Ultimate Briefcase vs Bricky Boy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ultimate Briefcase
Engage in a survival simulator where you dodge relentless waves of automated machines. Utilize unique characters with upgradable abilities and explore diverse city environments to uncover the mystery behind the onslaught and the titular briefcase.
- Dodge automated machine onslaughts
- Use ridiculous special moves
- Unlock unique characters with upgradable abilities
- Explore diverse city areas
- Unlock items for survival and coins
- Collect security footage to piece together the story
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Hundreds of automated doomsday machines have been unleashed on the city. Survive waves of onslaught using your dodging skills and a variety of ridiculous special moves. Where did the mysterious bomb-dropping, laser-spewing machines come from? What is the Ultimate Briefcase? And what is in it? • Unlock a cast of unique characters, all with their own upgradable special abilities. • Explore different areas of the city, from the fiery alley to the treacherous trapdoors of the water works bridge. • Unlock new items to help you survive longer and rake in more coins. • Collect security footage to piece together the story, and find answers to some of the questions above. • No unlocks are purely cosmetic – everything you get has a real effect on the game. Important information This game contains third party advertising which can be removed via a one time IAP. This game contains coins which can be collected within the game for free or bought with real money.
Bricky Boy
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.
- Brick-breaker and pinball genre fusion
- 90s handheld console aesthetic
- 8-bit soundtrack
- Boss fights
- Quests
- Unique power-up system
- Unlockable skins
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Bricky Boy is a combination of brick-breaker and pinball game genres, represented in a very original style of handheld gaming consoles from the '90s. Combined with a 8-bit soundtrack, this game will let you enjoy the genuine feel of the long-gone gaming computers. In Bricky Boy you will find lots of entertaining challenges like: Boss fights, Quests, Unique powerup system, Lots of unlockable skins, Semi-random generated levels Get your Bricky Boy and start the adventure!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Ultimate Briefcase at none against Bricky Boy's shown. Ultimate Briefcase also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Bricky Boy's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Ultimate Briefcase sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Bricky Boy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bricky Boy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 214 and 823 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Ultimate Briefcase's written reviews are positive against 68% of Bricky Boy's.
Ultimate Briefcase ships an update every 2 months, Bricky Boy every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ultimate Briefcase | Bricky Boy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (214 ratings) | 4.7 (823 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.0% of reviews | 67.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 214 | 823 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | MOORLAND GAMES MB |
Customer experience
Ultimate Briefcase
Bricky Boy
User reviews
Ultimate Briefcase
From 214 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game, fun and addictive
- 🎨 Beautiful pixel art and graphics
- 🎶 Awesome chiptune music
- 💰 Good value for free-to-play
- 🔍 Interesting story and lore
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs, especially after updates
- 💰 Aggressive monetization, hard to progress without paying
- 🕹️ Controls and difficulty curve issues
- 🔍 Lack of content and progression after unlocking everything
Bricky Boy
From 823 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and simple gameplay
- 🎨 Cute retro-style graphics
- 🎶 Enjoyable chiptune music
- 🔓 Option to remove ads for free
- 🕹️ Nostalgic pinball/brick-breaking experience
Room to improve
- 🔍 Lack of difficulty progression
- 🔁 Repetitive boss battles
- 📢 Excessive and intrusive ads
- 🛑 Unresponsive controls at times
- 🔌 Ads disrupt gameplay flow
Bugs and requests
Ultimate Briefcase
Reported bugs
4 issues- Fatal errors causing app to crash
- Glissant character slide not working properly
- Game Center integration not functioning
- Landscape mode issues with UI elements
Requested features
4 requests- More levels, characters, and power-ups
- Improved save/sync functionality across devices
- Accessibility options like high contrast mode
- Ability to skip cutscenes and animations
Bricky Boy
Reported bugs
3 issues- Left flipper occasionally unresponsive
- Game crashes when reaching certain levels
- Ads sometimes fail to load properly
Requested features
5 requests- 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)
In-app purchases
Ultimate Briefcase
- 500 Coins!$1.99
- 2,000 Coins!$2.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
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- 5,000 Coins!$4.99
Bricky Boy
- Remove ads$2.99
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