Comparison

Simple Brick Breaker vs Breakout by CodeHS

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

Head to head
About

Simple Brick Breaker

Experience a classic arcade challenge with this straightforward brick-breaking game. It offers 130 engaging levels to test your reflexes and strategy. Enjoy a simple yet addictive gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Simple brick breaker gameplay
  • 130 levels
  • Classic arcade experience
  • Addictive gameplay
Features
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Very simple Brick Breaker game. 130 levels.

About

Breakout by CodeHS

Control a paddle by tilting your phone to break all the bricks in this classic arcade game. Built on a platform for teaching coding, this game offers simple, engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Tilt controls for paddle movement
  • Break all the bricks
  • Classic arcade gameplay
  • Built on CodeHS platform
Features
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This is the Breakout game from CodeHS. Tilt your phone left and right to move the paddle. Try to break all the bricks! This app was built on CodeHS (http://codehs.com), a platform for helping schools teach coding. Any app you build on CodeHS can get submitted to the App Store as well.

Screenshots

Simple Brick Breaker3 screens
Breakout by CodeHS2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Brick Breaker at 73% against Breakout by CodeHS's 27%. Simple Brick Breaker also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (207 vs 19). Breakout by CodeHS's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Brick Breaker holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Brick Breaker has 207 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Simple Brick Breaker's written reviews are positive against 27% of Breakout by CodeHS's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Simple Brick Breaker versus Breakout by CodeHS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Brick BreakerBreakout by CodeHS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (207 ratings) — better2.7 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better26.7% of reviews
Number of ratings207 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFujiCubeSoftCodeHS

Customer experience

Simple Brick Breaker

All ratings207 ratings
Positive74.4%
Neutral10.1%
Negative15.5%
Written reviews267 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral11.6%
Negative15.7%

Breakout by CodeHS

All ratings19 ratings
Positive36.8%
Neutral10.5%
Negative52.6%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral20.0%
Negative53.3%

Bugs and requests

Simple Brick Breaker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress not saved when exiting the game
  • Ball physics issues causing it to get stuck
  • Unresponsive controls at times

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and challenges
  • Ability to disable ads
  • Power-up explanations
  • Scoring and leaderboard system

Breakout by CodeHS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Simple Brick Breaker

No in-app purchases

None

Breakout by CodeHS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Brick Breaker free?
Simple Brick Breaker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Breakout by CodeHS free?
Breakout by CodeHS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simple Brick Breaker or Breakout by CodeHS?
Simple Brick Breaker is rated higher. Simple Brick Breaker averages 4.1 out of 5 from 207 ratings, while Breakout by CodeHS averages 2.7 from 19 ratings.
Do Simple Brick Breaker or Breakout by CodeHS have ads?
Simple Brick Breaker shows ads; Breakout by CodeHS does not.

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