Balls vs Bricks vs Gridbreakerz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Balls vs Bricks
A strategic brick-breaking game where players aim and launch balls to destroy bricks before they reach the top. Unlock unique balls with special abilities and collect diamonds for upgrades to achieve higher scores. Playable offline for endless fun.
- Addictive brick breaker gameplay
- Unlockable balls with special powers
- Satisfying physics and rebounds
- Endless gameplay
- Diamond rewards and upgrades
- Offline playable
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Smash Bricks. Unlock New Balls. Reach Huge Scores. Welcome to Balls vs Bricks, an addictive brick breaker game where strategy, precision and upgrades combine to create endless fun. Aim your balls carefully, break the bricks, and prevent them from reaching the top! The more bricks you destroy, the more powerful your arsenal becomes. 1. Gameplay In Balls vs Bricks, every shot matters. Swipe to aim and launch a stream of balls toward the bricks. Each brick has a number indicating how many hits are required to destroy it. But be careful : after every round, the bricks move closer to the top. If they reach it… the game is over. Plan your shots, use special balls and clear the playfield. 2. Unlock Powerful Balls Discover many unique balls with special abilities: • Ghost balls that pass through bricks • Bomb balls that explode on impact • Blob balls that destroy multiple bricks • Flappy balls that spawn extra balls • Spike balls whose impact gradually increases Each new ball changes the way you play. 3. Collect Diamonds Destroy bricks and earn diamonds to unlock powerful upgrades. Use diamonds to: • Unlock new balls • Improve your aiming • Upgrade your destruction power • Progress faster in the game You can also earn bonus diamonds through rewarded ads. 4. Strategy & Skill Balls vs Bricks is easy to learn but difficult to master. Use angles to create perfect rebounds. Trigger chain reactions to clear massive areas. Build your strategy to achieve the best possible score and compare it to players from around the world. 5. Features - Addictive brick breaker gameplay - Many unlockable balls with special powers - Satisfying physics and rebounds - Endless gameplay - Diamond rewards and upgrades - Simple controls - Offline playable 6. Can You Reach the Ultimate Score? Thousands of bricks stand in your way. Only the best players will reach the highest levels. Download Balls vs Bricks now and start smashing! Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Gridbreakerz
Master a strategic block puzzle game on an 8x8 grid. Clear rows and columns, chain combos, and achieve high scores. Features multiple game modes, unique block shapes, and special pieces for deep gameplay. Play offline with no ads.
- 8x8 grid block placement
- Clear rows and columns
- Combo chaining for high scores
- Multiple game modes (Classic, Grid Warz, Grid Questz, Daily Challenge)
- 35+ unique block shapes
- Special pieces (Bombs, Rainbow, Ghost)
- Offline play
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Outgrown the block games that play themselves? Gridbreakerz keeps the satisfying 8×8 clears you love, then adds everything the casual ones never will: real strategy, real opponents, and real stakes. Every piece is a decision. Skill wins — not luck, not endless taps. What the casual ones don't have: • Battle real players 1v1 for coins in Grid Warz • Fight a new boss every week and climb the stage ladder in Boss Rush • Enter the Weekly Gauntlet — one seeded run, draft perks, win a share of a pot that grows with every entry • Climb weekly cups and rank up through 30-day seasons Game Modes: • Grid Warz — async 1v1 PvP. Stake coins, beat a real opponent, take the pot. • Boss Rush — fight a new weekly boss that attacks your board with three distinct skills. Clear lines, corners, and boards to deal damage and climb the stage ladder for coins. • Weekly Gauntlet — one seeded run for the whole world. Draft perks, clear lines, and win a share of the pot — every 250-coin entry makes it bigger. • Weekly Cup — tournaments across Bronze, Silver & Gold tiers for coin pots. • Campaign — hundreds of hand-crafted puzzles with real objectives. Every level is solvable — out-plan it, don't grind it. • Daily Challenge — one seeded puzzle a day, the whole world on one board. • Normal — endless score-attack to sharpen your game. • Local Challenge — share a board by code and go head-to-head with a friend. Season Pass: • Earn XP in every mode to climb a 30-day reward track • Free and premium tracks — coins, revives, and exclusive cosmetics Built with real depth: • 35+ unique block shapes that demand planning, not reflexes • Special pieces — Bombs, Rainbow, and Ghost blocks open new tactics • Crates, gems, and multiplier tiles reshape every campaign board • Rotate, flip, or re-roll pieces — control your strategy • Combo and mono-color systems reward players who think ahead • Unlock avatars, frames, and a leaderboard identity as you climb More to love: • Solo modes play fully offline — no wifi needed • No ads. Ever. • Available in 33 languages • Color-blind accessible mode • Shared leaderboards • 18 original 8-bit music tracks The puzzle's familiar. The challenge isn't. Download Gridbreakerz and prove it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Balls vs Bricks at 5.0 against Gridbreakerz's 4.7. Balls vs Bricks also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Gridbreakerz's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Balls vs Bricks sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Gridbreakerz sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Balls vs Bricks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gridbreakerz has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Balls vs Bricks ships an update every 3 weeks, Gridbreakerz every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Balls vs Bricks | Gridbreakerz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 391 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Yvan Dotet | Kener Lipscomb |
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In-app purchases
Balls vs Bricks
- Get 100 diamonds$0.99
- Remove ads$0.99
- Get 300 diamonds$1.99
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- Get 800 diamonds$2.99
- Get the special aiming$2.99
- Get 900 diamonds$3.59
- Get 2000 diamonds$4.59
- Get 1500 diamonds$8.99
Gridbreakerz
- 1000 Coins$0.99
- Piece Preview$0.99
- 10 Revives$0.99
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- Starter Pack$0.99
- Premium Season Pass$1.99
- Piece Stash$1.99
- Shamrock Board$1.99
- 10000 Coins$4.99
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