Comparison

Face Pinball vs Bricky Boy

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

Head to head
About

Face Pinball

Control a pinball game using only your face. Raise eyebrows to flick flippers, close eyes to pass barriers, and open your mouth to swallow the ball and advance. This hands-free experience is designed for parties and friendly competition.

Highlights
  • Hands-free face control
  • Control flippers with eyebrows
  • Pass barriers by closing eyes
  • Swallow ball to advance levels
  • Party game entertainment
  • Compete for top scores
Features
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PLEASE NOTE: This experience requires hardware ONLY available on later iPhones (iPhone X and above) which include TrueDepth camera hardware, and WILL NOT WORK on any other devices. Sorry for the inconvenience! Use your face to play this pinball-inspired game! Raise and lower your eyebrows to control the pinball flippers, then open your mouth to swallow the ball and reach the next level. – All levels are played using only the player’s face – no hands! – Close your eyes to allow the ball to pass through eye-shaped barriers – Raise your eyebrows or frown to flick the flippers up – Open your mouth wide to swallow the ball and proceed to the next level – Watch your friends' expressions as they play the game – Compete for the top score From Nexus Studios, the company behind HotStepper comes a new face-controlled party game. Making use of Apple's TrueDepth camera, your face will be quickly and accurately mapped to each of the face elements in the game, letting you easily control the pinball board with no hands! The perfect piece of entertainment at a party, watch your friends as they take on a multitude of expressions to complete the game, then see if you can beat each other's top score!

About

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.

Highlights
  • Brick-breaker and pinball genre fusion
  • 90s handheld console aesthetic
  • 8-bit soundtrack
  • Boss fights
  • Quests
  • Unique power-up system
  • Unlockable skins
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Face Pinball4 screens
Bricky Boy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bricky Boy at 4.7 against Face Pinball's 2.8. Bricky Boy also leads on ratings volume (823 vs 32). Face Pinball's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, 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. Bricky Boy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Face Pinball asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bricky Boy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bricky Boy has 823 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Face Pinball's written reviews are positive against 68% of Bricky Boy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Face Pinball versus Bricky Boy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFace PinballBricky Boy
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (32 ratings)4.7 (823 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews67.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings32823 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNexus StudiosMOORLAND GAMES MB

Customer experience

Face Pinball

All ratings32 ratings
Positive43.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral11.8%
Negative23.5%

Bricky Boy

All ratings755 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral14.2%
Negative17.9%

Bugs and requests

Face Pinball

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

None

Face Pinball

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bricky Boy

One-time1
  • Remove ads$2.99

Questions

Is Face Pinball free?
Face Pinball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bricky Boy free?
Bricky Boy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Face Pinball or Bricky Boy?
Bricky Boy is rated higher. Face Pinball averages 2.8 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Bricky Boy averages 4.7 from 823 ratings.
Do Face Pinball or Bricky Boy have ads?
Bricky Boy shows ads; Face Pinball does not.
Which is updated more often, Face Pinball or Bricky Boy?
Face Pinball ships an update every 10 days, and Bricky Boy every 10 days. Most recently, Face Pinball was updated on October 3, 2026 and Bricky Boy on October 16, 2026.

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