Let's Play with Blocks vs String Figures
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Let's Play with Blocks
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Let's play with blocks!! Drag and move blocks, pile up, and make shape as you like! You can take a photo of the shape you made. It is also fun to move and ring blocks by accelerometer mode. App feature - Eight sets of blocks. - First two sets of blocks are available for free. - Each block can be fixed by double tap. - Three kinds of accelerometer mode (none, left and right, 4 direction). - Screen shot of blocks can be saved. - Five kinds of sound effects for blocks contacting.
String Figures
Learn and create string figures hands-free with voice commands. This app offers visual, language-free tutorials for over 100 figures from around the world, making it accessible to all ages and languages.
- Hands-free voice control
- Language-free visual tutorials
- Over 100 international string figures
- Step-by-step guidance
- Accessible for all ages and languages
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String figures, made easier. Made more fun. This app is a hands-free String Figure (Cat's cradle) guide you can control entirely with your voice. When making string figures, both hands are tied up with the string, making it frustrating to turn pages in a book or pause a video. This app solves that problem with voice control. ■ Hands-free voice control Use simple voice commands like “next,” “previous,” or “replay.” There’s no need to let go of the string while you play. No more desperately turning pages with your toes or tapping the YouTube pause button with your little finger. ■ A New, Language-Free Way to Learn Text-based instructions have been removed from the tutorial videos and replaced with visual guidance using lines, arrows, and hand movements. By removing reliance on language, this approach makes it possible for children who cannot read complex characters, as well as people of all ages and languages around the world, to enjoy string figures intuitively. ■ Over 100 string figures from around the world Not only the string figures traditionally passed down in your own country, but more than 100 string figures from Oceania, the Americas, Africa, Alaska, Japan, and many other regions around the world are included. String figures are not a game belonging to just one country. They are a shared human tradition, passed down across cultures with different names and motifs. ■ One string, anytime, anywhere All you need is a single string to play—no special place or time required. The process of creating shapes step by step also has the satisfying, puzzle-like appeal of a thoughtful and intellectual game. For children and adults alike, whether playing alone or together with others, we invite you to explore the deep and fascinating world of string figures.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: String Figures at none against Let's Play with Blocks's shown. String Figures also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 32 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Let's Play with Blocks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and String Figures sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Let's Play with Blocks ships an update every 32 months, String Figures every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Let's Play with Blocks | String Figures |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 329 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RYOICHI KAWAHARA | Yoshitaka Hamatani |
In-app purchases
Let's Play with Blocks
- Let's Play with Blocks$1.99
String Figures
- Additional Collection 1$1.99
- Additional Collection 2$1.99
- Additional Collection 3$1.99
Questions
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