Block the Pig vs Flow Free
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Block the Pig
A turn-based puzzle game where you strategically place hexagonal blocks to trap a runaway pig. Advance through increasingly challenging mazes and compete on leaderboards. Unlock achievements and sharpen your spatial reasoning skills.
- Turn-based hex block placement
- Strategic escape route blocking
- Infinite random levels
- Leaderboard competition
- Achievement unlocking
- Relaxing ambient atmosphere
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Place hex blocks in the way of the fugitive pig in "Block the Pig," a turn-based puzzle game! The game rules are simple. Tap on an empty cell of the hexagon board to place a block. Before the round starts, close the shortest escape routes on the board with 3 bonus blocks. The pig will then run away from the hex maze. Place a new block after each move the pig makes, until there's no way out! As rounds advance, the hexagon maze becomes sparser and the pig blocking quest trickier. The number of puzzles in the game is infinite. Beat the top rounds of the other players in the leaderboards! Unlock achievements and improve your spatial wits for free! Features: ▶ endless random levels on a hex board ▶ relaxing ambient atmosphere ▶ cute piggy!
Flow Free
Connect matching colored pipes on a hexagonal grid to create a flow. Solve puzzles by pairing all colors and covering the entire board without pipes crossing. Offers hundreds of levels and daily challenges for a relaxing or timed experience.
- Hexagonal grid puzzles
- Connect matching colors
- Hundreds of free levels
- Daily puzzles
- Time Trial mode
- Game Center achievements
- Cloud sync
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Hexes! The next evolution of Flow Free®! If you like Flow Free, you'll love Flow Free: Hexes®! Connect matching colors with pipe to create a Flow®. Pair all colors, and cover the entire board to solve each puzzle. But watch out, pipes will break if they cross or overlap! Free play through hundreds of levels, or race against the clock in Time Trial mode. Gameplay ranges from simple and relaxed, to challenging and frenetic, and everywhere in between. How you play is up to you. So, give Flow Free: Hexes a try, and experience "mind like water"! Flow Free: Hexes features: * Over 2,500 free, hexagonal puzzles! * Daily puzzles: new levels every day, never run out * Carefully crafted, high-quality puzzles ranging from easy to extreme! * Optimized touch controls for smooth, satisfying play * Game Center achievements and cloud sync of your progress * Clean, colorful graphics and fun sound effects Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flow Free at 4.8 against Block the Pig's 3.9. Flow Free also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 50) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 13 months). Block the Pig's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Block the Pig sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Flow Free sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Flow Free holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flow Free has 10K ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Block the Pig's written reviews are positive against 84% of Flow Free's.
Block the Pig ships an update every 13 months, Flow Free every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | Block the Pig | Flow Free |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (50 ratings) | 4.8 (10K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 83.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 | 10K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladislav Aleksandrov | Big Duck Games LLC |
Customer experience
Block the Pig
Flow Free
Bugs and requests
Block the Pig
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Flow Free
Reported bugs
3 issues- Hints using themselves randomly
- Freezing and crashing issues
- Ads causing performance issues
Requested features
4 requests- More new and unique puzzle packs
- Ability to disable animations
- Leaderboards and competitive modes
- Increased difficulty options
In-app purchases
Block the Pig
- Remove Ads$1.99
Flow Free
- 5 Hints$0.99
- Unlock All Themes$1.99
- Classic Pack 2$1.99
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- 10x10 Mania$1.99
- Jumbo Pack 2$1.99
- Kids Pack$1.99
- Starter Bundle$1.99
- 11x11 Mania$1.99
- 20 Hints$2.99
- Unlock All Packs and Remove Ads$4.99
- 100 Hints$9.99
