# King Tongue vs Bricky Boy

The clearest difference is ads: King Tongue at none against Bricky Boy's shown. King Tongue also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 68%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Bricky Boy's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. King Tongue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bricky Boy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for King Tongue against 4.7 for Bricky Boy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.5K and 881 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of King Tongue's written reviews are positive against 68% of Bricky Boy's.

King Tongue ships an update every 3 months, Bricky Boy every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | King Tongue | Bricky Boy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (2.5K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/king-tongue/id1000668798/reviews)** | [4.7 (881 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bricky-boy/id1543416883/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **2.5K** | 881 |
| Positive reviews | **81.3% of reviews** | 67.9% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Every 10 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 124 MB | 110 MB |
| Requires iOS | **8.0** | 13.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Ankama](https://appshunter.io/developer/331270078) | [MOORLAND GAMES MB](https://appshunter.io/developer/1543416885) |

## What reviewers say

### King Tongue

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/king-tongue/id1000668798)

Swing through vibrant arenas using your unique grappling tongue to defeat waves of weaponized bananas. Master combos and unlock new characters to achieve the highest score in this arcade-style adventure.

**Highlights:** Grappling hook tongue mechanics, Combo-based scoring system, Waves of unique banana enemies, 30 arenas across 3 worlds, Unlockable monkey characters, Infinite mode for high scores, Offline play

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, iMessage stickers, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $1.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 👍 Charming visuals
- 🎮 Satisfying controls
- 💯 Highly addictive
- 🕹️ Fun and unique concept

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- 🔥 Difficulty spikes
- 💰 Too many ads
- 🔇 Disables background music
- 💔 One-hit deaths frustrating

**Reported bugs**

- Glitched achievements
- Crashes on certain levels
- Compatibility issues on older devices

**Requested features**

- Level editor
- Multiplayer mode
- More levels and characters
- Difficulty options
- Ability to continue runs


### Bricky Boy

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bricky-boy/id1543416883)

Experience a unique blend of brick-breaker and pinball gameplay with a nostalgic 90s handheld console aesthetic. Enjoy challenging boss fights, quests, and a unique power-up system with unlockable skins and semi-randomly generated levels.

**Highlights:** Brick-breaker and pinball genre fusion, 90s handheld console aesthetic, 8-bit soundtrack, Boss fights, Quests, Unique power-up system, Unlockable skins

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove ads | $2.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Fun and simple gameplay
- 🎨 Cute retro-style graphics
- 🎶 Enjoyable chiptune music
- 🔓 Option to remove ads for free
- 🕹️ Nostalgic pinball/brick-breaking experience

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔍 Lack of difficulty progression
- 🔁 Repetitive boss battles
- 📢 Excessive and intrusive ads
- 🛑 Unresponsive controls at times
- 🔌 Ads disrupt gameplay flow

**Reported bugs**

- Left flipper occasionally unresponsive
- Game crashes when reaching certain levels
- Ads sometimes fail to load properly

**Requested features**

- Add more boss/enemy variety
- Implement a save/checkpoint system
- Provide more customization options
- Introduce new game modes or minigames
- Allow players to fully disable ads (paid)


## Frequently asked questions

### Is King Tongue free?

King Tongue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Bricky Boy free?

Bricky Boy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, King Tongue or Bricky Boy?

King Tongue is rated higher. King Tongue averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Bricky Boy averages 4.7 from 881 ratings.

### Do King Tongue or Bricky Boy have ads?

Bricky Boy shows ads; King Tongue does not.

### Which is updated more often, King Tongue or Bricky Boy?

King Tongue ships an update every 3 months, and Bricky Boy every 10 days. Most recently, King Tongue was updated on November 6, 2026 and Bricky Boy on November 7, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*