# Factory Balls — user reviews > 127 indexed App Store user reviews of Factory Balls by Bart BONTE, rated 4.80/5 from 126 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/factory-balls/id641519483/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/factory-balls/id641519483.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 111 · 4★ 7 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 3 ## What do users think of Factory Balls? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Unique and challenging puzzle game - 🤩 Nostalgic and engaging - 💡 Simple yet addictive gameplay - 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes - ⏱️ Short game length, not enough levels - 🔁 Lack of save/continue feature **Commonly reported bugs** - Slow load times and unnecessary animations - Issues with color blindness - Progress not saving properly **Most requested features** - More levels and content updates - Save/continue feature - Challenge mode with move limits - Customization options (new tools, shapes, etc.) ## Newest reviews (20 of 127) ### 4/5 — disappointed *2024-12-16* having played all the free games from this creator, i decided to take the plunge and pay for this one (credit due for making it a reasonable price). But i was disappointed due to the tediousness of the game! I got bored after about 20 levels as they are all just repeating the same theme with no new challenge. ### 5/5 — Best game ever *2024-06-29, version 4.8* So nostalgic ### 5/5 — À DÉCOUVRIR *2024-01-01* C’est le style de jeux que j’aime bien. Il n’y a rien jusqu’à maintenant que ce développeur fait que je n’aime pas. J’ai déjà jouer plusieurs des jeux qu’il offre. J’adore! **Developer response:** Merci pour vos cinq étoiles! @BartBonte ### 4/5 — Pro: great throwback to the flashgame Con: not great for even slight color blindness *2023-09-19, version 4.8* Pro: great throwback to the flash game from my childhood Con: not great for even slight color blindness ### 5/5 — Forever Engaging *2023-08-29* As a sucker for patterns and puzzles, I’ve been head over heels for Factory Balls since playing the online versions on Cool Math Games years ago. I intended to play for a bit of nostalgia, but was incredibly happy finding that it holds up as a fun and rewarding experience. Being stumped by a level of any game can stop being fun if there’s no way to explore possible solutions. I think Factory Balls harnesses that balance of a simplistic puzzle system and tough levels that makes the effort actually fun. Definitely not a game to get TOO excited about while playing, only because I chewed through all 200+ levels in under a week. I gotta say, I guess I’m still head over heels for Factory Balls, and for good reason! I’m glad it wasn’t simply mind blowing to me years ago because I was a fourth grader. Definitely a game made with thought and care. :) **Developer response:** Thanks for your five stars :) @BartBonte ### 5/5 — A fun puzzler *2023-04-04* Always been a fan of Bart Bonte games (used to love them as a kid when going on different flash based sites). This has always been my favourite and absolutely loved completing it again. **Developer response:** Thanks for your five stars! @BartBonte ### 5/5 — A microcosm in developing mastery of a skill *2022-10-17* This came straight from the manufacturing line!! It’s so cool… maybe just because I’m an operations guy, the the discovery of the process is amazing. After about the first 100+ levels, it was so rewarding to know how to create every possible combination with the tools provided. It’s a microcosm of acquiring mastery. At first, it’s all trial-and-error, but as I paid attention to the patterns, I quickly figured out exactly which color “segment” to begin coloring. I’d love to see more flower levels… those were too few and far between to flow through, mainly because it introduced a progressive mechanic. I’d also love to see some new additional mechanics… I also felt the “creature creation” mechanic was too little, there could’ve been more with chopping out mouths, pulling out noses, ears, etc. but! Best paid puzzle app out there by a landslide. **Developer response:** Thanks for your five star review! @BartBonte ### 5/5 — A34 🥲 *2022-07-04, version 4.8* Ok so it’s really good but how do i get past a34?? Edit: I got it before you responded- Thanks though! ### 5/5 — Nostalgic *2022-07-02* This game is just as good as I remember. I loved playing this class, so fun and challenging. I see there is a bit of a difference but it is still the same. **Developer response:** Thanks for your five star review! @BartBonte ### 5/5 — Played a long time! *2022-05-13, version 4.3* I’ve played this game since I was a kid and I STILL love it! I remember being in school playing this game on our desktop computers! 10000/10! This game brings back so many memories and I’m glad it’s still around! I feel like I grew up with this game so I’ll gladly pay for this game now that I’m old enough! ### 5/5 — Great thinking game! *2022-03-15* I use to play this game on cool math games back in school and it was the best! I was so excited to see that it was on here and I beat the game in less then two days. Helps make your brain think!f **Developer response:** Thanks for your five stars! @BartBonte ### 5/5 — My childhood *2022-03-05, version 4.3* Thank you for creating it ### 5/5 — Love it *2022-02-15* This is brilliant. Every so often I delete my progress just so I can work my way through the levels again. Such a great concept and the right amount of tricky in places. Would absolutely LOVE a sequel, hint hint! **Developer response:** Thanks for your five stars! @BartBonte ### 5/5 — Great game *2021-08-30* I love this game, but the walk through is impossible to find because there has been so many version of this game over the years. Please help, I’m so stuck! EDIT TO REPLY Yes please - level A34. **Developer response:** Thanks for your five stars! Do you want some extra help with a specific level number? @BartBonte ### 5/5 — So much fun ! *2021-08-28* That was sooooooo much fun ! I hope more levels can be available eventually. Suggestion: with the grass and flowers puzzles, a scraper could be practical instead of the trash can 😉! All your games are super entertaining and please, keep them coming ! You are a magician ! **Developer response:** Thanks for your five star review! @BartBonte ### 5/5 — SUPER FUN *2021-08-28, version 4.3* ITS SOO FUN ITS SO WORTH IT ### 5/5 — It’s that good *2021-08-08, version 4.3* I- I can’t get past A38.. ### 5/5 — Un excellent puzzle game addictif *2021-07-19* Salut Bart! Je t’ai demandé quel jeu tu me suggérais d’acheter pour te remercier de tes applications gratuites et tu m’avais suggéré celui-ci. Très bonne suggestion, j’adore. Est-ce que d’autres tableaux sont à venir? **Developer response:** Merci pour vos 5 étoiles ! @BartBonte ### 5/5 — Amazing as always! *2021-06-26* I got this game because I fell in love with the pumpkin version “Boo!” This is just as great but since Halloween is my favorite this can’t really compare. Still a wonderfully fun puzzle game. Please keep them coming! **Developer response:** Thanks for your five star review! @BartBonte ### 5/5 — Can’t Stop Playing! *2021-05-27* I’ve played this so many times through, it’s such a fun game. The logic is fun to get your head around: equal parts challenging and fun! **Developer response:** Thanks for your five stars! @BartBonte ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — My game progress won't save! *2017-04-11, version 1.5* This game is fun, but there really is no point playing it if you have to start from level 1 each time you go back to the game... especially if it's a game you have to pay for... ### 2/5 — User experience problems *2019-07-05, version 4.0* I’m tempted to rate this game only one star but the core concept of the game is good enough that I can see past my UX frustration. It takes almost 20 seconds to load the game (To get to the point where you were actually playing) every time you play it. Several unnecessary touches/clicks, animations and other worthless-at-best fluff between you and the action. Contrary to the developer’s response, this almost-20-second wait happens WHEN you touch the fast forward icon. (The wait is even longer when you don’t.) 1. Touch the app icon to start the app. Wait several seconds. 2. Touch fast forward icon. Wait a couple seconds for unnecessary animation. 3. Press play icon. Wait for more unnecessary animation. 4. Press letter icon. Wait for more unnecessary animation. 5. Press number icon. Wait for even more unnecessary animation. … How about a continue button when you start the app to just play the next level? Or make a Settings toggle to turn all of that time wasting animation off. But more importantly, why does the app need so many steps (and lengthy animations) to get to the point where one plays a game. It’s not normal. It’s not good. Furthermore several of these unnecessary steps appear again every time you want to navigate menus. The crux of the game is to duplicate an example ball but the example ball is far smaller than it needs to be. The box in which it comes is larger than the ball itself. On small screens it’s sometimes hard to figure out what’s on the bottom of the ball. Though on one hand it makes sense that you can’t put the belt over the hat for example, it’s neither clever nor cute that we have to both put elements on and take them off in the “correct“ order. This adds nothing to the game experience nor does it affect the difficulty. It’s just annoying. Developers response clued me in to the notion of tapping on the ball to remove items, but this wasn’t intuitive to me. If you don’t value your time, user experience, and you think several easy-to-fix, needling elements won’t bother you, this game is closer to four stars than the 1.5 I give it. Even more frustrating because after looking at other apps by this developer (like the Halloween version of this game, his game “yellow“) some of these UX-killing ‘features’ aren’t there. Dear developer, If you fix these things or even most of them I will absolutely crank up the stars and edit this review. I think you’ll find that improving UX will improve your sales. ### 2/5 — Don't get this app *2017-06-06, version 1.5* It's a fun game but it's not worth the price. Their are only 80 easy levels that took me ten minutes to complete. ### 3/5 — When’s the next update? *2019-01-05, version 3.1.2* I love this app sooo much!!! But, I’m wondering how often updates come... I can’t wait for the next update!!! It’ll be so much fun!!! ### 3/5 — Need to be able to have more hats on at once *2017-10-17* Plz make it so you can wear tons more hats at once also please make more levels ### 3/5 — Jeu bien mais trop court *2016-05-04* Jeu génial mais beaucoup trop court pour une application payante!!! Il n'y a pas assez de niveau! ### 3/5 — Great game needs more levels *2015-07-24* Love the game but for a paid game there is no where near enough levels. Update with a new set of levels please. ### 3/5 — Save your money *2015-02-28* $1.99 to buy and only 44 levels. Addictive and fun but only for two days. Boo. Update with more levels it make it free. ### 3/5 — Please add more levels *2014-08-21* I payed 99c for this game and finished within ten minutes it was a waste of money so please add more level ### 3/5 — Great game but... *2014-07-21* I used to play this game online so I decided to purchase it for my iPad. It is still as good although since I paid for this game I think there should be more than 44 levels. I bought the game today and am already up to level 42. Please update. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Wonderful Game! *2026-05-23* I’ve been a huge fan of the Factory Balls series of games for years, so I really love playing this game. It’s so unique and fun! I downloaded this ages ago and still replay all the levels from time to time. **Developer response:** Thanks for your five stars! @BartBonte ### 5/5 — Perfect *2026-05-04* Perhaps you would add levels to this game for an additional small fee? I don’t like all the permissions needed for the new factory balls go. Thanks for considering. **Developer response:** Thanks for your five stars! That's not possible since the new Factory Balls Go game is a total new design. There is a one time in-app purchase though in the new Factory Balls Go to remove all ads (and all data sharing). @BartBonte ### 5/5 — No daily puzzle? *2026-02-01* Amazingly done as always Mr. Bonte! I’m a longtime fan of your games, and made it through all the levels in just a couple hours! I was wondering though, is it perhaps possible for you to add some sort of daily puzzle feature like the Halloween game, Boo? **Developer response:** Thanks for your five stars and for the suggestion! @BartBonte ### 5/5 — I need more levels!!! *2025-12-19* I absolutely love this game. I remember playing it on cool math games and had to download on my devices. I’ve completed all level and in NEED of more levels pleaseee! Much love for the game **Developer response:** Thanks for your five stars! @BartBonte ### 5/5 — Perle unter Apps *2025-10-26* Es ist schön, dass man noch solche Perlen in all den Gelddruck-Mainstream-Apps findet. Man muss ein bisschen suchen, natürlich werden diese nicht prominent im Store angezeigt…. Genießt hier ein durchdachtes, liebevoll handgemachtes Denkspiel. Für zwischendurch immer wieder genial!!!! Danke 👍 **Developer response:** Vielen Dank für die fünf Sterne! @BartBonte ### 5/5 — More *2025-04-06* I need more this was so fun but I missed the crystal ball puzzles from the original please update again, add the Halloween levels to the iOS version please **Developer response:** Thanks for your five stars! @BartBonte ### 5/5 — Childhood *2025-02-21* I remember playing this on cool math games, so glad that it’s on here. It’s cheap and has no ads The levels are fun and not all to easy or to hard I love how it makes you think. 10/10 **Developer response:** Thanks for your five stars! @BartBonte ### 5/5 — Love this game!! *2025-01-25* I used to play this on my computer but since flash is no more I can’t I found this and unfortunately finished the whole game in 2 days. I really hope they add more levels, or add a way we can design and make our own balls. **Developer response:** Thanks for your five stars! Well maybe you can try some of my other puzzle games now :) @BartBonte ### 5/5 — Brilliant and unique *2025-01-06* I've played thousands upon thousands of puzzles in my life, and despite the overwhelming variety of puzzles I've come across over the years... this is totally new. Wow. **Developer response:** Thanks for your five stars! @BartBonte ### 5/5 — One of my favorite childhood games :) *2024-07-24* I’ve been playing this game since it was a flash game, and I have a cycle of beating all the levels, putting down the game for a few years, remembering about it, then getting sucked in all over again! This game has been with me thru quite a few chapters of my life. Thanks for the fun game that has entertained me for years and will entertain me for many more to come :) **Developer response:** Thanks for your five stars :) @BartBonte --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-06.*