Comparison

Blast Bricks vs Merge Shapes!

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

Head to head
About

Blast Bricks

Experience a fresh take on brick-breaking with precise control over pinball launch direction and strength. Utilize diverse game mechanics and power-ups across various themes and levels, all enhanced by arcade-quality graphics and sound. Test your reflexes and skills to achieve top scores.

Highlights
  • Precise pinball control
  • Variety of themes and levels
  • In-game mechanisms and props
  • Exquisite graphics
  • Stunning sound effects
  • High score challenges
Features
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* "Blast Bricks" is a novel brick-breaking game that allows you to experience the real fun of breaking bricks. * You can control the launch direction and strength of the pinball, and use various mechanisms and props to get high scores. * The game has a variety of themes and levels, with exquisite graphics and stunning sound effects, making you feel like you are in a game arcade. * Come and challenge your reaction speed and skills and become a pinball master!

About

Merge Shapes!

Tap and merge similar shapes to evolve them. Collect all required shapes to complete each level. A simple yet engaging puzzle game focused on collection and progression.

Highlights
  • Tap to select shapes
  • Merge similar shapes
  • Evolve shapes
  • Collect required shapes
  • Complete levels
Features
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- Tap to select shape. - Once selected to a similar shape to connect and merge them. - After a shape is fully evolved it gets collected. - Keep an eye on the goal and collect all required things to complete the level.

Screenshots

Blast Bricks3 screens
Merge Shapes!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Merge Shapes! at none against Blast Bricks's 6. Merge Shapes! also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). Blast Bricks's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Blast Bricks sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Merge Shapes! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Blast Bricks against 5.0 for Merge Shapes!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blast Bricks ships an update every 4 days, Merge Shapes! daily. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Blast Bricks versus Merge Shapes!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlast BricksMerge Shapes!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer祖铁 程Rocketship Studios LLP

Customer experience

Blast Bricks

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Merge Shapes!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Blast Bricks

One-time6
  • 4 Hearts$0.99
  • 4 Telescopes$0.99
  • 4 Fireball$0.99
Show 3 more
  • 4 BombBalls$0.99
  • Beginner's Bundle$1.99
  • Super Bundle$4.99
None

Merge Shapes!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blast Bricks free?
Blast Bricks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Merge Shapes! free?
Merge Shapes! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blast Bricks or Merge Shapes!?
Blast Bricks and Merge Shapes! are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Blast Bricks or Merge Shapes! have ads?
Merge Shapes! shows ads; Blast Bricks does not.
Which is updated more often, Blast Bricks or Merge Shapes!?
Blast Bricks ships an update every 4 days, and Merge Shapes! daily. Most recently, Blast Bricks was updated on October 2, 2026 and Merge Shapes! on October 17, 2026.

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