Square Magic vs O’Block
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Square Magic
A captivating puzzle game that blends mechanics from Rubik's Cube and 2048. Players slide rows and columns to arrange colored squares into 2x2 groups to solve the challenge.
- Rubik's Cube inspired gameplay
- 2048 inspired mechanics
- Slide-to-move controls
- Organize by color groups
- Challenging puzzle solving
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Square Magic is a puzzle inspired by the Rubik's Cube and 2048. How to play: - Scramble the puzzle by moving your finger around randomly. - Slide your finger along a row or column to loop the squares. - The puzzle is solved when organized in same-color 2x2 groups.
O’Block
This daily block puzzle offers a unique challenge with one board and one attempt for all players worldwide. Compete on global leaderboards, enjoy endless classic mode with special mechanics, or embark on a curated journey of levels. The game emphasizes a clean, ad-free experience with no sign-up required.
- Daily seeded puzzle
- Global leaderboards
- Endless classic mode
- Themed journey levels
- No sign-up or ads
- In-app purchases for continues/hints
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O’Block is a block puzzle with a deadline. Every day there is one board, the same for everyone on Earth, and one attempt to make it count. Drag pieces onto the 8×8 grid. Fill a row or a column and it clears. Chain clears to grow your combo, then see where your score lands on the worldwide leaderboard. Tomorrow, a new board. THE DAILY One seeded puzzle per calendar day, identical everywhere. One attempt, no retries. Wednesdays add preset stones, Fridays are a 20-piece Sprint, Sundays a 40-piece Marathon. Keep the streak alive. CLASSIC The endless mode, with a twist that changes everything: clear lines through ink cells to charge the ink meter, then swap a piece you don’t want for the one you do. A puzzle where you earn your luck. JOURNEY Twelve issues, one a month. Each issue is twenty crafted levels with target cells and a fixed queue of pieces, and each brings a new twist: edges, walls, heavy pieces, a lattice, a finale. Finish with pieces to spare for three stars. Every level is solvable: by construction, not by hope. Stuck? A hint always shows a move that still wins. NO SIGN-UP, NO NOISE No account. No ads. No tracking. Pick a name, pick an avatar, play. A daily reminder is there if you want it, off until you say so. Your progress lives on your device, and the leaderboard sees only the name you choose. DESIGNED, NOT DECORATED Two colors, one serif, a blueprint grid. Light mode is blue, dark mode is orange. That is the whole palette, and it is enough. O’COINS Earned by clearing lines, claimed once a day in the shop, or bought. Spend them on a continue when the board fills, an undo when one move deserves taking back, or a hint in Journey. Never in The Daily: there, everyone plays by the same rules.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: O’Block at 100% against Square Magic's 50%. O’Block also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 14 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Square Magic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. O’Block sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Square Magic asks for nothing beyond the download.
O’Block holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Square Magic's written reviews are positive against 100% of O’Block's.
Square Magic ships an update every 14 months, O’Block weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Square Magic | O’Block |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Pan | Arunavo Ray |
Customer experience
Square Magic
O’Block
In-app purchases
Square Magic
No in-app purchases
O’Block
- 2,000 O'Coins$0.99
- 3,300 O'Coins$1.99
- 6,000 O'Coins$2.99
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- 10,000 O'Coins$4.99








