Brickies vs Circuroid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brickies
Experience a vibrant and addictive twist on the classic brick-breaking genre. Launch balls, unleash power-ups, and blast through over 100 levels filled with action, puzzles, and challenging bosses. Compete with friends and unlock new abilities for endless fun.
- Colourful and addictive breakout gameplay
- Fast-paced action
- Over 100 levels
- Power-up combinations
- Creative and challenging levels
- Endless mode
- Achievements
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Fast, colourful, simple, and addictive, break the brickies and bounce your way to victory. Brickies is a fresh take on the classic breakout game, with fast paced levels that will leave you thirsty for more action. Use the paddles to launch the ball and unleash a variety of power ups upon the brickies, but don’t worry if you miss the ball! In Brickies missing a shot doesn’t mean the game is over, it deactivates the ball until you bounce it again and then you’re back in action! Explode, shoot and cut your way through over one hundred levels featuring, action, puzzles and tricky bosses. Unlock new exciting powers as you progress through the levels, beat the timer and collect three stars. Earn achievements and compete for the highest score with your friends! • Colourful and addictive breakout game • Fast paced fun gameplay • Over 100 levels to complete • Combine power-ups for epic destruction • Creative and challenging levels • Endless mode for endless action • Achievements • Colourful and modern graphics ‘A twist that least had us saying, "Huh, that's neat." ...Which doesn't happen often in the world of brick breakers’ - Touch Arcade
Circuroid
Defend a circular perimeter from waves of incoming asteroids in this fast-paced arcade shooter. Master intuitive controls, unlock numerous power-ups for varied gameplay, and strive for high scores. Challenge your reflexes and aim for top ranks.
- Fast-paced arcade shooter
- Defend circular perimeter
- Intuitive spaceship control
- Dozens of unlockable Power Ups
- Endless challenges
- Rank Badges and Game Center Achievements
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Circuroid is an unique fast-paced arcade shooter where you must defend the circular perimeter from endless of incoming asteroids. Circuroid features an intuitive control where you can precisely control your spaceship to shoot at the direction that you are pointing. More than dozens of Power Ups to unlock, with each Power Up brings you a whole new gameplay experience while defending the perimeter. Feature List: - Fast-paced, action-packed, unique gameplay experience - Intuitive and responsive control - Endless of challenges - Power Ups to unlock - Rank Badges to unlock - Stunning soundtrack - Game Center Achievements
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Circuroid at 88% against Brickies's 34%. Circuroid also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (122 vs 19). Brickies's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Brickies sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Circuroid sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Circuroid holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Circuroid has 122 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Brickies's written reviews are positive against 88% of Circuroid's.
Brickies ships an update every 2 weeks, Circuroid every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brickies | Circuroid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (19 ratings) | 4.8 (122 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.6% of reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 122 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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 | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Noodlecake | Big Frost Games |
Customer experience
Brickies
Circuroid
User reviews
Brickies
From 19 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay
- 🎨 Cute and simple graphics
- 👍 Addictive and challenging
- 💡 Unique take on classic brick breaker
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- ⏱️ Overly strict time limits
- 🎟️ Intrusive ads
- 🔋 Performance issues on older devices
Circuroid
From 122 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
- ⚡ Fast-paced and challenging mechanics
- 🎨 Great visuals and graphics
- 🎵 Excellent music and sound design
- 📱 Works well with Apple Pencil
Room to improve
- 👆 Finger obstructs screen during gameplay
- 📢 Excessive ads interrupt gameplay
- 🔊 Loud music with no volume control
- 🎮 Controls are difficult and unintuitive
- 🔄 Limited gameplay variety after extended play
Bugs and requests
Brickies
Reported bugs
3 issues- Levels not loading properly
- Power-ups not functioning as expected
- Ball physics acting erratically
Requested features
4 requests- Option to remove ads
- Adjustable time limits
- More power-ups and level variety
- Ability to save progress across devices
Circuroid
Reported bugs
4 issues- Plasma tracker glitch - bullets stuck in certain circle locations
- High scores appear to be bugged
- iPhone 4 cropping issue on sides affecting global rankings
- Finger causes hallucinations/visual interference during gameplay
Requested features
9 requests- Alternative control scheme (touch anywhere to move)
- Inverse control option
- Daily challenges or mini-games
- Campaign mode
- More upgrades and customization options
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- Volume control for music and sound effects
- Leaderboard for scores before medal bonuses
- Left and right on-screen control buttons
- More game variations from Big Frost Games
In-app purchases
Brickies
- Remove Ads$1.99
Circuroid
- Small Pile of Gems$0.99
- Double Gems + Remove Ads$1.99
- Medium Pile of Gems$3.99
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- Medium Gems Original Price$4.99
- Big Pile of Gems$5.99
- Big Gems Original Price$9.99









