Comparison

Fairy Fire vs Brick Breaker

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

Head to head
About

Fairy Fire

Engage in retro arcade action as you defend fairy pals from evil creatures in this fast-paced side-scroller. Collect power-ups and gems to upgrade your abilities and advance through waves of enemies or play in an endless arcade mode.

Highlights
  • Retro arcade action
  • Side-scrolling gameplay
  • Waves of evil creatures
  • Upgrade items and power-ups
  • Two game modes: floor-by-floor and endless
  • Collect gems for upgrades
Features
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Fairy Fire - Defender of the Fairies Up for some retro arcade action? Extra weapons, upgrades, smart bombs etc. are your favorite tools? Then this great arcade clone is for you! Survive waves of evil creatures in this fantastic, fast paced side scroller. The plot: Defend your fairy pals against the evil! Fight through waves of evil creatures and finally meet the mother of evil and free the fairies - forever... Pick up the fairies and escort them to the warp-hole. Watch out for the snatchers, they are trying to abduct your fairy pals. Advance to the next wave by rescuing all fairies and eliminating all enemies by the end of the timer. Two game modes - Advance floor by floor by defeating the boss of each floor. - Arcade ‘endless’ mode. Collect gems to buy great upgrade items - get additional fire power with the ‘FairyFire’ upgrade ( also protects the fairy from dying ) - increase the number of collectable fairies with the ‘FairyCarry’ upgrade - speed up the wizard and make him fast like a flash - increase the shot frequency with the ‘FirePower’ upgrade - get a ‘GemMagnet’ to ease the pickup of gems Collectable upgrades: - Smart bomb ( black scroll ): kill all enemies on the screen - Invincible ( golden scroll ): kamikaze can be fun - Time Bender ( hourglass ): slow down the enemies for easy killing - Helper ( purple potion ): adds a protecting item to the wizard; it kills enemies - Extra Live ( green potion ) - Fire Power ( magic lamp ): adds serious ( flame thrower like ) fire power to the wizard

About

Brick Breaker

Features
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Ultranium is a fast, neon-lit brick breaker set in deep space. Bounce the ball off your paddle, smash through 100 hand-built levels of blocks, and fight your way across the galaxy. Pure arcade. No timers, no complicated rules — just you, the paddle and the ball. 100 HAND-BUILT LEVELS Every level is designed by hand, not generated. The difficulty curve is real: the first worlds teach you the angles, the last ones will make you sweat. POWER-UPS THAT CHANGE THE GAME • Multi-ball — flood the screen with balls • Laser cannons — shoot the blocks directly • Fireball — burn straight through entire rows • Magnet — catch the ball and aim your next shot • Flying ship — leave the bottom of the screen behind BUILT FOR ONE HAND Slide your thumb to move the paddle. That is the whole control scheme — no buttons, no menus in your way. Play standing on the bus or lying on the couch. PLAYS ANYWHERE No connection needed. The full game runs offline — on a plane, in the metro, in the middle of nowhere. GAME CENTER Leaderboards and achievements. Compare your score with players worldwide and hunt the ones you are missing. Ultranium has been an arcade series since the early days of the Mac, rebuilt from the ground up for iPhone and iPad with new graphics, new effects and a new soundtrack. Questions or ideas? https://jmapp.com

Screenshots

Fairy Fire4 screens
Brick Breaker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Brick Breaker at Free against Fairy Fire's $0.99. Brick Breaker also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 37 months). Fairy Fire's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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

Brick Breaker is free to download; Fairy Fire costs $0.99 up front. Brick Breaker sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Fairy Fire asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fairy Fire ships an update every 37 months, Brick Breaker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fairy Fire versus Brick Breaker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFairy FireBrick Breaker
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB30 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperStefan PreussJulien meyer

In-app purchases

None

Fairy Fire

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Brick Breaker

One-time2
  • More Power-Ups$2.99
  • No Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Fairy Fire free?
Fairy Fire costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brick Breaker free?
Brick Breaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fairy Fire or Brick Breaker have ads?
Neither Fairy Fire nor Brick Breaker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fairy Fire or Brick Breaker?
Fairy Fire ships an update every 37 months, and Brick Breaker every 3 weeks. Most recently, Fairy Fire was updated on September 20, 2026 and Brick Breaker on September 23, 2026.

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