Comparison

Birds'n'Blocks 2 vs Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX

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

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About

Birds'n'Blocks 2

Guide birds with tiny wings to safety by strategically removing blocks. Avoid letting them touch the ground or fly off-screen in this puzzle game. Enjoy 120 levels with HD graphics and smooth gameplay.

Highlights
  • 120 new levels
  • HD graphics with particle systems
  • Retina support
  • 60 FPS gameplay
  • Game Center support
  • Interactive block removal
Features
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The birds are back! In Birds'n'Blocks 2 you still have to help the birds! They can´t fly because of their tiny and small wings. You have to get the birds to the safe stone-blocks without letting the birds touch the ground or fly out of the screen. It features: - 120 new levels - HD graphics (incl. particle-systems) with retina-support for iPhone 4/4s and the new iPad! - steady framerates with 60 FPS on most devices - Full "Game Center"-support and an addictive gameplay. There are different kinds of blocks with different properties ("normal", "bouncy", "sliding" and "safe for birds"). You can remove blocks by touching them with your finger! Don´t get angry if you are not able to solve a level. They are all solvable. If you need help on any level just tell us on the "Birds'n'Blocks 2"-Facebookpage! We will help you!

About

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX

Create and play your own action game stages with a simple tap interface. Design levels using various items, test your creations, and share them with friends. Discover and play stages made by other users worldwide.

Highlights
  • Create custom action game stages
  • Play a variety of user-created levels
  • Simple tap-based item placement
  • Test stages during creation
  • Search for popular and random stages
  • Share stages with friends via URL
  • Retro pixel graphics
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[PLAY] [MAKE] [SEARCH] The Power of imagination can touch the sky! Make your very own action game stages and share them with your friends & family! You can play this game absolutely free! This game is perfectly suited for everyone including KIDS. -Basic Instructions- There are [PLAY], [MAKE] and [SEARCH] option buttons on the main menu. Tap [PLAY] button: Play the games all you want! You have a variety of stages to choose from. The range of stage levels are widely prepared, from beginners to advanced level,including the extreme levels that are crazy difficult! Tap [MAKE] button: Make your own stages. You become the game creator! Simple tap controls make it easy! Select from 30 types of items you can place anywhere you want. Tap an item on the list and then tap on the position where you want to place it. (Squares like a chess board are shown in a stage screen in order to make this process simpler.) Once an item is placed, you can place the same item continuously by alternating between tapping the position (square) in a stage and the "PLACE" button. You can also tap an item you've already placed to see additional options. (e.g. You can choose specific settings for the speed of cannon shell movements and the moveable range of blocks!) Play & find out if you can complete the stage you made! You can even do the test play during the process of making a stage by using the "TEST" button in the upper right corner of the screen. Try your own brand-new stage right away! Tap [SEARCH] button: Find popular stages -- stages made by other users and more. -Random: Search for random stages made by players using this App. -History: Look through stages you've already played. (You can also check if you've completed a stage or not.) -Official Website: Open this App’s official website to start the search. When you have found the one you want to play, tap on the stage and use "START" button. -Enter ID: Paste the GameID and tap "Enter ID" button, if you are unable to start the stage after using "START" button in the official website. (32 alphanumeric characters shown on the official website is the GameID.) Now, you're ready to start the game you found. Enjoy! [Send your original stage to friends & family] If you want to share your original stage with someone, send them the copy of your stage's URL via email! (Downloading this App is required in order to play your stage.) Post your original stage on Twitter, Facebook and LINE are also available! You can also have fun searching online for "PicoPicoMaker" in your free time! Enjoy finding new stages other users have made! Everyone loves the retro-looking pixel graphics games they grew up with! Connect with people from all over the world with PicoPicoMaker! Start your global action game adventure!

Screenshots

Birds'n'Blocks 24 screens
Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX at none against Birds'n'Blocks 2's 4. Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX also leads on ratings volume (251 vs 18). Birds'n'Blocks 2's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (81% vs 73%). On price, rating, update cadence and monetization model 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. Birds'n'Blocks 2 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Birds'n'Blocks 2 against 4.2 for Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX has 251 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Birds'n'Blocks 2's written reviews are positive against 73% of Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birds'n'Blocks 2 ships an update every 6 weeks, Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Birds'n'Blocks 2 versus Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirds'n'Blocks 2Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (18 ratings)4.2 (251 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.4% of reviews — better72.6% of reviews
Number of ratings18251 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB68 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSprakelsoft GmbHGlobalGear Co. Ltd.

Customer experience

Birds'n'Blocks 2

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative11.4%

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX

All ratings251 ratings
Positive79.7%
Neutral6.4%
Negative13.9%
Written reviews179 reviews
Positive72.6%
Neutral7.8%
Negative19.6%

User reviews

Birds'n'Blocks 2

From 18 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 🧠 Makes you think
  • 🎮 Good for all ages
  • ✨ Cute bird animations
  • 🚫 No ads

Room to improve

  • 😴 Boring and repetitive
  • ⚠️ Puzzles can be impossible
  • 💰 Paid levels/features
  • ⏳ Takes a long time on puzzles
  • 📉 Limited levels in some versions

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX

From 251 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy-to-use level editor
  • 🎮 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 🆓 Free-to-play with no WiFi required
  • 🎨 Creative level building mechanics
  • ⏰ Nostalgic experience for long-time players

Room to improve

  • 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and force closures
  • 📱 Poor touch controls and responsiveness
  • 🎮 Inconsistent jump mechanics
  • 🔧 Broken wide/horizontal mode compatibility

Bugs and requests

Birds'n'Blocks 2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Blocks not disappearing
  • Errors on iPad 2 stage 12

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels
  • Ability to skip levels
  • More games like this

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes on startup and during gameplay
  • Force closure on iPhone 15 and newer iOS versions
  • Wide version incompatible with latest iOS
  • Touch controls not registering properly
  • Direction keys becoming unresponsive mid-game
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  • Black rectangles obscuring gameplay
  • Inconsistent jump height and movement
  • Loading screen appearing too frequently
  • Levels with missing goals causing errors
  • Buttons not responding on certain devices
  • Spelling error: 'Backguoind' instead of 'Background'
  • Translation issues after recent update

Requested features

16 requests
  • More enemy types and variety
  • Additional power-ups and items
  • Boss battles and boss creation
  • Wider/longer level designs
  • Custom block creation tools
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  • Moving breakable blocks
  • Disappearing and appearing blocks
  • Mushroom power-up for damage protection
  • Checkpoints in levels
  • Race mode
  • World/level selection system
  • Avatar customization
  • Ability to name exported levels
  • Music selection options
  • Improved physics and movement mechanics
  • Persistent coin collection tracking

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Birds'n'Blocks 2

One-time4
  • Level Warp$0.99
  • Remove ads$0.99
  • Part 2 with 40 additional levels!$0.99
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  • Part 3 (40 additional levels)$0.99
None

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Birds'n'Blocks 2 free?
Birds'n'Blocks 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX free?
Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Birds'n'Blocks 2 or Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX?
Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX is rated higher. Birds'n'Blocks 2 averages 4.2 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX averages 4.2 from 251 ratings.
Do Birds'n'Blocks 2 or Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX have ads?
Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX shows ads; Birds'n'Blocks 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Birds'n'Blocks 2 or Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX?
Birds'n'Blocks 2 ships an update every 6 weeks, and Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX monthly. Most recently, Birds'n'Blocks 2 was updated on October 5, 2026 and Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX on October 23, 2026.

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