Comparison

Block Smash vs Brick Damage

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

Head to head
About

Block Smash

Engage in a strategic block-blasting puzzle game. Fit colorful shapes onto a dynamic grid to clear rows and columns, aiming for high scores. It's easy to learn but offers a challenging experience for brain training.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop block shapes
  • Fill rows or columns to clear
  • Score high by building combos
  • Dynamic grid gameplay
  • Brain training challenges
Features
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Ready to train your brain and crush some blocks? Block Smash Puzzle is the ultimate block-blasting game that combines strategy, fun, and endless entertainment! Slide, fit, and clear colorful block pieces on a dynamic grid to earn high scores. It’s easy to play but hard to master! How to Play: • Drag and drop block shapes onto the board • Fill rows or columns to clear blocks • The game ends when there’s no room for new blocks • Plan your moves to build combos and blast more blocks!

About

Brick Damage

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Old school brick game, reborn. Brick Damage brings back the feel of classic handheld puzzle games — 8-bit sounds, haptic feedback, and a retro Game Boy theme — wrapped in a modern interface built for today's phones. GAMEPLAY Drag pieces onto an 8x8 grid. Fill a row or column to clear it. Chain clears back-to-back for combo multipliers and big scores. Watch out for frozen cells that block your path, and trigger power cell blasts to clear the board. THREE GAME MODES - Classic — Beat your high score before the board fills up. Frozen obstacles and power cells keep every game different. - Hard — Escalating difficulty. More ice, faster expiring power cells, and combo-powered mega blasts that grow with your streak. - Zen — No game over, no pressure. The board auto-clears when you're stuck. Just play. FEATURES - Combo system with score multipliers - Frozen cells and power cell explosions - Rescue rotation when no pieces fit - 19 achievements across Classic and Hard modes - Daily best, play streaks, and lifetime stats - Three themes: Dark, Light, and Retro Game Boy - 8-bit sound effects and haptic feedback - Damage Control: set a game limit and cooldown to manage play time Brick Damage is fully offline. No ads, no accounts, no data collection, no internet required. Just a modern take on the brick game you grew up with.

Screenshots

Block Smash3 screens
Brick Damage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Block Smash at Free against Brick Damage's $0.99. Block Smash also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 months). Brick Damage's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.4). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Block Smash is free to download; Brick Damage costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Block Smash ships an update every 8 days, Brick Damage every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Block Smash versus Brick Damage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock SmashBrick Damage
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKaren KarapetyanJussi Seppala

In-app purchases

None

Block Smash

No in-app purchases

None

Brick Damage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Block Smash free?
Block Smash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brick Damage free?
Brick Damage costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Block Smash or Brick Damage have ads?
Neither Block Smash nor Brick Damage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Block Smash or Brick Damage?
Block Smash ships an update every 8 days, and Brick Damage every 6 months. Most recently, Block Smash was updated on October 28, 2026 and Brick Damage on October 28, 2026.

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