore a world of puzzles, one stop at a time. Complete every puzzle in a leg to earn its exclusive bird and habitat. Plan around different shapes and try Clean Sweep puzzles, where you use every piece and finish with an empty board. PLAY AT YOUR PACE Enjoy Free Play with no timer and no waiting for lives. Return for a Daily score target, try the Weekly Puzzle, or follow a separate puzzle trail around Lake Ontario. FIND YOUR FAVOURITES Meet birds through play and explore their named pages in the Birdbook. Choose seven birds you've met to make your own flock: your favourites become the birds on your blocks. HATCH A LITTLE SURPRISE Reach the Nest's score target on three different days to warm a Mystery Egg. Missed days can cool it. Hatch coins or, sometimes, a bird. Eggs are another way to discover the birds available in Free the Birds. Core gameplay works offline. Ads and purchases need an internet connection. Free to play, with ads and optional in-app purchases. No subscriptions. Made in Ontario, Canada, by Redpolls Inc.

Screenshots

Gumball!4 screens
Birdblocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Birdblocks at 15.0 against Gumball!'s 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. Gumball! sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Birdblocks sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gumball! ships an update weekly, Birdblocks every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Gumball! versus Birdblocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGumball!Birdblocks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (119 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings119 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB98 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperStaple GamesRedpolls Inc.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Gumball!

One-time11
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • 1,000 Coins$1.99
  • No Ads$3.99
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  • Helper Pack$7.99
  • 5,000 Coins$7.99
  • 10,000 Coins$14.99
  • Power Pack$19.99
  • 25,000 Coins$29.99
  • Mega Pack$49.99
  • 60,000 Coins$59.99
  • 110,000 Coins$99.99
9 purchases

Birdblocks

One-time9
  • Handful of Coins$1.99
  • Welcome Back Pack$1.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
Show 6 more
  • Crack the Piggy Bank$3.99
  • Pouch of Coins$4.99
  • Chest of Coins$9.99
  • Remove Ads$12.99
  • Vault of Coins$19.99
  • Unlock All Challenges$19.99

Questions

Is Gumball! free?
Gumball! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Birdblocks free?
Birdblocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gumball! or Birdblocks have ads?
Both Gumball! and Birdblocks show ads.
Which is updated more often, Gumball! or Birdblocks?
Gumball! ships an update weekly, and Birdblocks every 10 days. Most recently, Gumball! was updated on October 19, 2026 and Birdblocks on October 18, 2026.

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