Comparison

Fish vs Pirates vs Pufferblocks

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

Head to head
About

Fish vs Pirates

Defend a mermaid from incoming pirates by strategically placing various fish to fight them off. Use oysters to generate pearls for acquiring more fish and overcome 50 challenging levels across five distinct episodes.

Highlights
  • Strategic fish placement
  • Pearl production via oysters
  • 50 challenging levels
  • 5 distinct episodes
  • New enemies per episode
  • Defeat King Octopus
Features
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Fish vs Pirates is challenging strategy game where your our goal is to protect mermaid from pirates. Place different types of fish to fight against sneaky pirates. Use oysters to produce pearls which you need to get more fishes. Vibrant graphics, challenging and fun gameplay and great music will surely please you and we are sure, you will just LOVE IT…. 50 challenging levels are available in 5 episodes. New enemies are introduced in each episode and you need to apply different tactics to fight them and defend the mermaid. Your FINAL goal is to defeat MOGUL KING OF PIRATES - KING OCTOPUS. Good Luck…

About

Pufferblocks

Features
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Pufferblocks is a one-thumb block puzzle with a twist no other puzzle has: every piece is a pressurised gas chamber. Drop pieces to complete lines and VENT them — and the gas physically blasts sideways into the blocks next door, over-inflating them until they POP in chain reactions. But every pop leaves wreckage that clogs the board. Chains clear space now and seed trouble later. Read the pressure, or watch it all blow. It's a real economy, not a reskin. Placement, venting, rupture chains and wreckage all feed one risk-reward loop you won't find anywhere else. WHY YOU'LL STAY • Risk pays — the fullest, highest-pressure pieces score the most, if you dare place them. Greed is a perfectly good strategy until it isn't. • Combo streaks, CLEAN SWEEP all-clears, and a "Gas Leak" fever mode when the board tips into glorious chaos. • A daily challenge where the whole world gets the exact same pieces — with its own global leaderboard. Same hand, same day, no excuses. • An adaptive soundtrack that literally speeds up as your board fills and your streak climbs. The band plays faster the hotter it gets. • Three block styles, including a default where every block has a face — and the face itself swells as the pressure rises. • Slapstick, never gross-out: cartoon clouds, a cheeky raspberry of brass, and the occasional perfectly-timed sad trombone. A PREMIUM GAME, THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY • Pay once. Play forever. • No ads. Ever. • No in-app purchases. No subscriptions. • No tracking, no accounts, no nonsense — your game stays on your device. Easy to pick up in one thumb. Hard to put down once the chains start going off. Welcome to Pufferblocks.

Screenshots

Fish vs Pirates4 screens
Pufferblocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pufferblocks at none against Fish vs Pirates's 4. Fish vs Pirates's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 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

Fish vs Pirates costs $1.99 and Pufferblocks $1.99 up front. Fish vs Pirates sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Pufferblocks asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Fish vs Pirates versus Pufferblocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFish vs PiratesPufferblocks
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS6.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB6 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperFrismosTechnoNet

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Fish vs Pirates

One-time4
  • Small Coin Pack$0.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$1.99
  • Large Coin Pack$4.99
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  • Extra Large Coin Pack$9.99
None

Pufferblocks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fish vs Pirates free?
Fish vs Pirates costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Pufferblocks free?
Pufferblocks costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fish vs Pirates or Pufferblocks have ads?
Neither Fish vs Pirates nor Pufferblocks shows ads.

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