Why tap a pet when you can pet a brick? Brick Buddies™ is a virtual pet brick you can feed, pet, dress up, and even travel with.

FEATURED IN THE GUARDIAN APPS BLOG: "Hats off to developer Flarb, which is spoofing the freemium / virtual pets craze with Brick Buddies."

APPADVICE RECOMMENDS: "...forget those high-maintenance virtual pets patterned after real animals. Brick Buddies promises virtual friendship that is, for the most part, hassle-free."

Brick Buddies™ is your very own virtual pet brick. Pet your brick to earn hearts. Collect enough hearts and your brick levels up. Unlock new bricks at higher levels such as the elusive cinder block and rapidly appreciating gold brick.

Buy new hats, food, and scenery with pebbles. All items make your brick happy. Food can refresh your brick when it’s tired. An array of stylish hat wear gives your brick a unique touch when comparing bricks between friends.

You can also travel with your brick using the GPS. By allowing Brick Buddies to access your location, you will earn pebbles for taking your brick places. This is an easy way to get free pebbles.

Here’s what you get:

* Unconditional love from a cute, cuddly brick.
* Smooth 3D graphics and physics for accurate brick simulation.
* A shop filled with virtual items for the ultimate brick experience.
* Facebook support to brag about your brick to the world.

Install Brick Buddies™ now, it’s free!

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