Comparison

Block Puzzle 100 vs Pair Buddies

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

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About

Block Puzzle 100

This is a relaxing and challenging block puzzle game designed to keep your mind sharp. Enjoy a no-timer experience where you fill lines with colorful blocks on a 10x10 grid. It's perfect for unwinding and exercising your brain.

Highlights
  • No timer, play at your own pace
  • Relaxing and brain-training gameplay
  • Brightly colored blocks and brick shapes
  • Day and Night mode settings
  • Free to play forever
  • Drag and drop block placement
Features
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Fully enjoyed by more than 2,000,000 users worldwide. Thank you for choosing the best block puzzle on store! BLOCK PUZZLE is designed to be your personal entertainer, to uncomplicate your life and make you more effective. It is helpful in keeping the neurons fresh. It also helps quiet anxious or worrying thoughts when you're on the go. BLOCK PUZZLE is proven a high-quality puzzle game which has been fully enjoyed by more than 2,000,000 users worldwide. It’s worth giving a try! USERS SAY ABOUT BLOCK PUZZLE Extremely addictive by Debsdee This even steals me away from Candy Crush, it’s so simple yet so difficult at the same time. Awesome Puzzle by Kiwi60chick Love it, me against the squares. So relaxing, stimulating, challenging. Modern day block puzzle game! by chuswysly Fun game.........mindless stress reliever. A+ by Luckytree001 Awesome game, love it GREAT GAME by KatrinaLMaetin4228 Perfect for relaxing your mind FUN! by Souixzq This is a fun game! I love that there is no timer and you have time to think. It is a great brain game! 100! BLOCK PUZZLE by KathyHJ Love this game! So addictive! Love no time demands! CHALLENGES MY BRAIN by WrayWray16 This game really helps me think and exercises my brain. I love trying to beat my own scores. Makes me think out of my own box. EXTREMELY ADDICTIVE by Plyr111 I have reach 7000 points and can't help to continue playing. Is it just me? BLOCK PUZZLE IS GREAT BRAIN EXERCISE. IT'S SIMPLY ADDICTIVE by kafydid How do people come up with these things? This will enliven your mind. BLOCK PUZZLE FEATURES • Brightly colored blocks & brick shapes help make you feel more energetic & happier • A great way to relax and train your brain at the same time by its easy yet challenging gameplay • Better experiences with Day mode & Night mode setting • More options on block color to fit your style • Free forever block puzzle game • Play & Pause any time, no matter where you are HOW TO PLAY • In BLOCK PUZZLE, you will get an amazing feeling with 10 x 10 grid board. • Your mission is to hit the highest score you can by matching shapes of brick blocks and clear lines both vertically and horizontally. • Just drag and drop the given blocks into the 100! board and starts the journey of mastering your brain. Don’t let the blocks fill the grid board. • This puzzle game ends when you have no more space for a given block to put in the board.
 FOR YOUR REFERENCE Studies show that, playing an intelligent casual gaming like Block Puzzle everyday is the best practice for your brain. The more you play, the smarter you are. Hopefully you will love Block Puzzle Game as much as we do.

About

Pair Buddies

A unique sliding tile puzzle game with special tiles that alter gameplay. Choose your board size and explore four distinct game modes. Customize your visual experience with various themes and display options.

Highlights
  • Special tiles that change gameplay
  • Adjustable grid sizes (3x3 to 8x8)
  • Four game modes: Normal, Classic, Start at 1, Sprint
  • Multiple tile themes and color palettes
  • Five display options: Numbers, Emoji, Binary, etc.
  • Extensive accessibility features
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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Pair Buddies is a fast, fluid take on the classic sliding tile puzzle — rebuilt with a fresh twist that goes far beyond the original. Swipe to slide tiles. Match numbers to merge them. Reach higher and higher values — while rare special tiles shake up the math when you least expect it. FIVE SPECIAL TILES CHANGE EVERYTHING Most tile games spawn the same two values, over and over. Pair Buddies breaks the pattern with rare special tiles that rewrite the rules mid-game. Square (x²) — Slide it into any tile and the value explodes. A humble 8 becomes 64 in an instant. Halve (x÷2) — The antidote to an overstacked board. Shave a blocker in half and open new merge paths. Wildcard — Merges with any tile on the board. Strategic lifeline or board-clearing wild card. Blocker — Resists merging. Slide it 12 times and it crumbles. Let it sit and it blocks your paths. Hungry — Tap to have him consume the surrounding tiles and leave the next largest tile of the sum of the one's he ate. Square and Halve tiles annihilate each other on contact. Sometimes that's a crisis. Sometimes it's exactly what you needed. STRAIGHTS — A HIDDEN BONUS MOVE When three or more tiles of the same value line up after a slide, they collapse into a single tile worth their combined sum — earning bonus score and, in Sprint mode, refunding two moves. Setting up a straight mid-game is a skill in itself. YOUR BOARD, YOUR SIZE Pick a grid from 3×3 to 8×8. A 3×3 is a lightning-round puzzle with nowhere to hide. An 8×8 is a strategic slow burn where planning ahead pays off. FOUR GAME MODES Normal — unlimited play with all special tiles active Classic — pure 2048, no special mechanics Start at 1 — tiles spawn as 1; build every power-of-two from scratch Sprint — a fixed move budget with a live countdown; Straights refund moves LOTS OF TILE THEMES Three character themes replace tiles with illustrated characters: Kittens — tons of cat breeds with animated blinking eyes and surprise yawns Puppies — unique dog breeds with random tongue-lick animations Fruits & Veg — produce characters from seedling to pomegranate, each with little faces Undersea — a fun set of animated undersea creatures in individual aquariums Blossoms — beautiful flowers represented with simple line art Cosmos — our planets, moons, and wonders beyond Plus nine classic color palettes, three accessibility-focused palettes (Deuteranopia, Tritanopia, High Contrast), and a 21-color Classic palette that laps the spectrum as you push past 2048. FIVE WAYS TO SEE THE BOARD Numbers, No Label (color only), Emoji, Exponent, or Binary. Play whichever way clicks for you. GAME CENTER LEADERBOARDS See where your score ranks against other players and show of your highest unlocked tile! BUILT FOR EVERYONE Full VoiceOver support with board labels, special-tile descriptions, and custom Move actions so you can play without touching the screen. Switch Control, Voice Control, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, colorblind-safe palettes, High Contrast mode, Differentiate Without Color cues, and adjustable haptic feedback — every accessibility feature iOS offers, supported. THE DETAILS THAT MATTER * Up to three undo charges per game, refilled by milestone merges * Milestone animations: new personal-best tiles zoom to center and burst with particles * First-encounter tips for every special tile type — shown once, resettable in Settings * Full game history with final-board snapshots and a score trends chart * Adjustable difficulty with separate high-score rankings per level * Custom background color with separate light and dark values * No ads. No in-app purchases. No timers. No lives. No artificial pressure. The original stops at 2048. Pair Buddies is just getting started.

Screenshots

Block Puzzle 1004 screens
Pair Buddies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Block Puzzle 100 at Free against Pair Buddies's $0.99. Block Puzzle 100 also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Pair Buddies's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

Block Puzzle 100 is free to download; Pair Buddies costs $0.99 up front. Block Puzzle 100 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Pair Buddies asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pair Buddies holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Block Puzzle 100 has 12K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Block Puzzle 100's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pair Buddies's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Block Puzzle 100 ships an update every 5 weeks, Pair Buddies every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Block Puzzle 100 versus Pair Buddies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock Puzzle 100Pair Buddies
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (12K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB10 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAthena StudioTypewritten Code LLC

Customer experience

Block Puzzle 100

All ratings11,611 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews994 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative9.3%

Pair Buddies

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Block Puzzle 100

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing and crashing during gameplay
  • High scores randomly resetting to 0
  • Inability to exit ads or return to game
  • Pieces getting stuck or not registering correctly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to track and save high scores
  • Option to pay for ad-free version
  • More randomized piece placement
  • Customizable visual themes
  • Multiplayer or competitive modes

Pair Buddies

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Block Puzzle 100

One-time10
  • Helper Bundle$0.99
  • Tournament Offer (2X Value)$0.99
  • 2500 Coins$1.99
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  • 5500 Coins$3.99
  • 9000 Coins$5.99
  • Remove Ads$9.99
  • 16.5K Coins$9.99
  • Premium Sale$12.99
  • 35K Coins$19.99
  • 100K Coins$49.99
None

Pair Buddies

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Block Puzzle 100 free?
Block Puzzle 100 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pair Buddies free?
Pair Buddies costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Block Puzzle 100 or Pair Buddies?
Pair Buddies is rated higher. Block Puzzle 100 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Pair Buddies averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Block Puzzle 100 or Pair Buddies have ads?
Block Puzzle 100 shows ads; Pair Buddies does not.
Which is updated more often, Block Puzzle 100 or Pair Buddies?
Block Puzzle 100 ships an update every 5 weeks, and Pair Buddies every 3 weeks. Most recently, Block Puzzle 100 was updated on November 9, 2026 and Pair Buddies on November 5, 2026.

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