Changelog

This page collects the public App Store notes since the previous wiki update. It records shipped changes, not future promises. Availability can vary by the App Store version installed.

Source: official WatchBlocks App Store listing, checked August 26, 2026.

Version 1.5.5

• Added four mini game modes.
• Added birds that fly around the world.
• Added a dark mode app icon and five new skins.
• Improved the Mod Creator, Skin Creator, and Watch Console.
• Added a new feedback form.
• Free players can now get community mods through CraftBits.
• Apple Watch text size now defaults to 140%.
• Included bug fixes and smoother performance on lower-end devices.

Version 1.5.4

• Added the Gravity Block. When powered, it reverses gravity.
• Power Blocks are now passthrough, so players can walk through them.
• Improved performance by four times and fixed an FPS issue.
• Removed the campsite structure.
• Included additional bug fixes.

Version 1.5.3

• Free players can create up to three worlds. Additional worlds require Full Access.
• Added pigs, snow blocks, and snow bricks.
• Added new water and lava bucket textures, plus refreshed textures for diamond, iron, copper, gold, glow, coal, slime, and glow items.
• Reorganized the Creative Inventory with collapsible categories, including ores, grass, bricks, and cotton.
• Apple Watch inventory can now use up to ten slots.
• Improved visuals and performance, fixed an FPS issue, and fixed Game Center stat reporting on Apple Watch.
• Renamed the leaderboard title to TOP 50 PLAYERS - Blocks Broken.
• Random player searches now stop correctly.

Version 1.5.2

• Added raccoons to Plains and Forest biomes.
• Raccoons can be tamed with apples. The note hints that they can transform into something familiar, but does not publish the trigger.
• Added a hidden achievement.
• Included performance and interface polish.

Earlier 1.5 baseline

The 1.5-era foundation remains the reference for the systems added before these patches.

Access changes

• WatchBlocks is free to start.
• An optional Full Access purchase adds saves, Creative, custom worlds, skins, mods, and Watch Console.

Multiplayer

• Game Center multiplayer on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
• LAN hosting and joining.
• Watch Co-op between iPhone and Apple Watch.

Creation and gameplay

• Custom blocks, items, biomes, mobs, and skins, plus the Skin Editor and built-in skins.
• Slime Boss, Slime Charm, electricity, Power Blocks, Pulse Lasers, and teleporter plates.
• Hammer tool, stone doors, carrots, Desert Shrine, glow blocks, and mechanical and mob inventory groups.
• Drag movement, queued Tap-to-Break, Hold-to-Break magnifier, maximum-crafting, item descriptions, deeper mining, double jump, and special inventory use.
• Improved controller support, camera field of view, water flow, and automatic door orientation.

Interface, visuals, and audio

• New Help menu, redesigned interface, and faster complication launch.
• Pixel font, hand-pixelled icons, improved animations, retextured content, audio captions, music, and sound effects.