Comparison

Briicks vs Mini Chess 5x4

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

Head to head
About

Briicks

Engage your mind with a sliding puzzle game featuring over 500 levels. Challenge yourself with different game modes and difficulty settings, perfect for all ages and for improving cognitive skills. Enjoy this brain teaser on the go.

Highlights
  • Over 500 leveled games
  • Learn and challenge modes
  • Single Game mode
  • Rung Game mode
  • 7 Steps game mode
  • Brain teaser for all ages
  • Builds critical skills
Features
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Briicks is an interactive game console for sliding puzzle. WHAT'S THE GOAL OF BRIICKS? Follow the Goal screen to set a game, the goal is to shift the blocks to the same positions of the goal. Explore 500+ leveled up games with learn and challenge modes, enjoy the game like never before! SET GAME Briicks contains 500+ games with leveled-up difficulties. Select a game, follow the instructions in the Goal to set a game by placing the puzzle blocks in the puzzle zone. • Single Game: 500+ Games, 5 Levels from Easiest to Hardest • Rung Game: Play boards more than you can in 5 minutes •7 Steps: 15 seconds and close the board in seven steps - Brain Teaser Puzzle for All Ages - 500+ Challenges From Easy to Hard - Builds Critical Skills - Helps With Stress & Anxiety - Perfect for Road Trips and Travel - Improves Short Term Memory Privacy Policy: https://marcellodepalo.github.io/briicks/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://marcellodepalo.github.io/briicks/terms.html

About

Mini Chess 5x4

Experience a unique tactical challenge with a smaller board in this classic strategy game. It offers puzzles, achievements, and an endless mode with randomly generated positions. Play completely offline with no ads or data collection.

Highlights
  • 5x4 chess board variant
  • Tactical complexity
  • Multiple puzzles
  • Achievements and unlockables
  • Endless position generator
  • Offline play
  • No ads
Features
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A mini version of the worlds most popular board game. It may look simple on first sight, but do not underestimate the new tactical complexity of a small board. I created multiple puzzles, achievements and unlockables. When you finish all puzzles you unlock and endless position generator, which allows you to play on forever in randomly generated positions. This app is free and has no ads. We also collect no personal data and the app works completely offline. Thanks for giving it a try! :-).

Screenshots

Briicks4 screens
Mini Chess 5x44 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mini Chess 5x4 at none against Briicks's 3. Mini Chess 5x4 also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Briicks's advantage is update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Briicks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Mini Chess 5x4 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 Briicks against 5.0 for Mini Chess 5x4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Briicks ships an update daily, Mini Chess 5x4 fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Briicks versus Mini Chess 5x4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBriicksMini Chess 5x4
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcello De PaloRudolf Dr. Jagdhuber

Customer experience

Briicks

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

Mini Chess 5x4

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Briicks

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$12.99
None

Mini Chess 5x4

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Briicks free?
Briicks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mini Chess 5x4 free?
Mini Chess 5x4 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Briicks or Mini Chess 5x4?
Briicks and Mini Chess 5x4 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Briicks or Mini Chess 5x4 have ads?
Neither Briicks nor Mini Chess 5x4 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Briicks or Mini Chess 5x4?
Briicks ships an update daily, and Mini Chess 5x4 fortnightly. Most recently, Briicks was updated on November 4, 2026 and Mini Chess 5x4 on November 4, 2026.

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