Comparison

Big Square by Quickthorn Games vs FiddleBrix

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

Head to head
About

Big Square by Quickthorn Games

This word puzzle game challenges you to slide letter tiles once before using them in words. Plan your moves strategically to clear the board using crossword-style clues across multiple game modes.

Highlights
  • Sliding letter tile mechanics
  • Crossword-style clues
  • Multiple game modes (Puzzles, Daily Challenge, Clear the Board, Countdown, Two Player)
  • Strategic move planning
  • Hand-designed and computer-generated puzzles
  • Head-to-head multiplayer
Features
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Big Square combines crossword-style clues with sliding letter tiles. But slide carefully! In Big Square, you can slide each tile once before using it in a word, so you’ll want to think a few moves ahead as you plan the best strategy to clear the board. Big Square has five modes: - Puzzles: We scrambled words in a variety of fun categories. Can you use crossword-style clues to find them and clear the board? - Daily Challenge: Compete with other Big Square players to clear a full board each day, and share your results on your favorite social network. - Clear the Board: Try to clear 6x6, 8x8, 10x10, and 12x12 boards with the longest words possible. - Countdown: Clear as much as possible as quickly as possible. - Two Player: Play head-to-head to see who can rack up the highest score taking turns clearing words from the same board. Enjoy! Big Square includes 70 hand-designed puzzles (some for purchase) with new packs planned for the future. And literally billions of computer-generated full-grid puzzles for endless fun.

About

FiddleBrix

Engage your mind with a daily word puzzle that blends elements of crosswords and Sudoku. Solve intricate puzzles with increasing difficulty, including daily challenges and an archive of past puzzles.

Highlights
  • Daily word puzzles
  • Crossword and Sudoku inspiration
  • 100 built-in levels
  • Increasing daily difficulty
  • Daily Brix Archive
Features
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FiddleBrix is a colorful daily word puzzle inspired by crosswords, Sudoku, and our shared love of letters. CHALLENGE YOUR MIND FiddleBrix puzzles are elegant, intricate, and devilishly difficult. Cruciverbalists, members of the Spelling Bee Hive, and casual word gamers can all find common ground as they fiddle with brix to give their brains an anagrammatical workout. LEVELS Develop your fiddling prowess by solving 100 built-in levels of increasing difficulty. DAILY BRIX Hone your wits and stimulate your mind by solving the Daily Brix. Daily Brix difficulty increases throughout the week. ARCHIVE Enjoy unlimited access to the Daily Brix Archive.

Screenshots

Big Square by Quickthorn Games4 screens
FiddleBrix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FiddleBrix at none against Big Square by Quickthorn Games's 3. Big Square by Quickthorn Games's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 24 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Big Square by Quickthorn Games sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. FiddleBrix asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Big Square by Quickthorn Games against 5.0 for FiddleBrix. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 44 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Big Square by Quickthorn Games ships an update every 9 days, FiddleBrix every 24 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Big Square by Quickthorn Games versus FiddleBrix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig Square by Quickthorn GamesFiddleBrix
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (31 ratings)5.0 (44 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3144 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHigh Arctic Labs LLCFiddleBrix LLC

Customer experience

Big Square by Quickthorn Games

All ratings32 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FiddleBrix

All ratings44 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Big Square by Quickthorn Games

One-time3
  • Charlie Puzzle Pack$0.99
  • Bravo Puzzle Pack$0.99
  • Delta Puzzle Pack$0.99
None

FiddleBrix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Big Square by Quickthorn Games free?
Big Square by Quickthorn Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FiddleBrix free?
FiddleBrix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Big Square by Quickthorn Games or FiddleBrix?
FiddleBrix is rated higher. Big Square by Quickthorn Games averages 4.9 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while FiddleBrix averages 5.0 from 44 ratings.
Do Big Square by Quickthorn Games or FiddleBrix have ads?
Neither Big Square by Quickthorn Games nor FiddleBrix shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Big Square by Quickthorn Games or FiddleBrix?
Big Square by Quickthorn Games ships an update every 9 days, and FiddleBrix every 24 months. Most recently, Big Square by Quickthorn Games was updated on October 24, 2026 and FiddleBrix on October 24, 2026.

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