Brick Builder vs Pancake Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brick Builder
Collect bricks by sliding left and right to build your path and overcome obstacles. Enjoy a colorful, surprising level-end challenge and grow your path to achieve the highest bonus.
- Collect bricks by sliding
- Build your path
- Avoid obstacles
- Surprising level end challenges
- Grow your path for bonus
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Slide left and right to collect as many bricks as possible! Build your path, move blocks, avoid obstacles, enjoy a surprising level end crushing challenge! Roll the toilet paper and grow it as much as you can to win the highest bonus. Enjoy this colorful game! Free to play! Have fun :)
Pancake Run
Navigate challenging levels in this fun, easy-to-control game. Guide your character to reach the target, with new levels and content planned for future updates.
- Easy controls
- Challenging levels
- Fun gameplay
- New levels coming soon
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Fun game with easy controls. Different levels and more are coming!
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Verdict
Brick Builder and Pancake Run both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 51% of Pancake Run's written reviews are positive against 37% of Brick Builder's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Brick Builder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pancake Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Brick Builder against 4.6 for Pancake Run. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51K and 29K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 37% of Brick Builder's written reviews are positive against 51% of Pancake Run's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Brick Builder | Pancake Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (51K ratings) — better | 4.6 (29K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.7% of reviews | 51.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51K — better | 29K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| 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 | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 296 MB | 221 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TapNation | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Brick Builder
Pancake Run
User reviews
Brick Builder
From 51K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and satisfying gameplay
- 🚀 Addictive and entertaining
- 💡 Unique brick-building concept
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 💸 Excessive and intrusive ads
- 🔄 Misleading advertising - not the game shown
- 🤔 Gameplay not as expected based on ads
Pancake Run
From 29K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive game
- 🚀 Satisfying gameplay
- 💜 Cute and charming visuals
Room to improve
- 🐛 Maple syrup unlock glitch
- 🔍 Unlocked items not showing up
- 💰 Lack of content to spend earned money on
- 🔁 Repetitive and unvaried levels
Bugs and requests
Brick Builder
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes and lags on certain devices
- Inability to return to the main game after bonus levels
- Inconsistent performance and stability issues
Requested features
3 requests- More customization options for the character and building
- Ability to choose the color of the toilet paper roll
- Improved progression system and level variety
Pancake Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Maple syrup percentage going up and down instead of unlocking
- Unlocked items not appearing in gameplay
- Certain levels becoming impossible to pass
Requested features
3 requests- More variety of obstacles and toppings
- Ability to customize character/pancake stack
- Improved progression system beyond just unlocking toppings
In-app purchases
Brick Builder
- No ads$3.99
Pancake Run
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
Is Brick Builder free?
Is Pancake Run free?
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