Best block puzzle apps for iPhone (2026)

Block puzzle games are one of the most crowded categories on the App Store, and almost all of the biggest names are free-to-play with ads between rounds. RowShift is coming to iPhone as a slide-and-stack take on the format, with no account required to play. Here's how it compares to the block puzzle apps people already have on their phones.

1. RowShift by ST Studios

   not yet released, no ads planned

   Best at: sliding-block puzzles built from scratch for iPhone, with no ads planned.

2. 

   Block Blast! by ARETIS LIMITED

   The classic block puzzle formula on an 8x8 grid: drop pieces to clear full rows and columns before the board fills up.

   Free, ads

   Best at: the classic 8x8 grid where you clear rows and columns at once.

   Download on theApp Store
   

   

   
3. 

   Woodoku - Wood Block Puzzles by Tripledot Studios Limited

   Combines a wood-block puzzle grid with sudoku-style regions, so you're clearing lines and filling boxes at the same time.

   Free, ads

   Best at: combining a block puzzle grid with sudoku-style regions.

   Download on theApp Store
   

   

   
4. 

   Wood Block Puzzle Games by OAKEVER GAMES PTE. LTD.

   A classic wood-block-on-a-grid puzzle built for short daily sessions rather than a long run.

   Free, ads

   Best at: a classic wood-block-on-a-grid puzzle for short daily sessions.

   Download on theApp Store
   

   

   
5. 

   BlockPuz - Color Block Puzzle! by LI SAIHUA

   A block puzzle built from jigsaw-style shapes instead of the standard grid pieces, so fitting pieces together takes a bit more planning.

   Free, ads

   Best at: jigsaw-style block shapes rather than the standard grid pieces.

   Download on theApp Store
   

   

   

If you want the familiar grid-clearing block puzzle with a huge back catalogue of boards, one of the free apps above already has it. RowShift's slide-and-stack mechanic is a different way to play the same family of puzzle — check back here once it's live on the App Store.