Comparison

Tangrams Block Puzzle vs Puxle

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

Head to head
About

Tangrams Block Puzzle

Challenge your spatial reasoning by fitting colorful blocks into a box. With infinite puzzles and no timers, this game offers a relaxing yet engaging experience for all skill levels. Save your progress and enjoy a stress-free puzzle-solving adventure.

Highlights
  • Infinite puzzles
  • Five difficulty levels
  • Easy touch controls
  • Hint function
  • No timers
  • Automatic progress saving
Features
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Are you good at packing? Try to fit all the pieces into the box with Boy Howdy's Block Puzzle game! • Five difficulty levels, so you can find a challenge that's just right for you! • Infinite number of puzzles to try! Play forever with no puzzle packs to buy, ever! • Easy touch controls to move the blocks around! • Hint function if you get stuck! • Beautiful blocks in a rainbow of colors! • No timers at all! Just relax and have fun! • Your progress is automatically saved, all the time, so go ahead and take that call or jump out to any other apps - you can come back and pick up playing right where you left off! • Sounds can be disabled if you want a quiet game • You can even listen to your own music while you play Download Boy Howdy's Block Puzzle today! It's 100% FREE!

About

Puxle

Engage in a challenging crossword puzzle experience that adapts to your skill level. This game offers a progressively difficult journey, perfect for puzzle enthusiasts looking for a brain-teasing challenge.

Highlights
  • Progressively difficult puzzles
  • Cross-platform play
  • Fun and engaging gameplay
  • Suitable for all ages
Features
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A progressively more difficult crossplatform crossword puzzle game. Made with love for my wife's birthday.

Screenshots

Tangrams Block Puzzle2 screens
Puxle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Puxle at none against Tangrams Block Puzzle's shown. Puxle also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Tangrams Block Puzzle's advantage is ratings volume (112 vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Puxle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tangrams Block Puzzle has 112 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Tangrams Block Puzzle's written reviews are positive against 100% of Puxle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tangrams Block Puzzle ships an update every 3 months, Puxle weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tangrams Block Puzzle versus Puxle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTangrams Block PuzzlePuxle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (112 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings112 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBoy Howdy Technology LLCFooBar Software LLC

Customer experience

Tangrams Block Puzzle

All ratings113 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral3.5%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive89.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.7%

Puxle

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tangrams Block Puzzle

No in-app purchases

None

Puxle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tangrams Block Puzzle free?
Tangrams Block Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Puxle free?
Puxle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tangrams Block Puzzle or Puxle?
Puxle is rated higher. Tangrams Block Puzzle averages 4.8 out of 5 from 112 ratings, while Puxle averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Tangrams Block Puzzle or Puxle have ads?
Tangrams Block Puzzle shows ads; Puxle does not.
Which is updated more often, Tangrams Block Puzzle or Puxle?
Tangrams Block Puzzle ships an update every 3 months, and Puxle weekly. Most recently, Tangrams Block Puzzle was updated on October 20, 2026 and Puxle on October 24, 2026.

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