Mind the Blox vs Pumbuzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mind the Blox
A colorful match-2 puzzle game where you pop matching monsters to clear the board and advance through levels. Unlock special characters and power-ups to help you achieve high scores and collect medals. Enjoy a fun and thrilling experience with a top ten list to compete on.
- Match two or more same colored monsters
- Clear levels by moving keys to the bottom
- Special power-up characters
- Cute and colorful monsters
- Funny special bloxes
- Top ten list
- Medals to collect
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Pop the Blox! Mind the Blox is a addicting match-2 puzzle game. As in the original web version, the gameplay is easy to learn and the hand drawn characters makes it fun and thrilling. Match two ore more same coloured tiny monsters to make them disappear. Clear seven ore more to get extra points. To reach the next level move the keys to the bottom of the game board, while keeping the bloxes from reaching the top. Some special powerup characters will help you, other will challenge you. Dive into Mind the Blox world, meet Mr. Magic Mushroom, Miss. Crazy Prawn, Miss Rainbow, Dr. Strange Bomb and many more! FEATURES - Cute and colourful monsters - Funny special bloxes - Top ten list - Medals to collect - Detailed instruction screen IN-APP PURCHASE The game offers a single in-app purchase. Rainbow-Upgrade features: - 3 game modes to unlock - 6 more special bloxes to meet - No more ads Official Website: http://www.mindtheblox.com/
Pumbuzzle
Solve daily logic puzzles by arranging numbers so each row sums to 80. Use directional clues to guide your placement and swap squares to achieve the correct pattern. Compete on leaderboards and replay past challenges.
- Daily pattern puzzles
- Row summation to 80
- Swap squares to solve
- Directional clues (▲▼, ◀▶)
- Replay past puzzles
- GameCenter leaderboards
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Each row adds up to 80. Find the right place for all of the numbers. ▲▼ means a square is in the right column but the wrong row ◀▶ means a square is in the right row but the wrong column Tap two squares to swap them. Moving squares with ▲▼ or ◀▶ increases your score. A new puzzle each day AND the ability to replay puzzles from past days! Leaderboards with GameCenter! New games start at midnight UTC (i.e., 7pm Central US).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pumbuzzle at none against Mind the Blox's 1. Pumbuzzle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 15 months). Mind the Blox's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Mind the Blox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pumbuzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pumbuzzle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 14 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Mind the Blox ships an update every 15 months, Pumbuzzle weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mind the Blox | Pumbuzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gelinda Paganini | Brainwash Inc. |
Customer experience
Mind the Blox
Pumbuzzle
In-app purchases
Mind the Blox
- Rainbow-Upgrade$1.99
Pumbuzzle
No in-app purchases
