Puzzledrome vs Blocktactic HD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puzzledrome
This game challenges your mind with unique palindrome puzzles. Swipe tiles to create symmetry in rows and columns, testing your logic and speed. Offers various modes for different playstyles.
- Create palindromic rows and columns
- 303 challenging puzzles
- Arcade Mode with timer
- Free Play Mode
- Special tiles for added difficulty
- GameCenter Leaderboards
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"Puzzledrome, the infuriating and brilliant puzzler... If you're a perfectionist this game is absolutely for you, and will no doubt drive you mad in your quest for order." - PocketGamer "definitely one of the most unique “slide and match” puzzle games currently on the digital marketplace. It’s as cool as a Taco Cat" - Gamezebo "Swipe tiles and create glorious symmetry in this inventive visual puzzler." - AppSpy Featured in App Store's "Best New Games" and "What We're Playing" Make every row and column a palindrome in as few moves as possible! Challenge your mind with a game that takes thought, agility, and creative thinking to solve unique palindrome puzzles. Swap the tiles until all of the rows and columns are palindromes, in as few moves as possible. Inspired by symmetry, Sudoku and matching games, Puzzledrome takes tiled based puzzling to the next level! What’s left is right, what’s up is down… * Work your way through 303 challenging puzzles * Race against the clock in Arcade Mode * Play at your own speed in Free Play Mode * Special Tiles add difficulty as you progress * GameCenter Leaderboards palindrome (palin drōm) noun. 1.a word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backward as forward, e.g., madam, racecar, tacocat, or 2002. Puzzledrome provides the perfect balance of brain teasing challenge and easy to learn puzzling for a captivating game experience you'll want to enjoy again and again. Swipe tiles around until everything lines up just right and you see a perfect palindrome where the tile sequence is the same left to right and up and down. Starting off with a single row of colorful icons, the game teaches you as you go and encourages creativity as you swipe tiles right and left, putting everything in its place. Getting progressively harder, Puzzledrome introduces unique challenges like the shape shifter, stone, and danger tiles that add difficulty to the game.
Blocktactic HD
A challenging puzzle game that blends block drop and match-3 mechanics. Make strategic moves on a dynamic board to achieve high scores. Unlock new block sets through skill, not purchases.
- Block drop and match-3 mechanics
- Strategic move selection
- Shifting board dynamics
- Multiple selectable block sets
- Skill-based unlocks
- Retro soundtrack
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Merging together mechanics from block drop and match-3 style games, Blocktactic HD is the ultimate easy to learn, hard to master challenge. Every turn there are many potential moves available on the shifting board, it's down to you to decide the best ones. Features: -Multiple selectable block sets, all unlocked through skill (not IAPs) -Slick, easy to use interface -Original retro soundtrack How high can you score?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blocktactic HD at 5.0 against Puzzledrome's 4.1. Blocktactic HD also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). Puzzledrome's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 3). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
Puzzledrome costs $1.99 and Blocktactic HD $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Blocktactic HD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Puzzledrome has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Puzzledrome's written reviews are positive against 100% of Blocktactic HD's.
Puzzledrome ships an update every 6 weeks, Blocktactic HD every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puzzledrome | Blocktactic HD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Asinine Games Inc | A To Play Ltd. |
Customer experience
Puzzledrome
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In-app purchases
Puzzledrome
No in-app purchases
Blocktactic HD
No in-app purchases
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