Comparison

Flickoids (Light Version) vs Manix

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

Head to head
About

Flickoids (Light Version)

Engage in a swift, action-packed challenge testing your coordination and speed. Flick colored balls at bricks, utilizing power-ups and bonus items across multiple levels. Compete against the clock or a friend for a thrilling gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced action gameplay
  • Single and two-player modes
  • Flick balls at colored bricks
  • Challenging animated levels
  • Power-ups and bonus bricks
  • Pause and resume gameplay
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Flickoids is a fast-paced, action-packed one or two player challenge - now for iPad and iPhone too! This light version of the game includes five levels - and if you like the game you can upgrade to the full version with an easy in-app purchase! Test your coordination and speed against your opponent or against the clock by flicking balls at colored bricks - with many challenging, animated game levels, lots of bonus bricks and powerups! Take care when aiming - some bricks also reduce your score or your time credit. Playing the game alone is a blast, but challenging a friend is way more exciting! ______________________________________ - 40 exciting, animated levels (in the full version) - Lots of powerups and bonus bricks - Pause the game and continue later - For dual player game, choose how many levels you want to play - For single player game, time powerups extend your time credit - High score board for single player game - Optimized to use the full resolution of the Retina Display on iPhone 4 On the iPhone, Flickoids is great for single player games, and an action packed challenge for dual player games. On the iPad, Flickoids uses the size of the screen and touch area provide a unique and fantastically new gaming experience, where speed and coordination are key. - Flickoids 1.0 for iPad was included in the Grand Opening of the iPad App Store on April 4, 2010. ______________________________________ Follow us on twitter and be up to date on latest developments: http://twitter.com/bumbayaya

About

Manix

Experience classic arcade action with a blend of modern and retro graphics. Enjoy one-handed mobile controls for brick breaking, rock smashing, and alien shooting. Features 50 free levels, multiple game modes, and hypnotic audio for addictive gameplay.

Highlights
  • 50 unique levels
  • Multiple game modes
  • One-handed mobile controls
  • PowerUps for enhanced gameplay
  • Customizable ship sensitivity
  • No ads or nags
Features
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Experience classic arcade action with a seamless blend of modern and retro graphics and sound. All the brick breaking, rock smashing, alien shooting mayhem you need with buttery smooth one-handed mobile controls. Fifty free levels of addictive action, multiple game modes, hypnotic audio and that "just one more try" arcade drama you love. If you have fond memories of games like Breakout, Space Invaders, Asteroids, Galaga, and Tempest, you will find that Manix takes inspiration from these classics and blends and bends them together to create something new and unique. FEATURES: - 50 unique levels across multiple game modes... - Swarming, spinning, wandering, and attacking bricks. Keep your eye on the ball while you deal with these baddies... - Brick walls that move, shimmer, dance, spin, break apart, and float away to make it harder and harder for you to keep the ball in play... - Spinning asteroids that shatter and send rock particles your way while you try to encircle and clear the space debris... - PowerUps that produce extra lives, brick-shattering laser beams, ball bombs, and more... - Positional music and sound effects that surround and keep you focused (especially when you're using headphones!)... - Massive explosions that rain fiery particles down upon your ship... - Sun, snow, rain, thunder and lightning, wind, and outer space levels... - Customizable ship sensitivity and game speed... - No ads, no nags, just totally free arcade action... - Created by Pete Rizzuto

Screenshots

Flickoids (Light Version)4 screens
Manix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Manix at none against Flickoids (Light Version)'s 1. Manix also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Flickoids (Light Version)'s advantage is update cadence (every 9 months vs every 34 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flickoids (Light Version) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Manix asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Flickoids (Light Version) against 5.0 for Manix. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Manix has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Flickoids (Light Version)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Manix's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flickoids (Light Version) ships an update every 9 months, Manix every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Flickoids (Light Version) versus Manix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlickoids (Light Version)Manix
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 34 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBumbayaya GmbHBlitterbit, LLC

Customer experience

Flickoids (Light Version)

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Manix

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Flickoids (Light Version)

One-time1
  • Flickoids Full Version Unlock$0.99
None

Manix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flickoids (Light Version) free?
Flickoids (Light Version) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Manix free?
Manix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flickoids (Light Version) or Manix?
Flickoids (Light Version) and Manix are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Flickoids (Light Version) or Manix have ads?
Neither Flickoids (Light Version) nor Manix shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flickoids (Light Version) or Manix?
Flickoids (Light Version) ships an update every 9 months, and Manix every 34 months. Most recently, Flickoids (Light Version) was updated on August 18, 2026 and Manix on September 16, 2026.

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