Block The Ball

Guide your ball to safety and challenge your friends to beat your score.

The Mascoteers · com.themascoteers.blocktheball

Not rated yet 780 downloads v1.8.1 15.4 MB Android 4.1+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.8.1 (28)
Updated: Mar 20, 2025 (1 year ago)
APK size: 15.4 MB
Requires: Android 4.1+ (API 16)
CPU support: ARM 32-bit
Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category: Arcade (game)
Permissions: 6 (2 sensitive)
Website: themascoteers.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Block The Ball is a game by The Mascoteers in the Arcade category. It includes native code only for ARM 32-bit, so it won't run on 64-bit-only phones such as recent Pixels.

It asks for 6 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: read shared storage and modify shared storage. The game offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

What's new in v1.8.1

Improved UI and Bug fixes

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Following the release of the hugely popular 360 degree, Block the Ball is a further evolution of the classic arcade gameplay our fans know and love. This game is yet another fun, addictive app that will have you hooked on sight. In Block the Ball you must once again guide your ball to a safe landing, this time by carefully moving your paddle across the bottom of the screen by tapping to move it from right to left. Your ball will bounce off the left and right walls and from the top of the screen, but don’t let it slip down below your bat or you’ll have to start again! This game is enormous fun and so easy to pick up and play in a spare moment, offering fantastic intuitive controls for you hone your reaction times and reflexes, this is the perfect game to challenge your friends with and compare your scores. Following on the heels of one of the best free android arcade games, and one of the top free Android games 360 Degree – young and old are sure to love the simple, colourful graphics, intuitive gameplay and addictive action, keeping everyone coming back time and time again. ------------- FEATURES: - Tap to slide your paddle from right to left - Collect the gems to gain points - Redeem your gems for different balls - Challenge your reaction time and reflexes - Simple, sleek functionality - Eye-catching interactive design - Addictive, fun fast paced gameplay NOTE: • This app may require read and write permissions to your storage for score share feature

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “The Mascoteers” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature under review Mar 20, 2025
Signed byO=The Mascoteers
Signing certificate (SHA-1)67:33:2D:19:8A:8C:88:9E:4E:73:3C:2D:1A:AA:06:43:C1:CD:68:7D
File MD5db7fdce7e7f247fe624bdde77fff410b
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (6)

Block The Ball requests 6 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi

Block The Ball APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is Block The Ball free?

The APK is free to download, but the game offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

Is the Block The Ball APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is db7fdce7e7f247fe624bdde77fff410b.