Comparison

Manix vs BrickBal

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

Head to head
About

Manix

Experience classic arcade action with a blend of modern and retro graphics. Enjoy one-handed mobile controls for brick breaking, rock smashing, and alien shooting. Features 50 free levels, multiple game modes, and hypnotic audio for addictive gameplay.

Highlights
  • 50 unique levels
  • Multiple game modes
  • One-handed mobile controls
  • PowerUps for enhanced gameplay
  • Customizable ship sensitivity
  • No ads or nags
Features
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Experience classic arcade action with a seamless blend of modern and retro graphics and sound. All the brick breaking, rock smashing, alien shooting mayhem you need with buttery smooth one-handed mobile controls. Fifty free levels of addictive action, multiple game modes, hypnotic audio and that "just one more try" arcade drama you love. If you have fond memories of games like Breakout, Space Invaders, Asteroids, Galaga, and Tempest, you will find that Manix takes inspiration from these classics and blends and bends them together to create something new and unique. FEATURES: - 50 unique levels across multiple game modes... - Swarming, spinning, wandering, and attacking bricks. Keep your eye on the ball while you deal with these baddies... - Brick walls that move, shimmer, dance, spin, break apart, and float away to make it harder and harder for you to keep the ball in play... - Spinning asteroids that shatter and send rock particles your way while you try to encircle and clear the space debris... - PowerUps that produce extra lives, brick-shattering laser beams, ball bombs, and more... - Positional music and sound effects that surround and keep you focused (especially when you're using headphones!)... - Massive explosions that rain fiery particles down upon your ship... - Sun, snow, rain, thunder and lightning, wind, and outer space levels... - Customizable ship sensitivity and game speed... - No ads, no nags, just totally free arcade action... - Created by Pete Rizzuto

About

BrickBal

Break colored bricks by bouncing a ball off a paddle. Each level requires hitting a specific number of bricks of different colors. Upgrade paddles and collect rewards to progress through increasingly challenging screens.

Highlights
  • Colored brick breaking mechanics
  • Paddle selection and upgrades
  • Timed reward system
  • Level-based progression
  • Multiple brick colors with varying hit requirements
  • Sound effects and visual cues
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BrickBal: Super Breakout begins with single Color of Circle bricks Balls, with each Level you complete the target needed of balls a different color. The color order from the bottom up is Blue, Red, Green and Yellow. Using a single ball, the player must knock down as many Brick Balls as possible by using the walls and/or the paddle below to ricochet the White ball against the the Colored Balls and eliminate them. With each level there is target of Balls to hit, each color needs different hits, If the player's paddle misses the white ball rebound, he or she will lose a turn. The player has one turn to try to clear two screens of Balls. Bleu Balls needs 2 hits earn one point, Yellow Balls needs 9 hits earn one point each, Green Balls needs 8 hits earn one point, Red Balls needs 6 hits earn one point and the Dark Balls in the middle are obstacles. Every time you hit a Colored Ball different sound effect The Blue Ball with wiggle the rest of the colored Balls will have a light effect. As for the paddle you can choose and upgrade to different pedals with different bounce, you can use the coins/points to upgrade You can find the Paddles Main menu SHOP, as for the game settings you can find it in Main Menu . And Do not miss out the Reward every 20 minutes click on the reward button to earn 10 points. As for the levels can be unlocked after each level completed, else if you try to click to open it you will lose coins and it will be locked again.


Super Brick Ball is an addictive free game with Flat Color graphics and sound effects Clam music that includes many hidden action, TRY it now and see and have FUN.. 
HOW TO PLAY:
- Touch the screen and move the BAR cross ways, up down left right (like Ping Pong game).
- Do not move the BAR all the way down you will lose the level.
- Prevent the ball from falling through the bottom of the screen and remove all the bricks to pass to the next level.
- Try to Hit the target for each level!
- Press the Back or Menu button on your phone or tablet to pause the game.

GAME ITEMS AND BONUSES
- Brick Ball with with multiple paddle to choose from!
 
If you enjoy other brick breaking games like Break The Bricks, Brick Breaker or Ping Pong you will love this cool new game! Thank you for Playing Brick Ballz!

Screenshots

Manix4 screens
BrickBal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Manix at none against BrickBal's 7. Manix also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). BrickBal's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, update cadence and device support 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. BrickBal sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Manix asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Manix against 5.0 for BrickBal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Manix has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Manix ships an update every 34 months, BrickBal every 49 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Manix versus BrickBal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManixBrickBal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 34 months — betterEvery 49 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlitterbit, LLCelias sleiman

Customer experience

Manix

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BrickBal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Manix

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

BrickBal

One-time7
  • Add 100 points$0.99
  • Play With no Ads$1.99
  • Add 500 Points$2.99
Show 4 more
  • Add 1000 Point$4.99
  • Add 1500 Coins$5.99
  • Add 5000 Points Best Deal$5.99
  • Add 2000 Points$6.99

Questions

Is Manix free?
Manix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BrickBal free?
BrickBal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Manix or BrickBal?
Manix and BrickBal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Manix or BrickBal have ads?
BrickBal shows ads; Manix does not.
Which is updated more often, Manix or BrickBal?
Manix ships an update every 34 months, and BrickBal every 49 months. Most recently, Manix was updated on November 2, 2026 and BrickBal on November 2, 2026.

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