Shiny Bricks vs Royal Beach Smash
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.
Royal Beach Smash
A physics-based puzzle game where you use limited cannonballs to clear debris from a beach. Strategically aim and fire to trigger chain reactions and enjoy vibrant cartoon visuals. Can you clear the coastline before running out of ammo?
- Physics-based puzzles
- Limited coconut ammo
- Precise aiming controls
- Over 130 levels
- Vibrant cartoon art style
- Explosive beach effects
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King of the Beach Challenge Welcome to Royal Beach Brawl, the ultimate seaside cannon‑shooting puzzle game! The royal beach is littered with all kinds of beach debris — precarious sandcastles, slick driftwood, fragile seashells, heavy coconuts, slippery starfish, and much more. What is your royal mission? Clear the entire coastline with your limited coconut cannonballs! Perfect Blend of Strategy and Beach Destruction Every level brings brand‑new coastal puzzles. You have a limited number of cannonballs, so use them wisely! Knock objects into the water, trigger spectacular chain reactions, and watch the vibrant cartoon‑style beach chaos unfold. One wrong move and you will run out of ammo before the tide comes in! What Can You Find on the Beach? • Sandcastle: Fragile yet grand, crashing down with satisfying thuds! • Driftwood: Tough yet brittle, requiring multiple hits to destroy! • Seashell: Delicate and sharp, shattering into glittering shards! • Coconut: Heavy and bouncy, with unpredictable ricochet paths! • Starfish: Sticky and flat, clinging firmly to all kinds of surfaces! • Beach ball: Light and buoyant, flying across the sand! Game Features • Precise Aiming — Drag to aim, release to fire! Easy to pick up, hard to master. • Limited Coconut Ammo — Every shot counts! Plan your firing angles carefully. • Physics‑Based Puzzles — Realistic sand friction, water buoyancy and collision effects. Smash coconuts into sandcastles and watch them collapse! • Over 130 Levels — Beach scenes of rising difficulty, ranging from sun‑dappled coves to storm‑battered coastlines! • Vibrant Cartoon Art Style — Bright, colourful seaside visuals paired with lively animations. • Explosive Beach Effects — Every shot kicks up flying sand, splashing water, and objects tumbling into the waves! Can you clear the beach? Royal Beach Smash cleverly combines puzzle strategy and explosive action. With limited coconut shots and increasingly complex level design, it is perfect for quick casual sessions or long‑haul beach‑shooting marathons. Download now and prove you are the true King of the Royal Beach
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Royal Beach Smash at 5.0 against Shiny Bricks's 4.3. Royal Beach Smash also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 84 months) and ratings volume (28 vs 3). Shiny Bricks's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Royal Beach Smash sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Shiny Bricks asks for nothing beyond the download.
Royal Beach Smash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Royal Beach Smash has 28 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Shiny Bricks ships an update every 84 months, Royal Beach Smash every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shiny Bricks | Royal Beach Smash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 84 months | Every 5 days — 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 | 286 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Caprico | SurePlay Limited |
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Shiny Bricks
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In-app purchases
Shiny Bricks
No in-app purchases
Royal Beach Smash
- coin2000$3.99
- coin5000$5.99
- coin20000$16.99
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- coin50000$31.99
- coin100000$59.99
- coin200000$99.99
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