Math Escape vs QB Breaker, Falling Blocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Math Escape
Solve math problems quickly to guide a character through a volcanic maze and outrun rising lava. Offers three difficulty levels and achievement unlocking. Perfect for practicing arithmetic under pressure.
- Fast-paced brain training
- Three difficulty levels
- Unlock achievements
- Compete with friends
- iCloud sync
- Ad-free gameplay
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Outrun the lava with your brain! Math Escape: Speed Run is free, with no ads. Dash the stick man is trapped in the Volcanic Maze of Mathlor, and only your quick thinking can save him. Every right answer builds the path ahead. Answer wrong, or take too long, and the ground crumbles into the lava. Perfect for children learning their sums and for grown-ups who want a fast brain workout. HOW IT PLAYS - Solve each sum to add a step to Dash's path before it runs out. - Build streaks: 5 right in a row doubles your points, 10 in a row triples them. - Three levels: Easy (+ and −), Medium (adds ×) and Hard (all four operations). Harder levels run faster and score more. PRACTICE WITHOUT PRESSURE - Practice mode has no timer and no falling. - Choose exactly which operations to work on, such as just times tables. - Adaptive questions ask more of the sums you find tricky. SEE YOUR PROGRESS - Stats show your accuracy for every operation and your best streak. - Earn 14 achievements across every level. - High scores for each difficulty, plus Game Center leaderboards. MADE FOR EVERYONE - No ads and no tracking. - VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion support. - Designed for iPhone and iPad. - iCloud keeps your scores, achievements and stats the same on all your devices. - Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese. Math Escape is free. If it has helped someone in your family enjoy maths, an optional tip jar lets you support its development, but it is never required. The lava is rising. Dash is counting on you. -------- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
QB Breaker, Falling Blocks
A highly-rated puzzle game where players destroy adjacent blocks of the same color. Destroying entire columns earns points, and special blocks appear for larger chain reactions. Offers three distinct game modes for varied challenges.
- Destroy adjacent blocks of the same color
- Earn points by clearing columns
- Special blocks for larger destruction
- Three game modes: Classic, 2-Layer, Combo
- Intuitive and simple rules
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QB Breaker is a highly-rated puzzle game that has gained recognition from players around the world. The game rules are simple and intuitive: you need to destroy adjacent blocks of the same color. When you destroy all the blocks in a column, you get a point, and a new column appears in the empty space. Additionally, the game features "extra" blocks that can destroy all blocks of the same color on the board. The better you play and the larger the groups of blocks you destroy, the more often you receive these special blocks. QB Breaker offers three game modes: Classic, 2-Layer, and Combo, providing a variety of experiences and additional challenges.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Math Escape at 100% against QB Breaker, Falling Blocks's 50%. Math Escape also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). QB Breaker, Falling Blocks's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, 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. Math Escape sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. QB Breaker, Falling Blocks asks for nothing beyond the download.
QB Breaker, Falling Blocks holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QB Breaker, Falling Blocks has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Math Escape's written reviews are positive against 50% of QB Breaker, Falling Blocks's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Math Escape ships an update every 2 months, QB Breaker, Falling Blocks every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Math Escape | QB Breaker, Falling Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ankharis Ltd | Jakub Kaniszewski |
Customer experience
Math Escape
QB Breaker, Falling Blocks
In-app purchases
Math Escape
- Nice Tip$0.99
- Generous Tip$2.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
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- Amazing Tip$4.99
QB Breaker, Falling Blocks
No in-app purchases
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