Tico vs GLAZE BYTE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tico
Arrange falling colored blocks to clear rows and prevent them from reaching the top. This fast-paced game tests your finger-eye coordination. Compete with players worldwide for a top score.
- Falling block puzzles
- Complete rows to clear
- Increasing speed
- Finger-eye coordination challenge
- Global Top Players list
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Unique shapes of colored blocks drop from the top. Your task is to avoid letting the stacked blocks reach the top by arranging them in complete rows across the bottom. A completely filled row vanishes, giving you more opportunities to score. This game requires superior finger-eye coordination to arrange the shapes quickly, and it gets faster with time. Enjoy! Check your skill against other baKno players around the globe by posting your score in our Top Players list. This free version allows you to place 25 pieces per game. In order to play unlimited, you need to purchase either a License, some Tokens or a Subscription. All these available as In-App Purchases within the game.
GLAZE BYTE
Engage in a unique puzzle game where you rotate glass cookies to create color matches and trigger chain reactions. Explore a mysterious city, interact with a trapped engineer, and uncover its secrets through branching narrative choices. Multiple game modes offer varied challenges and competitive leaderboards.
- Rotate and match glass cookies
- Explore five distinct city districts
- Interactive narrative with branching endings
- Multiple game modes: Time Trial, Circuit, Rush, Daily Shift, Laboratory
- Global leaderboards via Game Center
- Customizable visual, sound, and motion settings
- Responsive haptics and animations
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A CITY OF GLASS. A VOICE YOU CAN’T QUITE TRUST. Rotate 2×2 groups of glass cookies, match colours and turn one clever move into a spectacular chain reaction. Beneath the puzzle lies a city to explore—and someone asking for your help. ENTER SYSTEM REBOOT Travel through five distinct districts, from mist-covered streets to the city’s deepest secrets. Each district introduces a new twist on the board and a guardian determined to stop you. Ice spreads. Bombs tick. Glass shatters. Build your score, charge NIK and strike back. MEET NIK He says he is an engineer trapped in a research laboratory. He has a terminal, a locked door and a growing list of things that don’t add up. Help him reach cameras and security systems through short, reactive conversations. Your choices lead to two different endings. ONE MORE RUN • Time Trial: 120 seconds to build your best score. • Circuit: keep going as the challenge evolves. • Rush: faster pressure, bigger chain bonuses. • Daily Shift: a fresh, date-based challenge. • Laboratory: experiment at your own pace. Compare Time Trial, Circuit and Rush records with friends and players worldwide through Game Center. An internet connection and Game Center sign-in are required for online rankings; story play requires no account. MADE TO FEEL GOOD Translucent glass cookies, cinematic city travel, expressive character animation, responsive haptics and animated combos. Choose English, Russian or Spanish and tune the visual, sound and motion settings to suit you. FREE TO START. YOURS TO UNLOCK. Chapter 1 and Time Trial are free. In the free version, an ad is required after every five minutes of active gameplay to continue, and a rewarded ad is required for a story continue after defeat. Watch a rewarded ad to unlock one Daily Shift attempt. Ads require an internet connection and availability. The one-time Full Game purchase unlocks all five story chapters and every arcade mode, with no ads. No subscription. Restore previous purchases from the Full Game screen. Your next move changes more than the board.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GLAZE BYTE at 100% against Tico's 33%. GLAZE BYTE also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Tico's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). 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. Tico sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and GLAZE BYTE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GLAZE BYTE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Tico's written reviews are positive against 100% of GLAZE BYTE's.
Tico ships an update every 2 weeks, GLAZE BYTE every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tico | GLAZE BYTE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | baKno Games | IVAN ONOPRIENKO |
Customer experience
Tico
GLAZE BYTE
In-app purchases
Tico
- Tico 10 Game Sessions$0.99
- Tico Unlimited for One Month$1.99
- Tico Full Game Unlimited$24.99
GLAZE BYTE
- GLAZE BYTE Full Game$2.49









