Comparison

Brick Retro Cross vs Skiplash

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

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Brick Retro Cross

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CROSS THE PIXEL MAZE Experience the nostalgic thrill of classic arcade gaming with a modern twist! Navigate your flashing pixel block through endless rows of moving obstacles in this addictive retro-style game. • CLASSIC GAMEPLAY, MODERN CHALLENGE Simple tap controls - easy to learn, hard to master Dodge horizontally moving obstacles across multiple lanes Score points with every row you cross Progressive difficulty - obstacles speed up as you advance Infinite gameplay - how far can you go? • RETRO AESTHETICS Authentic LCD/Game Boy visual style Nostalgic green-tinted display Pixel-perfect brick graphics Classic arcade sound effects • COMPETE & CONQUER Track your high score and beat your personal best Level up every 5 successful crossings Increasing speed challenges your reflexes Perfect for quick gaming sessions • PREMIUM FEATURES Haptic feedback for immersive experience Multiple language support Optimized for all iOS devices No internet required - play anywhere! Whether you're a fan of classic arcade games or looking for your next mobile addiction, this game delivers pure, distilled gaming fun. One more try is never enough! Download now and test your reflexes!

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Skiplash

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One tap. Perfect timing. A stone across still water. Skiplash is a minimalist skipping-stone game about rhythm, restraint, and waiting for your moment. Each tap sends your stone arcing toward the surface. Time it right and it skims. Time it perfectly and it flies. HOW TO PLAY Tap just as the stone grazes the water. Too early, it drops. Too late, it sinks. Land the sweet spot for a perfect skip — and a streak of perfects builds a multiplier worth up to 5×. The further you fly, the rougher the sea becomes. A WORLD THAT TURNS The sky moves through a full day as you play — noon glare, golden hour, dusk, starlight, dawn — and the water, your stone, and every word on screen carry the hour's light. Shooting stars cross the night, and the moon rises in its true phase, waxing and waning through the month as the real one does. Gulls glide by from sunrise to sunset. Schools of fish drift below, and if you watch the deep, a turtle or a shark may cruise past. Time itself persists: it carries between runs, keeps turning while you sit on the menu, and is waiting where you left it tomorrow. Or let the sea keep your hours instead — one setting anchors the whole cycle to your own clock, so opening Skiplash at dusk finds the water at dusk. THE SOUND OF THE WATER Skiplash has no soundtrack. It has a sea — a soft bed of lapping that thickens into wind-blown chop as the waves build, and quiets after dark. Every sound here, the water included, is generated as you play rather than recorded, so calm water and a storm genuinely sound different, not just louder. It steps aside if you're already listening to something, and anything you'd rather not hear can be switched off. WHEN THE DEEP TAKES YOUR STONE A sunk run can be rescued. A little lifebuoy floats your stone back up, a slingshot rises from the ring, waits for a level moment on the swell, and flings you back in — score, skips, and speed intact. Saves come five for $0.99, sync across your devices through iCloud, and work up to three times per run. Entirely optional, never pushed. FEATURES • One-tap control, scales with your precision • Streak multiplier system — 2×, 3×, 4×, and 5× • Up to 25 points on a single flawless skip • Super-skip every 20 skips — a soaring launch with a perfect-landing bonus • A full day-night cycle that persists between sessions — or follows your own clock • A moon in tonight's true phase • An ambient sea that rises and falls with the waves and the hour • A living scene: gulls, fish schools, sea turtles, sharks, shooting stars • Game Center leaderboards — score, distance, and skips • Pause with a countdown resume and a moment of shield after • Auto-pauses for calls and interruptions • Settings for sound effects, the ambient sea, haptics, and the real-time sky • 120 Hz ProMotion on capable iPhones and iPads • Haptics tuned to each skip quality • Automatic light, dark, and tinted icon variants • Remembers your best score, best distance, and most skips • Full iPhone and iPad support CALM, BY DESIGN No ads. No tracking. No sign-ups. Works offline. Easy on battery. Every sound and vibration can be switched off. One optional purchase — saves — and nothing else for sale. Cast. Skip. Settle.

Screenshots

Brick Retro Cross2 screens
Skiplash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Skiplash at none against Brick Retro Cross's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Brick Retro Cross sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Skiplash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Brick Retro Cross versus Skiplash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrick Retro CrossSkiplash
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHalil Ibrahim YILMAZPaul DiSalvo

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Brick Retro Cross

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
1 purchases

Skiplash

One-time1
  • Five Saves$0.99

Questions

Is Brick Retro Cross free?
Brick Retro Cross is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Skiplash free?
Skiplash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brick Retro Cross or Skiplash have ads?
Brick Retro Cross shows ads; Skiplash does not.

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