2048 vs Brickscape
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
2048
Slide and merge colored tiles to reach the ultimate white tile. Challenge yourself to achieve a high score and unlock numerous achievements. Customize your experience with various themes and board sizes.
- Swipe to merge colored tiles
- Reach the white tile goal
- High score challenges
- 12 color themes
- 3 board sizes
- 22 unlockable achievements
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Join the colors and get to the WHITE tile! Swipe left, right, up, or down to move all tiles. When two tiles with the same color touch, they merge into one. Get to the WHITE tile, and reach a high score! *** Choose From 12 Different Color Themes! *** *** Choose From 3 Different Boards! *** *** 22 Achievements To Unlock! *** Download White Out 2 for more awesome updates to your favorite puzzle!
Brickscape
Engage your mind with this addictive 3D sliding puzzle game. Move bricks to guide the Core Brick to the exit across hundreds of challenging stages. Enjoy a relaxing experience with no time limits and a variety of difficulty levels.
- Over 700 brain-teasing stages
- 14 diverse themes
- 5 difficulty levels
- Daily puzzle mode
- No time limit
- Hint and Undo features
- Offline play
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Addictive 3D puzzle to wake up your brain Move bricks to take out the Core Brick [How to play] Move Core Brick to the exit. Every brick has to be moved in an elongated direction. You can't move bricks out of the box. [Features] • Meet more than 700 brain teasing stages in 14 various themes. • It's simple and easy enough for everyone to play. • There are 5 difficulty levels available for all players; from easy to master. • Choose and play a particular level you want to try, without having to clear in order. • Compete with other players around the world in a daily puzzle mode. • Take your time. There is no time limit. • Enjoy our brilliant and unique texture and sound design of each block. • Ask for hint when needed, and use 'Undo' feature to correct mistakes. • You don't need an Internet connection to play the game. Play Brickscape now on your phones and tablets! For any question or suggestion, feel free to let us know. We are very much welcome to hear from you. Please contact helpers@5minlab.com with any inquiry or feedback.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Brickscape at none against 2048's shown. Brickscape also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. 2048 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Brickscape sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for 2048 against 4.6 for Brickscape. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 380 and 372 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of 2048's written reviews are positive against 81% of Brickscape's.
2048 ships an update every 2 months, Brickscape fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 2048 | Brickscape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (380 ratings) | 4.6 (372 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better | 81.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 380 — better | 372 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 235 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | That Peachey Thing | 5minlab Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
2048
Brickscape
User reviews
2048
From 380 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive game
- 💡 Unique color-based gameplay
- 🎨 Beautiful color themes
Room to improve
- 🚨 Excessive ads that disrupt gameplay
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 💰 Paid features not working as expected
Brickscape
From 372 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Engaging 3D puzzle mechanics with unique gameplay
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and clean interface design
- 🎵 Soothing background music and sound effects
- 🧠 Good difficulty progression that gets challenging
- ⏱️ Perfect time-killer for waiting or commuting
Room to improve
- 📢 Excessive and intrusive ads despite paid removal
- 💰 Paid ad-removal doesn't actually remove ads
- 🔊 Game mutes background music/audio apps
- 🎮 Difficulty curve too easy early on
- 🎯 Cube rotation controls can be difficult
Bugs and requests
2048
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inability to save progress and scores
- Themes not unlocking despite having enough coins
Requested features
3 requests- Custom color theme creation
- Option to purchase ad-free version
- Improved performance and stability
Brickscape
Reported bugs
11 issues- Black screen on loading - game won't start
- Game crashes and locks phone on some devices
- Screen cutoff on iPhone X Max and similar models
- Audio only works with AirPods, not phone speaker
- Theme selection doesn't properly deselect previous theme
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- Game returns to previously completed puzzle after theme change
- Ad pop-ups get stuck and won't close properly
- Cube rotation sometimes moves piece instead of rotating
- Paid ad-removal doesn't work - ads still appear
- In-app purchases not restoring properly
- Performance issues and lag on iOS 10 devices
Requested features
10 requests- Free undo function for all players
- Better touch controls for cube rotation with corner points
- Allow background music to play while gaming
- More challenging early-game levels
- AR feature restoration (was removed)
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- Improved theme selection UI (should auto-deselect previous)
- Landscape orientation support
- Ranking system for daily puzzles
- More frequent level updates
- Better skin/character customization visibility
In-app purchases
2048
- Handful of Coins$0.99
- 4 Tile Delete$0.99
- 50,000 Coins$0.99
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- Shuffle 5 Pack$0.99
- Stack of Coins$1.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Pile of Coins$2.99
- Bag of Coins$3.99
- White Out Pro$5.99
- Chest of Coins$7.99
- Vault of Coins$14.99
Brickscape
- HINT x10$0.99
- UNDO x20$0.99
- BIG BANG Stage Pack$0.99
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- MERCURY Stage Pack$0.99
- PLUTO Stage Pack$0.99
- SOLOR Stage Pack$0.99
- SUPERNOVA Stage Pack$0.99
- HINT x50$2.99
- All Themes Stage Pack$2.99
- Unlimited HINT$14.99
