2048 Bricks vs Skirr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
2048 Bricks
Experience the classic 2048 puzzle with a fresh, addictive twist. Drop numbered bricks and merge identical ones to reach higher scores and unlock new challenges. Test your strategic thinking and see how high you can go.
- Drop and merge numbered bricks
- Classic 2048 gameplay
- Addictive new twist
- Achieve high scores
- Unlock higher tiles
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The legend is back! Play the famous hit 2048 in a totally new addictive way! Drop the bricks down and merge similar numbers to get 2048 and higher tiles. What's your highest score?
Skirr
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Scour increasingly complex boards to find the hidden words. Pick a letter and then choose your search tile carefully to reveal all the surrounding tiles and any matching letters. If you're smart, you can reveal letters in several words at once! After each guess the keyboard letter will update to tell you about that letter: - grey means there are no tiles with that letter on the board - green means you've found all the tiles with this letter - orange means there are more to find Look out for hidden bonuses, power-ups, and traps along the way! In "classic mode" you work your way through more and more complex boards, building up your winning streak and high score. Unlock "challenge mode" with a winning streak of 8 or more rounds. In "challenge mode" you can dive in to try yourself against the most challenging boards. Chart your progress in the "Game Stats" page, where you'll be able to see how you have performed over time and check your achievements and leaderboard place in Game Center.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Skirr at none against 2048 Bricks's shown. 2048 Bricks's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. 2048 Bricks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Skirr sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
2048 Bricks ships an update every 2 months, Skirr every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 2048 Bricks | Skirr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (5.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 231 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ketchapp | Mark Hodgson |
Bugs and requests
2048 Bricks
Reported bugs
4 issues- Bricks not merging correctly
- Game crashing on launch
- Unresponsive controls
- Ads covering gameplay
Requested features
5 requests- Pause button that actually pauses the game
- Ability to disable haptic feedback
- High score leaderboard
- Reward combos and chains
- Customizable game modes
Skirr
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
2048 Bricks
- Remove Ads$1.99
Skirr
- Skirr PRO$1.99
