Comparison

BLCKSPACE Galaxy Puzzle vs Gridlock

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

Head to head
About

BLCKSPACE Galaxy Puzzle

Features
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BLCKSPACE Galaxy Puzzle is a cinematic block puzzle adventure set among the stars. Place colorful cargo blocks, complete each mission, and earn stars as you travel from station to station. Each level gives you a fresh puzzle to solve. Build smart formations, clear blocks, beat the target score, and use helpful boosters when you need them. Explore an ever-growing galaxy, unlock new stations, collect Star Coins, and make your journey your own with rocket and block-style upgrades. Features: • Easy-to-learn block puzzle gameplay • Space-station missions and galaxy travel • Daily rewards and Blitz mode • Offline play with progress saved on your device • No account required

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

BLCKSPACE Galaxy Puzzle4 screens
Gridlock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BLCKSPACE Galaxy Puzzle at none against Gridlock's shown. BLCKSPACE Galaxy Puzzle also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price 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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BLCKSPACE Galaxy Puzzle versus Gridlock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLCKSPACE Galaxy PuzzleGridlock
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimothy ShearsRyan Lubbers

In-app purchases

None

BLCKSPACE Galaxy Puzzle

No in-app purchases

None

Gridlock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BLCKSPACE Galaxy Puzzle free?
BLCKSPACE Galaxy Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gridlock free?
Gridlock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BLCKSPACE Galaxy Puzzle or Gridlock have ads?
Gridlock shows ads; BLCKSPACE Galaxy Puzzle does not.

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