Shiny Bricks vs Octopus Evolution
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Octopus Evolution
Combine octopuses to evolve them into bizarre new forms in this deep-sea mutant clicker game. Earn coins by combining creatures or tapping them, then use those coins to buy more octopuses and discover new species and endings.
- Combine octopuses to evolve
- Discover curious and bizarre forms
- Earn octopus poop coins
- Buy new creatures
- Tap octopuses for coins
- Multiple stages and species
- Multiple possible endings
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The seventh Evolution game comes with eight arms! Are you ready for the greatest breakthrough in the Evolution game series? Neglected for centuries, feared by many and portrayed as monsters, these creatures are here to prove, once and for all, just how funny and clumsy they really are. Give them a chance and they will happily take you with open arms. In fact, with four pairs of them. Combine octopuses to evolve them and discover their most curious, exotic and bizarre forms! The Evolution series by Tapps Games continues! Had enough from Cow, Platypus, Goat, Giraffe, Zebra and Chicken Evolution? Octopus Evolution is here with the first-ever submarine mutant adventure. Ready for a splash? HOW TO PLAY • Drag and drop similar octopuses to combine them and create new mysterious creatures • Use octopus poop coins to buy new creatures and make even more money • Alternatively, fiercely tap the octopuses to make coins pop from pooping HIGHLIGHTS • Many stages and octopus species to discover • The unexpected mix of alpaca-like evolution, 2048 and incremental clicker games • Doodle-like illustrations • Many possible endings: find your own destiny • Upgrades, upgrades, upgrades…! More than ever! • No octopuses were harmed in the making of this game, only developers (again and again) Discover what the future has in store for octopuses besides becoming delicious seafood dishes. Yummy. Download Octopus Evolution and have fun! Disclaimer: While this App is completely free to play, some additional content can be purchased for real money in-game. If you do not want to use this feature, please turn off in-app purchases in your device's settings. Like our page on Facebook and be the first to know about our upcoming games and updates! http://fb.com/tappshq
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Octopus Evolution at 4.8 against Shiny Bricks's 4.3. Octopus Evolution also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 84 months) and ratings volume (4.1K vs 3). Shiny Bricks's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Octopus Evolution sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Shiny Bricks asks for nothing beyond the download.
Octopus Evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Octopus Evolution has 4.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Shiny Bricks's written reviews are positive against 93% of Octopus Evolution's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Shiny Bricks ships an update every 84 months, Octopus Evolution every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shiny Bricks | Octopus Evolution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (4.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 93.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 84 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 156 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Caprico | TPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDA |
Customer experience
Shiny Bricks
Octopus Evolution
Bugs and requests
Shiny Bricks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Octopus Evolution
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes
- Disappearing items or progress loss
Requested features
4 requests- Add more unique octopus evolutions
- Improve rewards and progression system
- Introduce new game modes or challenges
- Allow more customization options
In-app purchases
Shiny Bricks
No in-app purchases
Octopus Evolution
- ads removal$0.99
- pack of rubies$1.99
- instant coins doubler$1.99
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- pack with some diamonds$1.99
- pack of diamonds$1.99
- pack with more diamonds$4.99
- big pack of rubies$5.99
- income doubler$5.99
- pack with plenty of diamonds$9.99
- starter bundle with discount$9.99
Questions
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