Bricksy vs Idle Brick Breaker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bricksy
Shoot at incoming bricks to reduce their count before they reach the bottom. Catch balls to survive longer and achieve higher scores. Enjoy uninterrupted, ad-free gameplay with optional in-app purchases for extra shots.
- Shoot bricks to decrease count
- Catch balls for survival
- Unlimited ad-free gameplay
- High score challenges
- Optional in-app purchases
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With Bricksy you have to shoot at bricks to decrease their count as soon as they arrive the bottom of your screen. The more balls you catch during your gameplay, the easier it is to keep alive. It's very easy to play and absolutely fun, because it's completely ad-free and you don't have to pay for anything. But if you like to beat your friends highscore with a little help, you can buy additional shots after you're already game over.
Idle Brick Breaker
This idle game allows you to break bricks and progress even when you're not actively playing. Unlock new balls with unique abilities, upgrade their power, and collect cards for massive bonuses. Prestige to earn faster revenue and enjoy infinite levels.
- Offline progression
- Unlockable balls with abilities
- Ball upgrades
- Card collection system
- Prestige system for bonuses
- Infinite levels
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Idle Brick Breaker is a simple idle game that progresses even while you're away Sit back, relax and watch as your balls do all the hard work Balance strategies to crush the most bricks - Unlock new balls with powerful abilities like splash damage, poison and automatic targeting - Upgrade the speed and power of every ball - Collect cards to provide massive bonuses to your game - Unlock perks that evolve as you play - Prestige to reset and earn bonuses to gain revenue at an even faster rate! - Earn progress even when you’re away - Breakout and play infinite levels Enjoy! Idle Brick Breaker is created by the developer of Idle Planet Miner and Zen Idle
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Idle Brick Breaker at 74% against Bricksy's 36%. Idle Brick Breaker also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 274). Bricksy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Bricksy sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Brick Breaker sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Idle Brick Breaker holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Brick Breaker has 1.8K ratings behind it against 274, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Bricksy's written reviews are positive against 74% of Idle Brick Breaker's.
Bricksy ships an update every 5 days, Idle Brick Breaker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bricksy | Idle Brick Breaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (274 ratings) | 4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | 73.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 274 | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 153 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AppDesign | Tech Tree Games LLC |
Customer experience
Bricksy
Idle Brick Breaker
User reviews
Bricksy
From 274 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and satisfying gameplay
- ✨ Ad-free experience
- 🧘 Zen-like gameplay
- 💰 Optional in-app purchases
Room to improve
- 🔋 Drains battery significantly
- 💸 Pushes in-app purchases
- 📉 Unplayable at higher levels
Idle Brick Breaker
From 1.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent time killer
- 👍 Fun and addictive
- 👍 Great game
- 👍 Love it
- 👍 Super fun!
Room to improve
- 🐛 New double ads
- 🐛 Tournament broken
- 🐛 Horrible Support
- 🐛 Dont buy anything
- 🐛 Lost progress in update
Bugs and requests
Bricksy
Reported bugs
15 issues- Game glitches badly after level 395
- Game starts to glitch around round 360
- Balls get their own minds and move on their own
- Game makes you restart or pay money at level 361
- Horribly coded, glitches and issues make it impossible to play
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- Bricks remain solid objects after health reaches zero
- Balls don't travel on the same path, deviate randomly
- Occasionally a ball bounces vertically without deviation
- Fast forwarding causes balls to bounce off the bottom of the screen
- The line for shooting balls creeps sideways
- All balls start firing at the bottom of the screen and bouncing off screen
- Fast forwarding can significantly alter ball path
- Game gets stuck after balls fire and then reappear
- Balls stop shooting while fast forwarding countdown continues
- Game starts where you left off with damage done to blocks when starting a new game and exiting
Requested features
2 requests- Damage multiplier upgrade
- Double balls for one level option
Idle Brick Breaker
Reported bugs
6 issues- Shield block bug
- Balls getting stuck on sides
- Restore purchases not working
- Save data loss after updates
- Crashes and stability issues
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- Incorrect pricing on in-app purchases
Requested features
22 requests- Upgrades
- Tap damage upgrade
- More ball types and abilities
- Boss battles
- Different maps and challenges
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- More music options
- Ability to alter ball trajectory
- Bonus stages
- Fast upgrade button
- Customizable loadouts
- Advanced stats tracking
- Damage multiplier on taps
- Offline progress
- Daily quests
- Ads for extra currency
- Ability to choose which ball to upgrade
- Ability to keep a special ball after prestige
- Cheaper ball upgrades
- Prestige reward improvements
- Ability to disable splash effects
- Visual ball effects like trails, explosions, etc.
- More level variety and boss battles
In-app purchases
Bricksy
- 5 more moves$0.99
- Buy me an Espresso$1.99
Idle Brick Breaker
- Small Gem Pack$4.99
- Starter Pack Discount$4.99
- Starter Pack$9.99
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- Disable Ads$9.99
- Medium Gem Pack$9.99
- Premium Pass$9.99
- Large Gem Pack$19.99
- Epic Pack$29.99
- Extra Large Gem Pack$29.99
- Prestige Pack$29.99
Questions
Is Bricksy free?
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