Comparison

Zen Brick vs Brick Blast 8

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

Head to head
About

Zen Brick

This game offers a peaceful escape from daily chaos, allowing players to recharge their minds. Its simple mechanics and calming environment provide a satisfying experience for all ages, focusing on enjoyment and relaxation rather than speed or precision.

Highlights
  • Calming environment
  • Easy-to-learn mechanics
  • Peaceful escape
  • Focusing thoughts
  • Winding down
  • Gentle progression
  • Endless gameplay
Features
Read full description

Zen Brick is a calm place to break some bricks. Aim, fling a stream of balls up the board, and watch the descending numbered bricks fall away. No timers, no pressure, just the satisfying rhythm of a good run and the quiet pull of "one more turn." SIMPLE TO PLAY Drag to aim, release to fire. Your balls bounce, chip away at the bricks' numbers, and come back down so you can line up the next shot. The board edges down each turn, so clear it before it reaches the bottom. SPECIAL BRICKS Ordinary bricks are only the start. Bombs scatter shrapnel, vortexes swallow balls and scatter them back up the board, anvils drop with a heavy slam, and duplicators split every ball that hits them into two. Read the board and use them to set off a chain reaction. BUILD YOUR SCORE Power-ups grow your stream of balls. Chain hits in a single turn for a rising score multiplier, and clear the whole board to double that turn's points. KEEP YOUR RUN GOING Game over doesn't have to be the end. Every run gets one free continue: the board clears and you keep your level and score. Want more? Replay tokens (an optional in-app purchase) let you continue up to three more times in a run. CHASE THE LEADERBOARD Game Center leaderboards track the highest score and the highest level reached. Climb them at your own pace, or just play for yourself (it's entirely optional). QUIET BY DESIGN Soft colors, gentle generative ambient sound, and deliberately understated effects. Zen Brick is built to be played in a calm few minutes: on the couch, on a train, anywhere. FOR YOUR PHONE One-handed portrait play, tuned for iPhone. FREE TO PLAY, NO ADS No ads. No tracking. No sign-up to play. Every level and every brick is free, and the game runs on your device. The extras are optional: Game Center leaderboards, replay tokens if you want more continues, and skins that change how the board looks. Download now and take your first shot. EULA : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy : https://games.isak.tech/privacy Support : https://games.isak.tech/support

About

Brick Blast 8

Experience classic arcade fun with this retro brick breaker. Aim and launch balls to smash numbered bricks before the wall descends. Enjoy addictive gameplay, satisfying chain reactions, and endless rounds with simple one-thumb controls.

Highlights
  • One-thumb controls
  • Streams of bouncing balls
  • Satisfying chain reactions
  • Endless, ramping rounds
  • Beat your best score
  • Pixel art and chiptune sound
Features
Read full description

Brick Blast 8-Bit is a fast, addictive retro brick breaker. Aim, launch a stream of balls, and smash every numbered brick before the wall reaches the bottom. One more row, one more shot, one more run — classic "just one more" arcade fun wrapped in a crisp 8-bit shell. FEATURES - One-thumb controls: drag to aim, release to fire - Streams of bouncing balls and satisfying chain reactions - Collect +1 orbs to grow your ball stack - Endless rounds that keep ramping up - Beat your BEST score and chase a new high - Pure pixel art with punchy chiptune sound effects - 100% offline: no ads, no account, no internet required Simple to learn, tough to put down. How far can you push the wall back?

Screenshots

Zen Brick4 screens
Brick Blast 84 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Brick Blast 8 at 14.0 against Zen Brick's 17.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Zen Brick against 5.0 for Brick Blast 8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Zen Brick versus Brick Blast 8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZen BrickBrick Blast 8
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIsak KarlssonTIECHUAN HU

Customer experience

Zen Brick

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Brick Blast 8

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

In-app purchases

None

Zen Brick

No in-app purchases

None

Brick Blast 8

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zen Brick free?
Zen Brick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brick Blast 8 free?
Brick Blast 8 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zen Brick or Brick Blast 8?
Zen Brick and Brick Blast 8 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Zen Brick or Brick Blast 8 have ads?
Neither Zen Brick nor Brick Blast 8 shows ads.

Other comparisons