MacBrickout vs Bricky Boy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MacBrickout
Experience a classic brick-breaking game with a modern twist. Navigate through challenging levels, collect power-ups, and uncover hidden secrets. Enjoy original music and aim for a high score in this addictive arcade adventure.
- 27 challenging levels
- Collect falling capsules and hidden fruits/veggies
- Control the Umphee creature
- Original 80-minute soundtrack
- Bonus levels and high score tracking
- Unique in-game interactions and achievements
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Many will play but few will conquer all 27 levels. Catch falling capsules (Avoid the Red X's!), collect the hidden fruits and veggies, control the Umphee, discover the secret of the pearl, enjoy 80 minutes of original music, fill the treasure chest (!!), master the bonus levels, get a high score, graffiti the sand, avoid the bubbles and STAY ALIVE! Will you become a MacBrickout expert? Some fun things to try: - Try juggling 3 balls long enough to earn a juggling achievement - See if you can blow up the Umphee (the little creature that lives on the sand) with the bomb ball - Don't let any bubbles touch the sand for 3 levels in a row. You'll get a clean sand achievement. - Hit the Umphee with an orange ball. He will dig down in the sand and fetch you a coin. - Catch two clear capsules in a row to make the clam appear If you like MacBrickout, try these modest in-app purchases: 1) Unlock full version (This is a must-have! You get free balls, bomb balls, lasers, bonus levels, musical bricks, hidden fruits & veggies and much more) 2) Unlock all levels (faster than trying to unlock them one by one) 3) Super Umphee Ball 5-pack (great way to blast through a tough level) Follow on Twitter: @MacBrickout and @CarsonWhitsett Reviews: "MacBrickout is riddled with originality from the accompanying soundtrack to the level designs, but at the same time offers the familiarity of the classic game." - AppCraver 5/31/2012 (Rating: 9 out of 10) "If you think you’ve seen every variation there is of Breakout, you obviously haven’t broken into MacBrickout." - 4.5/5 stars - whatsOniPhone 7/2012 "I find MacBrickout delightfully retro and a pure pleasure to play" - The iPhone App Review (4.5 stars of 5) "The challenge may be tough but remember when the going gets tough the tough get MacBrickout!" - iPhoneGlance.com 6/2012 AppSafari rating: 4.5/5 Some of my favorite user reviews: "It's like when they remade Tron. Still the fun game you remember from the 80's but a 2011 look and feel. 5 stars!" -Compcaddy "Whacked out fun, pure and simply my favorite game of all. Even Angry Birds are mad about it..." - R Fields "MacBrickout is the single best Brekaout [sic] variant I've ever seen - involving not only reflexes but strategy and tactics as well." -green3q "I find the game terribly addicting and is ideal for someone stuck on the subway for 30 minutes everyday" - Saul S.
Bricky Boy
Experience a unique blend of brick-breaker and pinball gameplay with a nostalgic 90s handheld console aesthetic. Enjoy challenging boss fights, quests, and a unique power-up system with unlockable skins and semi-randomly generated levels.
- Brick-breaker and pinball genre fusion
- 90s handheld console aesthetic
- 8-bit soundtrack
- Boss fights
- Quests
- Unique power-up system
- Unlockable skins
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Bricky Boy is a combination of brick-breaker and pinball game genres, represented in a very original style of handheld gaming consoles from the '90s. Combined with a 8-bit soundtrack, this game will let you enjoy the genuine feel of the long-gone gaming computers. In Bricky Boy you will find lots of entertaining challenges like: Boss fights, Quests, Unique powerup system, Lots of unlockable skins, Semi-random generated levels Get your Bricky Boy and start the adventure!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MacBrickout at none against Bricky Boy's shown. MacBrickout also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 68%). Bricky Boy's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 11 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. MacBrickout sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Bricky Boy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bricky Boy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bricky Boy has 823 ratings behind it against 92, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of MacBrickout's written reviews are positive against 68% of Bricky Boy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MacBrickout ships an update every 11 months, Bricky Boy every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MacBrickout | Bricky Boy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (92 ratings) | 4.7 (823 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.7% of reviews — better | 67.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 92 | 823 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ditty Labs, LLC | MOORLAND GAMES MB |
Customer experience
MacBrickout
Bricky Boy
User reviews
MacBrickout
From 92 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Classic game revived
- 👍 Well-designed gameplay
- 💡 Creative tricks and surprises
- 🚀 Loads quickly
- 💯 Addictive and fun
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes on iOS 17.7
- 😠 Illogical bounces
- 😡 Over-bombardment of bubbles
- 😤 Frustrating challenges
- 📉 Game lost on pause
Bricky Boy
From 823 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and simple gameplay
- 🎨 Cute retro-style graphics
- 🎶 Enjoyable chiptune music
- 🔓 Option to remove ads for free
- 🕹️ Nostalgic pinball/brick-breaking experience
Room to improve
- 🔍 Lack of difficulty progression
- 🔁 Repetitive boss battles
- 📢 Excessive and intrusive ads
- 🛑 Unresponsive controls at times
- 🔌 Ads disrupt gameplay flow
Bugs and requests
MacBrickout
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes on iOS 17.7
- Game closes when selecting free games
- Game progress lost when pausing and turning off screen
- Screen frozen after first level for paid version
- Levels past seventh locked after paying for full version
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- Current version crashes
- Full version purchase not working after update
- Update downgraded to free version
- Game arbitrarily ignores normal responses
- Portrait orientation awkward
Requested features
5 requests- Add mania and 3.0 levels to iOS
- Allow resuming games
- Add landscape mode option
- Add randomized levels
- Add text alerts for new items/blocks
Bricky Boy
Reported bugs
3 issues- Left flipper occasionally unresponsive
- Game crashes when reaching certain levels
- Ads sometimes fail to load properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add more boss/enemy variety
- Implement a save/checkpoint system
- Provide more customization options
- Introduce new game modes or minigames
- Allow players to fully disable ads (paid)
In-app purchases
MacBrickout
- Super Umphee Ball 10-Pack$0.99
- Unlock All Levels$2.99
- Full Game$4.99
Bricky Boy
- Remove ads$2.99
Questions
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