Comparison

Hocus Puzzle vs BlockDrop Neon Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Hocus Puzzle

Embark on a magical puzzle adventure to restore a dried-up river by mixing potions and casting spells. Explore enchanting worlds, defeat villains, and challenge friends on leaderboards. Collect costumes for powerful advantages in over 200 levels.

Highlights
  • Mix and match potions
  • Cast spells
  • Over 200 spellbinding levels
  • Challenge friends
  • Collect costumes
  • Leaderboards
Features
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Boil, bubble, toil, puzzle! Join Serena on her spellbinding adventure and discover how to defeat the evil that’s drained the magical river dry. Mix and match potions, cast spells and focus on long paths to increase Serena’s power and help you complete the levels. Challenge friends to see who can get to the top of the leaderboards! Send gifts to give each other a helping hand and collect costumes to gain powerful advantages. THE MOST BEWITCHING PUZZLE GAME • Over 200 spellbinding levels featuring funny characters, cute graphics and exciting worlds to explore • Take on the evil Master Wizard and his fiendish followers including the fierce Yetis of the Frozen Mountains • Complete tasks such as destroying ice blocks on your way to the Giant Canyon and restarting the watermill in the Mad Forest • Easy to learn game mechanics • Hours of entertaining and challenging puzzles Get ready for a magic adventure where the witches bring the environment to life! Want to receive the latest updates? Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/HocusPuzzle Do you have questions or feedback? We would love to hear from you! Visit http://www.hocuspuzzle.com/support or write to us at hocuspuzzle_en@customerservice-bigpoint.com Hocus Puzzle is completely free to play but you are also able to purchase some in-game items for real money. You can turn off the payment feature by disabling in-app purchases in your device’s settings.

About

BlockDrop Neon Puzzle

Features
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BlockDrop is a fast arcade block puzzle for quick rounds and longer high-score runs. Move falling blocks, rotate them into place and clear full lines while the pace rises from level to level. The controls are direct on the board: swipe to move, tap to rotate and pull down to drop faster. Features: - clean neon falling-block gameplay - responsive touch controls - saved high score and rising levels - refreshed block visuals as you progress - unlockable background themes - lives that regenerate over time - optional rewarded ads for extra lives or continuing a run - separate music and sound controls - designed for iPhone and iPad BlockDrop keeps the board clear, the pace sharp and every line satisfying. Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Hocus Puzzle4 screens
BlockDrop Neon Puzzle3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BlockDrop Neon Puzzle at none against Hocus Puzzle's 10. BlockDrop Neon Puzzle also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). Hocus Puzzle's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Hocus Puzzle sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. BlockDrop Neon Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hocus Puzzle ships an update fortnightly, BlockDrop Neon Puzzle every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hocus Puzzle versus BlockDrop Neon Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHocus PuzzleBlockDrop Neon Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (42 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings42 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size265 MB11 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBigpoint GmbHchristian kohler

Bugs and requests

Hocus Puzzle

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Lottery wheel not working properly
  • Game freezing during updates
  • Losing progress after updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to convert coins to gems
  • Option to disable ads or in-app purchases

BlockDrop Neon Puzzle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Hocus Puzzle

One-time9
  • Welcome Pack2 variants$0.99
  • Gem Pack n°1$0.99
  • Special Pack 5$1.99
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  • Special Pack 10$1.99
  • Gem Pack n°2$3.99
  • Win The Level$4.99
  • Gem Pack n°3$9.99
  • Gem Pack n°4$16.99
  • Gem Pack n°5$39.99
None

BlockDrop Neon Puzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hocus Puzzle free?
Hocus Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BlockDrop Neon Puzzle free?
BlockDrop Neon Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hocus Puzzle or BlockDrop Neon Puzzle have ads?
Both Hocus Puzzle and BlockDrop Neon Puzzle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hocus Puzzle or BlockDrop Neon Puzzle?
Hocus Puzzle ships an update fortnightly, and BlockDrop Neon Puzzle every 3 days. Most recently, Hocus Puzzle was updated on October 24, 2026 and BlockDrop Neon Puzzle on October 28, 2026.

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