Brick Builder vs Canvas 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 :)
Canvas Run
Navigate through levels by expanding your canvas. Enjoy addictive gameplay with simple, intuitive controls.
- Expand canvas to clear levels
- Easy slide controls
- Addictive gameplay mechanic
- Progress through levels
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Make your way through level by creating bigger canvas! Slide easy-to-learn controls with addictive gameplay mechanic!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Canvas Run at fortnightly against Brick Builder's every 2 months. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Canvas 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 4.5 for Canvas Run. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51K and 35K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 37% of Brick Builder's written reviews are positive against 29% of Canvas Run's.
Brick Builder ships an update every 2 months, Canvas Run fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Brick Builder | Canvas Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (51K ratings) — better | 4.5 (35K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.7% of reviews — better | 29.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 51K — better | 35K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| 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 | 263 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TapNation | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Brick Builder
Canvas 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
Canvas Run
From 35K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Satisfying and relaxing gameplay
- 🕹️ Fun and addictive
- 💎 Gems collected
- 🌈 Colorful visuals
Room to improve
- 📺 Too many ads
- 🔓 Requires internet connection to play
- 🔍 Unclear purpose of gems
- 🔻 Unfair ball reduction mechanics
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
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
Canvas Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera glitches and falls through the map
- Game freezes and crashes
- Inconsistent ball count reductions
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to spend gems on upgrades or customization
- Offline play mode
- More obstacles and challenges
- Clearer progression and scoring system
In-app purchases
Brick Builder
- No ads$3.99
Canvas Run
- No Ads$2.99
Questions
Is Brick Builder free?
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