Comparison

Multicross Puzzle Challenge vs Blocks Away

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

Head to head
About

Multicross Puzzle Challenge

Engage your mind with a new puzzle game from the creator of Tetris. Solve over 1800 unique challenges across three distinct modes, with new puzzles added daily. Enjoy stylish visuals and a rewarding gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Over 1800 unique puzzles
  • Three challenge types: Fill, Rotate, Mirror
  • Daily new challenges
  • Simple drag-and-drop gameplay
  • Stylish visuals and sound
  • Score multiplier system
Features
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TETRIS® 40 YEARS: This game designed by Tetris® creator. Multicross is new puzzle game designed by Tetris creator – Alexey Pajitnov. Multicross features: • Fun and simple gameplay; • 600+600+600 challenge puzzles of 3 types; • 15 new challenges every day; • Stylish visuals, music and sound effects How to play main game: • Drag a shape from bottom pool onto vacant space of the playing field; • Form the full line of blocks either horizontally or vertically to score and clean it up; • Build crossing lines to obtain better score, as well as to clear entire playing field; • Increase blocks’ price placing same color blocks on the playing field; • Collect stars in challenges to increase main score multiplier; • Keep the blocks from filling the playfield. How to play FILL challenge: • Drag a shape from bottom pool onto vacant space of the playing field; • Fill the whole playing field with blocks; • Collect stars to increase main score multiplier. How to play ROTATE challenge: • Tap a shape in stack to rotate before placing it onto vacant space of the playing field. How to play MIRROR challenge: • Tap a shape in stack to flip it horizontally before placing it onto vacant space of the playing field. Shape your mind while mastering the shapes of new game from Puzzle Guru – Alexey Pajitnov.

About

Blocks Away

A relaxing block-dropping puzzle game where you clear lines to score points and earn rewards. Enjoy daily rewards and power-ups to enhance your gameplay. Perfect for unwinding and clearing your mind.

Highlights
  • Block dropping gameplay
  • Line clearing mechanics
  • Score accumulation
  • Reward system (rotates, undos)
  • Daily rewards
  • High score challenges
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Turn on, switch off and tune out with Blocks Away — the latest block dropping, line clearing craze. Make some “you-time”, recharge your batteries and clear your mind with this super simple block puzzle. Simply drop blocks, clear lines, amass points and earn rewards. R E W A R D S — Win rotates, reshuffles, undos and point multipliers. Come back each day for a free daily reward, or win them by clearing lines and beating your high score. So what are you waiting for — Go get your blocks in order. NEED HELP? If you need help or want to make a suggestion, just drop us an email — https://www.EighteenDegrees.com/Help

Screenshots

Multicross Puzzle Challenge4 screens
Blocks Away4 screens

Verdict

The call

Multicross Puzzle Challenge and Blocks Away both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Blocks Away's written reviews are positive against 66% of Multicross Puzzle Challenge's. Blocks Away also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). Multicross Puzzle Challenge's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (167 vs 7). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Multicross Puzzle Challenge against 4.6 for Blocks Away. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Multicross Puzzle Challenge has 167 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of Multicross Puzzle Challenge's written reviews are positive against 100% of Blocks Away's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Multicross Puzzle Challenge ships an update every 4 months, Blocks Away every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Multicross Puzzle Challenge versus Blocks Away: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMulticross Puzzle ChallengeBlocks Away
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (167 ratings)4.6 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings167 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperANDREY NOVIKOVAdam Wasiak

Customer experience

Multicross Puzzle Challenge

All ratings167 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral7.2%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive66.0%
Neutral10.6%
Negative23.4%

Blocks Away

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Multicross Puzzle Challenge

No in-app purchases

None

Blocks Away

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Multicross Puzzle Challenge free?
Multicross Puzzle Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blocks Away free?
Blocks Away is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Multicross Puzzle Challenge or Blocks Away?
Blocks Away is rated higher. Multicross Puzzle Challenge averages 4.5 out of 5 from 167 ratings, while Blocks Away averages 4.6 from 7 ratings.
Do Multicross Puzzle Challenge or Blocks Away have ads?
Both Multicross Puzzle Challenge and Blocks Away show ads.
Which is updated more often, Multicross Puzzle Challenge or Blocks Away?
Multicross Puzzle Challenge ships an update every 4 months, and Blocks Away every 13 months. Most recently, Multicross Puzzle Challenge was updated on November 1, 2026 and Blocks Away on November 2, 2026.

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