Chicks vs Shiny Bricks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chicks
Guide a group of chicks through a mysterious portal to another dimension. Use various tools to help them navigate obstacles and escape back to their meadow before time runs out. This puzzle game features delightful animation and challenging levels.
- 32 unique levels
- 4 whimsical environments
- 8 different tools
- Delightful animation
- Fast-forward button
- Double tap zooming
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*NOW FREE for a LIMITED TIME!* >>> now w/ OVER 5 MILLION DOWNLOADS! "the best lemmings clone I have played." - jyhjyh @ toucharcade.com >>> "this game will keep me busy for a while." -lonebear @ pocketgamer.co.uk "so cute! only problem is, i don't want any of them to die!" -clover2012 @ itunes >>> one day, a group of chicks was exploring a meadow when they discovered a mysterious hole in the ground. being curious and innocent little creatures, they decided to poke their heads in for a look. little did they know it was a portal to another dimension! now the chicks have fallen into a strange world of obstacles, deserts, and glaciers, and they need your help to escape! use the tools at the bottom of the screen to guide these chicks back to the meadow before time runs out and the portal closes! >>> • delightful animation • 32 unique levels • 4 whimsical environments • 8 different tools • fast-forward button • double tap zooming • tap & drag panning • nuclear dust-buster >>> http://twitter.com/TRINITIgames http://facebook.com/TRINITIgames
Shiny Bricks
Stack colored bricks onto pillars according to their order, from bottom to top. Avoid placing the wrong color on top to clear levels. Features intuitive drag-and-drop controls and a variety of challenging level types.
- Drag and drop brick stacking
- Level progression with increasing difficulty
- Special brick types (rainbow, marked, cloning)
- Night levels with time pressure
- Automatic language detection
- Offline progress saving
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The owl deals the bricks. You put them where they belong. Every pillar shows the order it wants. Stack the shiny bricks to match — bottom to top, color by color — and don't let the wrong one land on top. Easy to pick up, hard to put down. SIMPLE, NATURAL CONTROLS • Just drag and drop — the first levels teach you everything as you play • Park a brick on a tussock for later, or throw it in the bin • Lock bricks in quickly for combos, and catch the stars before they fade LOADS OF LEVELS And they keep finding new ways to trick you. Rainbow bricks that fit anywhere. Marked bricks that belong in exactly one spot. Bricks that clone themselves, double up, or hide their intentions. NIGHT LEVELS When the sun goes down, the owl gets sleepy. Clear the board before she nods off. IN YOUR LANGUAGE Shiny Bricks comes in your language, and picks it up automatically. NOTHING TO SIGN UP FOR No account, no ads, no in-app purchases, no lives or energy bars. Your progress stays on your device. Stack the shiny bricks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shiny Bricks at 4.3 against Chicks's 3.0. Shiny Bricks also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Chicks's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 84 months) and ratings volume (87 vs 3). On price, 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. Chicks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shiny Bricks asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shiny Bricks holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chicks has 87 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Chicks's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shiny Bricks's.
Chicks ships an update every 2 months, Shiny Bricks every 84 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chicks | Shiny Bricks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (87 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 84 months |
| 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 | 3.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Triniti Interactive Limited | Caprico |
Customer experience
Chicks
Shiny Bricks
Bugs and requests
Chicks
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game not configured for newer phones
- Screen gets cut off in landscape mode
- Crashes on launch or during gameplay
Requested features
3 requests- More levels
- Faster gameplay speed
- Ability to reset all levels
Shiny Bricks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chicks
- Chicks Skip Stages Pack$0.99
Shiny Bricks
No in-app purchases
Questions
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