Comparison

fade! vs Brickdown

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

fade!

A relaxing yet challenging puzzle game where tapping rings clears fog and saves fish. It offers a Zen-like experience designed to engage both your eyes and brain.

Highlights
  • Simple tap-to-score gameplay
  • Clear fog
  • Save fishes
  • Relaxing puzzle
  • Challenging gameplay
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A relaxing puzzle from Ell Tee! The game play is so simple: Tap any ring to score! Let's push back the fog & save the fishes in this Zen Game! fade! is a puzzle for relaxing, while extremely challenging at the same time! (both eyes & brain) Thanks for playing fade!, Ell Tee

About

Brickdown

A physics-based arcade game where you aim and shoot cannonballs to demolish colorful brick towers. Discover hidden stars and use power-ups to overcome challenging levels in vibrant fantasy settings. Every shot counts in this satisfying demolition experience.

Highlights
  • One-finger aiming and shooting
  • 3D physics and chain reactions
  • Hidden stars on every level
  • Triple-bomb power-up
  • Regular and hard levels
  • Colorful fantasy locations
Features
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Brickdown: Tower Smash is a physics-based puzzle arcade game where one well-placed cannonball can bring an entire brick tower crashing down. Aim your cannon, follow the trajectory guide, and fire at colorful brick structures. Break key supports, trigger chain reactions, and clear the way to reveal all three hidden stars. Your cannonballs are limited, so every shot matters. Use the triple-bomb power-up when a tower gets tough, take on regular and hard levels, and smash your way through colorful fantasy locations. FEATURES • Simple one-finger aiming and shooting • Satisfying 3D physics and chain-reaction collapses • Three hidden stars to reveal on every level • Triple-bomb power-up for difficult situations • Regular levels and challenging hard levels • Colorful brick towers and fantasy locations • Power-up rewards • Quick and enjoyable play sessions Find the weak point, line up the perfect shot, and bring the tower down! Privacy: https://theinsta.games/privacy/ Terms: https://theinsta.games/terms/

Screenshots

fade!3 screens
Brickdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: fade! at none against Brickdown's shown. fade! also leads on iOS requirement (8.1 vs 15.0). Brickdown's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. fade! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Brickdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brickdown holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 107 and 37 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
fade! versus Brickdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterfade!Brickdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (107 ratings)4.6 (37 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings107 — better37
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB228 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTopebox Company LimitedINSTA Games

Customer experience

fade!

All ratings107 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative14.3%

Brickdown

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

fade!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or returns to home screen
  • Touch input not registering correctly on iPhone XR
  • Lagging issues

Requested features

7 requests
  • Expand color options (yellow, cyan, orange)
  • Add an endless mode
  • Different themes or color palettes
  • Dark mode and light mode options
  • Adjustable time limit
Show 2 more
  • More sound variety
  • German language description

Brickdown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

fade!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads!$1.99
1 purchases

Brickdown

One-time1
  • No Ads$9.99

Questions

Is fade! free?
fade! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brickdown free?
Brickdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, fade! or Brickdown?
Brickdown is rated higher. fade! averages 4.3 out of 5 from 107 ratings, while Brickdown averages 4.6 from 37 ratings.
Do fade! or Brickdown have ads?
Brickdown shows ads; fade! does not.

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