Verticow vs Bricky Boy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Verticow
This game lets you fling objects with precision and style. Compete to see how far and gracefully you can launch various items. Master the physics to achieve impressive throws.
- Fling objects
- Long-distance throws
- Graceful launches
- Physics-based gameplay
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> Fling things. > > As far as you can. > > > As graceful as you can.
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 rating: Bricky Boy at 4.7 against Verticow's 3.5. Bricky Boy also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (68% vs 45%). Verticow's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, 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. Verticow 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.
Bricky Boy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 184 and 823 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Verticow's written reviews are positive against 68% of Bricky Boy's.
Verticow ships an update every 4 months, Bricky Boy every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Verticow | Bricky Boy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (184 ratings) | 4.7 (823 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.2% of reviews | 67.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 184 | 823 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philipp Stollenmayer | MOORLAND GAMES MB |
Customer experience
Verticow
Bricky Boy
User reviews
Verticow
From 184 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Quirky and fun gameplay
- 🎨 Unique and appealing visuals
- 🕹️ Addictive and challenging
- 💰 Reasonably priced for ad-free version
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive and disruptive ads
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay after unlocking all characters
- 🤔 Unclear objectives and scoring system
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
Verticow
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes and runtime errors on some devices
- Ads covering essential UI elements
Requested features
3 requests- Add more characters and levels
- Provide an option to remove ads without paying
- Implement a scoring system with leaderboards
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
Verticow
- Ad Free$0.99
Bricky Boy
- Remove ads$2.99
