Comparison

Spooky Express vs Bits On Bricks

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

Head to head
About

Spooky Express

Manage the Spooky Express, a unique rail service for the undead. Plan routes and lay tracks to transport various monsters to their destinations across over 200 challenging levels. Enjoy a playful puzzler with a spooky theme and delightful surprises.

Highlights
  • Plan routes and lay train tracks
  • Transport undead passengers
  • Over 200 thoughtfully designed levels
  • Unique monster destinations
  • Playful puzzler with spooky theme
  • Haunting soundtrack
Features
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Try before you buy. No ads. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks the full game. Take charge of the Spooky Express; the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania. In your new role you'll plan routes and lay train tracks to meet your creepy commuters' demands, and create a rail network spanning more than 200 thoughtfully designed levels. Each monster has a home of their own: take the vampires to their coffins and the zombies to their graves, and escort the interloping humans away before they’re snacked upon. There’s only room for one at a time in the passenger car and the track can’t cross itself, so plot your route carefully, lay the tracks, and don't let the train miss its stops. Trainsylvania spans a host of unique locations, with each puzzle forming a cosy diorama, complete with spooky soundtrack. Whether you're puzzling through the Pumpkin Patch, meandering through the Morbid Manor, or investigating the Impish Inferno, you'll find playful touches and surprises around every corner. • An elegant, playful puzzler, jam-packed with monsters and mechanics. • Thoughtfully designed puzzles which expertly balance complexity and approachability. • Created by the award-winning designers of A Monster's Expedition, A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build, Cosmic Express and more. • Featuring several delightful comics from David Hellman and Zac Gorman. • Accompanied by a haunting soundtrack from Priscilla Snow. No generative artificial intelligence (AI) was used in the creation of this game or promotional materials. Draknek & Friends believes in the value of real human labour and inspiration in all of our endeavours.

About

Bits On Bricks

This game challenges players to sort colorful building blocks to reveal hidden images and words. A unique mechanic makes parts of the image disappear when blocks are stacked, requiring imaginative problem-solving. It offers quick, colorful puzzle fun with unlockable new motifs.

Highlights
  • Unique block-stacking mechanic
  • Image and word deciphering
  • Sorting colorful bricks
  • Unlockable new motifs
  • Quick puzzle fun
Features
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The puzzle pieces in this game aren't ordinary. They are building blocks, and here's the twist: the part of the image that sits on the studs disappears when the blocks are stacked. This unique mechanic challenges your imagination, because parts of the image appear twice at first – once on the block itself and once on the studs. Only after stacking do you see if everything fits. # Sorting Fun: Your task is to sort colorful bricks correctly and thus decipher words and images. # Surprises await you: Put disassembled pictures back together correctly to unlock new motifs. # Snackable: Aimed at anyone looking for quick, colorful puzzle fun.

Screenshots

Spooky Express4 screens
Bits On Bricks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Spooky Express at none against Bits On Bricks's shown. Spooky Express also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). Bits On Bricks's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Spooky Express sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bits On Bricks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Spooky Express against 4.4 for Bits On Bricks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 89 and 55 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Spooky Express's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bits On Bricks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spooky Express ships an update daily, Bits On Bricks every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Spooky Express versus Bits On Bricks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpooky ExpressBits On Bricks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (89 ratings) — better4.4 (55 ratings)
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings89 — better55
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013 — better
Further details — not scored
Size420 MB100 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperDraknek LimitedTim Kretz

Customer experience

Spooky Express

All ratings89 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral7.9%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive67.3%
Neutral16.3%
Negative16.3%

Bits On Bricks

All ratings51 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral9.8%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Spooky Express

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Track won't finish on second board

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to deliver zombies and vampires
  • Fix for level 2 difficulty

Bits On Bricks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spooky Express

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99
1 purchases

Bits On Bricks

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Spooky Express free?
Spooky Express is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bits On Bricks free?
Bits On Bricks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spooky Express or Bits On Bricks?
Spooky Express is rated higher. Spooky Express averages 4.5 out of 5 from 89 ratings, while Bits On Bricks averages 4.4 from 55 ratings.
Do Spooky Express or Bits On Bricks have ads?
Bits On Bricks shows ads; Spooky Express does not.
Which is updated more often, Spooky Express or Bits On Bricks?
Spooky Express ships an update daily, and Bits On Bricks every 3 days. Most recently, Spooky Express was updated on September 19, 2026 and Bits On Bricks on September 10, 2026.

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