Simple Brick Breaker vs Hanzi Ninja
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Simple brick breaker gameplay
- 130 levels
- Classic arcade experience
- Addictive gameplay
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Very simple Brick Breaker game. 130 levels.
Hanzi Ninja
Practice writing East Asian characters through an engaging slicing game. Trace strokes correctly to defeat enemies and build recognition for Chinese hanzi, Japanese kana, and Korean hangul. Offers both fast-paced arcade action and detailed coaching modes.
- Stroke-order tracing game
- Character recognition practice
- Chinese hanzi, Japanese kana, Korean hangul support
- Arcade-style gameplay
- Detailed coaching mode
- Offline play
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Practice Chinese stroke order by tracing each stroke. Cut correctly, beat the stage, and lock in hanzi. Japanese kana and Korean hangul stages are included if you want them. Start with simple strokes, numbers, radicals, and beginner words, then climb into boss-style review stages and short phrase challenges. Clean Mode keeps the screen arcade-fast. Coach Mode adds start points, stroke direction, next-stroke previews, and mistake feedback when you want more help. Designed for offline practice with no accounts, ads, tracking, or in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Simple Brick Breaker at Free against Hanzi Ninja's $8.00. Simple Brick Breaker also leads on ratings volume (213 vs 1). Hanzi Ninja's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Simple Brick Breaker is free to download; Hanzi Ninja costs $8.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hanzi Ninja holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Brick Breaker has 213 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Simple Brick Breaker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hanzi Ninja's.
Simple Brick Breaker ships an update every 3 months, Hanzi Ninja every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Brick Breaker | Hanzi Ninja |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $8.00 |
| Rating | 4.1 (213 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 213 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | FujiCubeSoft | Jersey Zhongwen LLC |
Customer experience
Simple Brick Breaker
Hanzi Ninja
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
Hanzi Ninja
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Simple Brick Breaker
No in-app purchases
Hanzi Ninja
No in-app purchases
Questions
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