Comparison

Lines the Game vs Blocalcs

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

Head to head
About

Lines the Game

This abstract puzzle game challenges players to strategically place or remove dots to fill a drawing with color. The goal is to dominate the race with your chosen color, offering quick sessions or extended play. It's a brain-teasing experience perfect for short bursts of downtime.

Highlights
  • Strategic dot placement and removal
  • Color dominance wins
  • Multiple game modes (Point, Erase, Cut, Draw, Portal, Mix)
  • Daily Challenges
  • 500 smart levels
  • Unlockable achievements
Features
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**WINNER Best Casual Entertainment Game - Dutch Game Awards ** **Every level CAN be won!** But sometimes the solution is not easy. Lines is an abstract ‘zen’ game experience where form is just as important as function. Place or remove dots to initiate a colourful race that fills a drawing. The colour that dominates the race wins. Lines is the perfect game to play while commuting or in other short moments of downtime. Play a single session in a matter of seconds or find yourself making a winning streak of 20 games in a row! Lines – Physics Drawing Puzzle key features include: - 6 different modes: Point, Erase, Cut, Draw, Portal and Mix- Daily Challenges - 26 achievements to unlock -500 smart levels - Use your brain and logic to find the solutions - Bronze, Silver and Gold medals for each level. - Infinite fun! Point Mode Tap on a line to place a dot. Be smart and choose and strategic and logic position for the dots. Sometimes you need to place one dot, other times two dots. Eraser Mode Tap on an opponent´s dot to erase it. Draw Mode Draw a line with your fingers to connect lines to your advantage. Use your brain! Cut Mode Cut a line to stop the flow of your opponent´s color. Portal mode Tap the line across 2 places to create a portal. Your line will be teleported from one place to the other. But beware: your opponents can also make use of the portal you have created, so choose its location wisely!

About

Blocalcs

Features
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Blocalcs is a puzzle where you have a grid between 4 and 49 blocks and you must choose two neighbouring blocks and a operation for these blocks to interact with each other. If the result is zero, both blocks will disappear. You win if all blocks disappear.

Screenshots

Lines the Game4 screens
Blocalcs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blocalcs at none against Lines the Game's 1. Blocalcs also leads on ads (none vs shown). Lines the Game's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 34 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lines the Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Blocalcs asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lines the Game ships an update every 4 months, Blocalcs every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lines the Game versus Blocalcs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLines the GameBlocalcs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 34 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGamious B.V.Alex Freitas Soares

Bugs and requests

Lines the Game

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Rope level 57 unwinnable
  • Levels not fitting properly on newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Level editor mode
  • More challenging level designs
  • Ability to replay previous daily challenges
  • Improved color contrast and accessibility

Blocalcs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lines the Game

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Blocalcs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lines the Game free?
Lines the Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blocalcs free?
Blocalcs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lines the Game or Blocalcs have ads?
Lines the Game shows ads; Blocalcs does not.
Which is updated more often, Lines the Game or Blocalcs?
Lines the Game ships an update every 4 months, and Blocalcs every 34 months. Most recently, Lines the Game was updated on September 29, 2026 and Blocalcs on September 25, 2026.

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