Tap Tap Town vs Gameblox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tap Tap Town
A simple game designed for children to create their own city. Players can easily place buildings and construct roads with intuitive tap and swipe controls. It offers a fun and creative experience for young builders.
- Place buildings with a tap
- Create roads by swiping
- Easy-to-use interface for kids
- Creative city construction
- Designed for young players
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Build a little town with a tap. Tap to place buildings, swipe to draw roads, then watch people, cars, and animals move along them. There are no scores to chase and no rules to memorize—make a town your way, change the background color, and enjoy seeing it come alive. Made for small hands and big imaginations. Credits Images: Irasutoya, Icon HOIHOI, Illust Pop, Irasuton, IMT Sounds: Taira Komori, Sound Effect Lab, MaouDamashii, Kurage Kobo, Cutter Kamata https://www.irasutoya.com/ http://iconhoihoi.oops.jp/ http://illpop.com/ http://www.irasuton.com/ http://illust-imt.jp/ http://taira-komori.jpn.org/freesound.html http://soundeffect-lab.info/ http://maoudamashii.jokersounds.com/music_se.html http://www.kurage-kosho.info/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvEc-N7Q8dre-Z5gcmMPAmg
Gameblox
Create your own games using a block-based programming language on a computer, then play them on your mobile device. Explore various game types like platformers and action games, with mobile-specific features such as tilt controls and QR code scanning.
- Block-based game editor
- Play created games on mobile
- Platformer game creation
- Action game creation
- Narrative game creation
- Tilt controls
- QR code scanning
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Gameblox is a game editor that uses a blocks based programming language to allow anyone to make games. On a computer, go to https://gameblox.org to create a game. Then use this mobile app to play the game. You can make different types of games on gameblox.org, including platformers, action and narrative games. With the mobile app, you can try out mobile specific features including games where you tilt your device, and read QR codes. Have fun making games, we look forward to playing the games you create! Gameblox is developed by the MIT Education Arcade/Scheller Teacher Education Program
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tap Tap Town at 100% against Gameblox's 33%. Tap Tap Town also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Gameblox's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tap Tap Town ships an update every 3 weeks, Gameblox every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tap Tap Town | Gameblox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Holy Inc | MIT STEP Lab |
Customer experience
Tap Tap Town
Gameblox
In-app purchases
Tap Tap Town
No in-app purchases
Gameblox
No in-app purchases
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