Games like Block Blast: how Spinnin! compares
If you enjoy dragging shapes onto a grid and clearing lines, Spinnin! keeps that feeling and changes the board: it is round. Here is an honest side by side.
Spinnin! is an independent game by The Rising Apps. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Block Blast or Hungry Studio. Block Blast is a trademark of its owner. Details about Block Blast come from its App Store page as of October 2026.
Side by side
| Block Blast | Spinnin! | |
|---|---|---|
| Board | 8x8 square grid | Round board: rings of curved cells around a core |
| How you play | Drag block shapes onto the grid | Drag curved shapes from a tray of three onto the rings |
| What clears | A full row or a full column | A full ring, or a full line from the core to the edge |
| After a clear | Cleared cells empty out | Everything outside a cleared ring falls inward, which can chain into cascades |
| Modes | Adventure levels, endless high score, daily puzzles | Stage map with one goal per stage, endless high score |
| Extras | Combos for clearing in a row | Fever after three clearing moves in a row, Photo Mode with your own picture |
| Price | Free, ads and in-app purchases including subscriptions | Free, ads, one optional purchase to remove interstitial ads |
| Platforms | iOS and Android | iOS (iPhone and iPad), Android coming soon |
What feels the same
The core is familiar: three shapes, place them anywhere they fit, clear space before the board locks. No timer, short rounds, easy to pick up with one hand.
What feels different
Geometry changes how shapes fit
On a square grid a shape fits the same way everywhere. On a ring board the cells are curved, and inner rings are smaller than outer ones, so the same shape plays differently depending on where you drop it.
Gravity rewards planning
When an inner ring clears, the outer rings drop in. A board that looks messy can collapse into a run of clears if you set it up, so you think a move or two ahead about what will fall where.
Two clear directions
Rings go around, lines go out from the center. Mixing both is how big combos happen.
Who will like Spinnin!
Players who know grid block puzzles well and want a fresh board to master, and anyone who likes a calm puzzle with an occasional chain reaction. If you only want a classic square grid, Block Blast and similar games are the better match.
Other well known block puzzles
The grid block puzzle family also includes games such as 1010! and Woodoku, which play on square boards. Spinnin! is one of very few that place shapes on a round board.
Spinnin! is free on iPhone and iPad.
Download on theApp StoreAndroid version coming soon.