Unblock Ball - Block Puzzle Reviews

by MikeLife85

I played 12 levels and felt compelled to write a review, which I rarely due so take this for what it's worth. This game is a Great design and concept but! It feels like it went a different direction, creatively, once it was completed. The author clearly decided that Aggressive ads after every single level was the best way to make money back on their investment, which is pure greed. Playability is greatly diminished and negated due to the ads. I'm a developer as well and the Ads can be easily adjusted for every other level, every 3 levels, or even just a 20,30,40% of the time. The second issue is how easy the levels are, it would be nice to have a difficulty option in the beginning where you can choose Easy, Medium, Hard for example. Also, let the user hit the marble instead of auto-triggering it. Again, great idea but very poor follow-through and execution. Here's an idea Mr/Mrs Author, pretend your a player or have 5 friends / family members and 5 strangers play this game and ask for feedback... See where you end up and re read my post. If you want to make money, always decide on playability versus profitability.... a user playing this game for months will make you more
money over time with fewer ads than frustrated users like me whom uninstall after the first day, 5-10 levels.

by Jeisndjjdidmsbchfg

I’m going to make this quick, but I remember 2 years ago I used to play this game on my dad’s phone, there was Barely any ads and it was my dads favorite game. I stopped playing after a bit because I got kinda bored from playing the game. I decided to get this game again 2 years later thinking it would be fun again, I was wrong. It was now bad, there was ads after every level and and since every level was only taking 5 seconds, it was constant ads after ads after ads, I now understand why my father deleted the game, this game also had so much potential but of course (like most other games) the ads ruined it.

by Jeffro 4217

Kind of easy so far playing it, but it’s starting to get a little bit harder, so I’m hoping it starts to get a little more challenging. If it does, I will re rate it up to 4 stars. Okay, I thought I was going to give this game a 4 star from a 3 star, because it did get harder, for a second, then went back to being stupidly easy. I think the developers of the game just got lazy so I’m tacking away a star final review 2 stars!!! I’m at level 100 and it’s easier now than it was at level 50 there is only one level I didn’t get 3 stars and I got 2 stars. It says good for 3 stars, but excellent for 2 stars... lazy developers!!!

by Eagleman77

I don’t much mind the adds as you can X out of them almost immediately. Having adds so frequently would make more sense if more of the levels took more than 15 seconds or less to solve. I am now at level 300 and it still feels like I’m in training mode waiting for the “real” puzzles to begin. There is like, no rhyme or reason to the order of the puzzles. All throughout some need a couple moves to solve and some need several and a lot of rearranging. Some use all the pieces provided, some do not. But most all the way up to 300 so far have most of the pieces already in their approximate position. They need to jumble up the pieces like 200 levels ago.

by Amathamac

I’m willing to wait for one more update, and then that’s it. It’s too bad, because the game itself is fun, but there are two issues that are VERY annoying. First, it won’t let me turn off the sound. Even when I click the icon, which then shows the sound is off, it plays sound, and I have to click to turn it on (still playing background music) and then click to turn it off again just to get it to stop. Second, WAY too many ads!!! And the sound gets turned on again every single time an ad plays! The music from the ad is automatically turned on, and then even after turning it off in the ad, the sound is back on in the game!

by Waterfish333

The look and feel of the game is well done, which is why it got two stars, but the ads basically make it unplayable. There is an ad literally after every single level. I'm on around level 20 and the puzzles are still very easy, usually solving in 5-10 seconds. That means nearly 50% of my playtime is spent on ads.

I recently played another game that did the same thing, but offered a one time purchase of 3 bucks to remove all ads. Unfortunately, this game does not offer that option. I am OK with ads on an otherwise good game, I understand and support the developer's right to make a profit, but there really needs to be some type of cool down timer on the ads, say 1 - 2 minutes, so I can at least fly through the easy opening levels without stopping after each one.

TL;DR: UnblockBall is full of ads, one after each level, and doesn't give an IAP to remove... Don't recommend.

by RCW198

I expected a challenge as I progressed. Not looking for the impossible but I imagine a 5 year old could master this in a few minutes. Scoring makes no sense. If you get all 3 stars it says “good”. 2 stars is says “excellent”. 1 star it says “win”. No stars is says “Come on.” Is the objective to get all the stars or not? Is excellent better than good? Why do you win with only 1 star? Not finding any sense to the scoring. Ok to pass a few minutes but I think most will easily became bored with this game. I get ads are necessary but with this game you will spend more time watching ads than playing the game.

by Marlene.J

This could be a fun game, bu needs some fixing. After just 3 or 4 levels, after eac was finished, it went to a completely blank (Black) Page with nothing on it except for the little white “x” you have to tap to get the game back. I assume that’s where an ad goes, but again there was nothing at all. After a few levels of this, the White X disappeared and I had to shut the game down & then reopen it.
Another problem - if you’ve never played a game like this & aren’t sure what to do, the game will be no help as they give no instructions or hints at all. Nor is the settings button useful. No way to change the background.
And - perhaps worst of all - there are no scores at all. Just 1-3 stars and that’s it. It would be nice to have a scoring system added.

by Mechers

This game is no different than other games of this type. The first 10 levels are an insult to your intelligence. You have to move one or two tiles to solve the puzzle. I guess the developers have figured that we have never played a game like this before and need all the help we can get. Secondly, I believe you are able to play the first two or three levels without an ad. After that, after EVERY FREAKING LEVEL you get an ad. Granted, most are five seconds or less, but they are AFTER EVERY LEVEL!! This many ads are totally unnecessary. As you progress, the levels are increasingly more difficult, but the amount of ads is terrible. I have played about 20 levels, so once I have played more I will give an update to this review. That is IF I play for that many more levels. Unless the ads decrease (which they won’t) I will stay at three stars. If you like this type of game, and like ads, then consider playing it. Again, it is like every other game of this type, not really anything new that I can see, but only I have played about 20 levels.

by Snerdburglar

Honestly I loved this game until I got past level 60 and then suddenly any and all challenging puzzle solving was just thrown out the window. Like I’m as of this moment at level 93 and feel like the challenge isn’t anything more involved than the first 10 levels...like the dev team just got lazy at that point and just started mailing it in. All the unique aspects like the one directional blocks or the ones where you could change the direction just disappeared and I’m doing puzzles my 5 year old could figure out. I’m hoping you guys come up with an update to continue that upward movement of difficulty because right now it’s so easy that I’m losing interest...

by Xchiesa

This game is not one of the the worst ones nor the best... whispers ( FYI puzzle fuzzle is one of the worst games in history! ) So umm I’ll start with the MUST FIXES! Can you ,ale things harder like in a option example ( all you need to do is go to settings and tap difficulty and choose medium hard or easy )
And when you finish a level it doesn’t need to do all the music nor the putting the stars down and worts and highest must fix are… THE ADDS!, after every completed level there’s another add! Now for the likes, I like that there are some that you can’t move… Oh! And another thing for the MUST FIX! I wish I could longe the ball not the game it’s self. And that was it bye!😕🤪🙂

by Vadej

This review is written after playing the first 30 levels. I enjoy the concept of this game and it seems it will eventually get challenging but the first 30 levels are not. Additionally, it’s aggressive with ads. It forces you to watch an ad after every single level and since the levels have been so easy it left me spending more time and effort watching and skipping ads than I’ve invested in the actual game. Less ads, an option to easily pay to not watch ads, and better visibility on what is to come in terms of level complexity would make this game better. Also, just a thought, letting the user launch the ball when they feel confident they’ve solved the puzzle would be cool rather than an auto-triggered cut-scene when you solve it (which leads into an ad) would definitely make me more invested in solving the puzzle rather than aimlessly moving pieces around willy nilly

by Nfjskfn

A great design and concept that just isn’t very well executed. The problem is that the levels never get harder. I’ve play over 150 levels so far and only a few were actually challenging. And at a few points there were interesting additions like blocks that can be switched between vertical and horizontal, one way blocks, blocks with bells in them, and they all disappear after a level or two. I’d love to see this game reworked to be challenging and interesting. And as most everyone has mentioned, the ads are oppressive, although I found a way around that.

by Al 28557

I agree with some of the other reviews posted, way too many ads and the game is far too easy. I’ve reached level 400 in two days of play during casual times. I thought the levels would become more difficult as you go, but instead, I’ve found that after level 300 they actually become mind numbingly simple 3 move solves on most. It’s like the developers got lazy after 300. Has the potential to be a great game if you had adjustable difficulty levels or if they gradually got harder to solve as you go.

by Seyamarimoure

I’m only on level 10 and so far I like it. Definitely something to past the time and get your brain thinking a bit. I do have an issue with an ad playing after every level. It’s annoying but the good thing is that as soon as it plays, the close button is already available for you to press to get with the next level.

by BetatheSaltMiner

First of all, I would like to say that all puzzle games are very interesting and a great sponge for absorbing your spare time, and this game is no different. You will find yourself saying, “one more level,” and “just a little more,” yet you continue playing for hours on end. I have to say though that it is easy, there are some levels that will stump you, even then you will persevere. My number one complaint is the amount of ads. I do understand from a corporate perspective that we need to make money off of a free game, but come on, After every level I have to watch an ad for a game I simply do not care for.

Tl;Dr: Overall good game, but too many ads.

by Kalie L. Faul

Unblock Ball is pretty much exactly what it sounds like. The objective of this game - move wooden tiles (the metal ones don't move) to create a path between a launchy-plunger thingy and a hole, so as to get a ball from the former to the latter - could not be easier to understand, and the gameplay matches that simplicity. This makes for a VERY relaxing little puzzle game, perfect for winding down before bed - or firing up those brain cells first thing in the morning. Definitely deserves five stars. 👌❤

by FromthePond

SUPER game! It’s great in teaching the concept of cause and effect I’d like to see my grandchildren play this game in order to learn abstract concepts. As a retired teacher, I would highly recommend this game to parents to use in teaching their children how to think. There’s quite a number of games online that are really a waste of time. This is definitely NOT one of them. It’s a real challenge to move along to higher and higher levels.

by Buzz$Puzzler

This is my 2nd review. I wrote one after completing level 600 and agreed with most others that it wasn’t very challenging. NOW that I am above level 1,000, I can testify that it finally has gotten much harder. There are still a few easy ones sprinkled in, that only require a couple of block movements, but there are also ones that require every block to be used and some complicated shifting of blocks to earn all three stars. The key to it being more difficult, is that achieving two stars is easier and you may inadvertently align the blocks in such a way that you will earn only two stars while intending to shift them to earn three stars. Be persistent till you get above level one thousand and you are likely to be challenged.

by GALOLA

I’m typically not a game player in my phone, but I really liked challenging my brain. There were some the really got me hung up for a bit, but overall I would say the difficulty level was fair and I would have liked it to be more challenging. Also, I would have appreciated for the additional obstacles in each level to actually build on each other. I think that would have increased the difficulty. I also wished there were more levels. Maybe stop at 100.