Comparison

West Wing Escape vs Shiny Bricks

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

Head to head
About

West Wing Escape

Embark on a thrilling escape from the West Wing in this adventure game. Solve puzzles and explore the virtual environment to find your way out intact. Designed for iPhone and iPad, it blends classic adventure gameplay with a graphic novel style.

Highlights
  • Escape room gameplay
  • Graphic novel style
  • Virtual exploration
  • Puzzle solving
  • iPhone and iPad compatible
Features
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After having escaped the White House, you now find yourself in the Oval Office. But this time your mission is simple - Escape the West Wing. You must use whatever you can find in our virtual West Wing to make it out intact! West Wing Escape is a cross between a classic adventure game and a graphic novel. The adventure game is designed for both the iPad and the iPhone family of devices, featuring all original comics designed by me. Explore the game today, try the first level for free. After that, a single modest purchase ($2.99) will unlock the whole game for your adventuring pleasure. But either way I hope you enjoy trying to Escape the West Wing! (Game hints, if needed, are available for free on the website.)

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

West Wing Escape3 screens
Shiny Bricks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shiny Bricks at 4.3 against West Wing Escape's 3.5. Shiny Bricks also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). West Wing Escape's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 84 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. West Wing Escape sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shiny Bricks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shiny Bricks holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

West Wing Escape ships an update every 2 months, Shiny Bricks every 84 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
West Wing Escape versus Shiny Bricks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWest Wing EscapeShiny Bricks
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (6 ratings)4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 84 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB39 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGreg ChaffinsCaprico

Customer experience

West Wing Escape

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shiny Bricks

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

West Wing Escape

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$2.99
None

Shiny Bricks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is West Wing Escape free?
West Wing Escape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shiny Bricks free?
Shiny Bricks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, West Wing Escape or Shiny Bricks?
Shiny Bricks is rated higher. West Wing Escape averages 3.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Shiny Bricks averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do West Wing Escape or Shiny Bricks have ads?
Neither West Wing Escape nor Shiny Bricks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, West Wing Escape or Shiny Bricks?
West Wing Escape ships an update every 2 months, and Shiny Bricks every 84 months. Most recently, West Wing Escape was updated on October 1, 2026 and Shiny Bricks on October 12, 2026.

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