Bricksy vs AD Boy
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.
AD Boy
Relive classic gaming on your device with this all-in-one emulator. Play titles from NES, SNES, Game Boy, GBA, NDS, and Sega systems. Organize your library, customize settings, and save progress instantly.
- Supports multiple classic consoles
- Organized game library
- Customizable emulator settings
- Quick save and load functionality
- Fast forward option
- Save file export/import
- Skins and cheat codes
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AD Boy - Your all-in-one emulator to relive the golden era of gaming! With support for NDS, GBA, GBC, GB, NES, SNES, SMS, SG and SGG AD Boy opens the doors to a treasure trove of classic titles right on your device. Systems: - Nintendo Entertainment System - Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Game Boy (Color) - Game Boy Advance - Nintendo DS - Sega Master System - Sega Genesis/Mega Drive - Sega Game Gear Features: PlayStack: Organize your game collection in a sleek library and launch them with the Game Launcher! Emulator Settings: Change the appearance or set a different fast forward speed! Quick Save and Quick Load: Save your game progress wherever you want and load it whenever you want! Fast Forward: Play your game at a faster speed to reach your goal more quickly! Save file Export/Import: Export your game progress to play on another device or emulator, and import it back to continue playing on AD Boy! Skins: Choose from a variety of skins to customize the appearance of AD Boy to your liking! Cheats Codes: Enhance your gaming experience by using cheats with cheat codes! And much more! ***It's important to note that AD Boy should only be used with legally acquired game files. We do not endorse or support any form of piracy. Rest assured, AD Boy operates independently and has no affiliation with console manufacturers.***
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bricksy at 4.2 against AD Boy's 3.6. Bricksy also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.0). AD Boy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (53% vs 36%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. AD Boy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bricksy holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 275 and 314 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of Bricksy's written reviews are positive against 53% of AD Boy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bricksy ships an update every 5 days, AD Boy monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bricksy | AD Boy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (275 ratings) — better | 3.6 (314 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | 53.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 275 | 314 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AppDesign | Furkan Yuce |
Customer experience
Bricksy
AD Boy
User reviews
Bricksy
From 275 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
AD Boy
From 314 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great emulator
- 👍 Promising emulator
- 👍 Works great
- 👍 Amazing emulator
- 👍 Best emulator ever
Room to improve
- 🐛 No start button
- 🐛 Buttons are unresponsive
- 🐛 Buttons are moved around
- 🐛 Crashes after importing SEGA CD games
- 🐛 Can't play SEGA 32X games
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
AD Boy
Reported bugs
4 issues- No start/select buttons for Sega Master System games
- Sega Master System games freeze after a few seconds
- White screen or no audio issues
- Crashes when trying to load certain games
Requested features
15 requests- Add controller support
- Add option to resize and move buttons
- Add transparency option for buttons
- Add N64 and DS support
- Add option to remove controller interface
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- Add cheats support
- Add external controller support
- Add MAME emulator
- Add backup/restore feature
- Add skins or controller customization
- Add offline update capability
- Add menu to display games
- Add vibration feedback
- Add Apple Watch support
- Add support for importing multiple games at once
In-app purchases
Bricksy
- 5 more moves$0.99
- Buy me an Espresso$1.99
AD Boy
No in-app purchases
