# JezzBall Classic Lite > Classic arcade game of building walls to contain bouncing atoms. (iPhone/iPad app by Marcus Bjuhr.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jezzball-classic-lite/id466383476 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Marcus Bjuhr](https://appshunter.io/developer/463237407) - Category: Games, Entertainment, Casual, Puzzle - Price: Free - Rating: 2.30/5 from 19 App Store ratings · 67 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 5.1.1 · 31 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2011-09-23 - Data updated: 2026-08-20 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jezzball-classic-lite/id466383476/reviews.md ## What is JezzBall Classic Lite? This is the 'lite' version of JezzBall Classic. If you like it please consider getting the full version. :) -- JezzBall Classic was created to be just like how the original JezzBall was 25 years ago! The graphics, the sound, the scoring, the physics, the tempo... they are all the same as they were in the original. Of course there are improvements as well; for example there's a much higher frame rate and fixed glitches. Plus a lot of bonus stuff, such as new game modes! Gameplay: In JezzBall there are a number of Jezz atoms that bounces around. Your task is to build walls that contain them in as small space as possible. When over 75% of the playarea is built upon the current level is completed and you move on to the next where another Jezz atom is added into play. Press down to place the origin of the wall, move to determine the orientation of the wall and release to actually start building it. The wall is constructed in two directions from the center, if a wall-half is hit by a Jezz atom before it has reached an already existing wall it is destroyed and you lose a life. Features: + The original JezzBall experience! Into the very last detail; if you came looking for the JezzBall you remember you will not be disappointed! + Four profiles (one reserved for guests) with their configurations stored separately. + 700 beautiful background images (real life photos). Go to the "Graphics" config screen to enable it. Will place a random image into the black walls each level. + 8 music tracks of classic MIDI tunes you'll probably remember! All recorded using SoundBlaster 16. You can set up to 24 music audio events if you want to. + 60 fully customizable SFX audio events - change which sample(s) to play or change individual volumes. A pool of 300 sounds are available from various old games. + Automatic saving of all games in progress. Stop and continue whenever you want to! + Local high score lists. In the Hall of Fame your name will last forever and on the three other lists you will see the daily, weekly and monthly high scores. + Level records. All your best statistics are saved on each and every level you complete. Profile records are comparable. + Smart and very customizable controls. If you have a touchscreen you can play using your fingers. + 83 mods that once activated changes how the game is played! Use none or pick one/several at the same time in any order. High scores and level records are stored separately for each combination. Some mods will just change the amount of time/lives you have while other will drastically change gameplay (allow you to use two wallbuilders at the same time for example). + 22 preset mod-combinations are provided in addition to the original JezzBall experience to give you variation. + 100 rooms that will stimulate your intellect as well as your ability to time your deployments! Can you solve them? + There are also missions available to inspire you to break your personal bests. Completing them all is an achievement! If you enjoyed similar games like Qix, Xonix, Barrack or KBounce you will love JezzBall Classic! It may not be near as well-known as the biggest arcade puzzle games but JezzBall stands its ground as one of the most addicting ones and I promise you will find JezzBall Classic both challenging and enjoyable. + Do you wish to try the game before you buy it? There is a lite version available! + The game is also available for PC on winterdust.com if you'd like to play with a mouse. Good luck containing those Jezz atoms! ## Key features - Authentic original JezzBall experience - Multiple user profiles - Customizable graphics and sound effects - Automatic game saving - Local high score lists - 83 gameplay-altering mods - 100 challenging rooms ## Recent user reviews (10 of 67) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jezzball-classic-lite/id466383476/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Unintuitive garbage *2024-02-10* Controls are awful, gameplay is worse. ### 5/5 — Amazing! Just like the original *2022-06-10* This is a master piece! Thanks for developing it. I’ve been playing non stop and even reached level 50!! I used to play the original when I was very young and my mom would help me with strategies that I can apply to this version too :D I honestly don’t understand the low stars on the reviews. It works great and feels like the original. Thank you so much for this game :D ### 2/5 — No landscape? *2019-03-16* Can’t rotate this game to landscape... silly. ### 3/5 — Shocked I can’t play in landscape *2018-07-29* That, and that there are only two levels in the demo, are big downsides. I love jezzball and if it tilted into landscape and seemed cared for I’d probably even spring for classic. ### 1/5 — Bad controls *2018-05-03* Unintuitive controls to switch line direction. ### 1/5 — 2 levels....waste of a download *2018-05-01* I used to LOVE jezzball when I was a kid. I could easily play it for hours. I decided to try the lite version because their are sooo many versions out there, u don’t know which would be worthy of payment. I would’ve had no problems paying for this game BUT....... First of all, is this your first time making apps? If so, great job to BEGIN but there’s plenty to fix. The screen doesn’t rotate and while that’s fine, u actually have to be able to see the view allowed! I can’t make the view bigger, I can’t change to landscape, I cannot read anything! No I’m not 80 years old either! Lol. The game is waaaaay too small to really play and be happy with the orientation. That alone makes it not remotely worth the $5 ur asking for. I honestly don’t feel I would pay u a dollar bc it’s just more trouble than it’s worth. Next, ur instructions. What’s up with that?! Lol!! To get to the main menu, if u can read that without a magnifying glass, u have to draw a circle two times in a row quickly?.....or just put three fingers on ur screen. U r trying to sell this correct? Use interface is too much of a hassle to really keep ppl around. I got the look down, the way it should play is pretty accurate but it starts off too fast at first n maybe the sensitivity should be tweaked for when someone is trying to catch a ball? I used to be able to catch them balls in a 1x1 without much trouble, to get the best scores possible. While I don’t NEED to do that, I wouldn’t be able to if I tried. I despise ads but maybe u should utilize some in a way that it doesn’t mess with the gameplay at all...then u could possibly cut ur cost down to make it more affordable for younger people out there like my son maybe and maybe that’ll also help u get where I need to be with the logistics and interface of the game? I am not an app creator so idk wth u need to make these things but I see potential here if u really want it to become something. I never write reviews for apps either but when I do, it’s for a good reason 🙂 good luck!!! Let’s turn this 1 star rating to 5! ### 1/5 — Demo de 30 secondes *2017-10-24* Deux niveaux uniquement, jeu chouette qui me rappelle mon enfance... mais ce n'est vraiment qu'une demo. On doit faire un geste vertical/horizontal pour choisir l'orientation de sa ligne, c'est dommage et imprécis, j'aurais préféré un double click. Je supprime l'application du coup :-( ### 3/5 — Above *2017-06-16* ^it says lite in the title ### 3/5 — It's good ish... *2016-12-20* This is good but they only let you play two levels then you have to buy the full version... kind of a dick move! ### 1/5 — Can't get past the instructional page *2016-02-19* I couldn't even figure out how to begin playing. Terrible interface ## Frequently asked questions about JezzBall Classic Lite ### What is JezzBall Classic Lite? JezzBall Classic Lite is a mobile game designed to replicate the original JezzBall arcade experience from 25 years ago. It features the same graphics, sound, scoring, physics, and tempo, with added improvements like a higher frame rate and fixed glitches. The core gameplay involves building walls to contain bouncing atoms. ### How do you play JezzBall Classic Lite? The objective is to build walls to enclose bouncing 'Jezz' atoms in the smallest possible space. You press down to start a wall, move to set its orientation, and release to build it. If a Jezz atom hits a wall segment before it's complete, you lose a life. Completing a level by enclosing over 75% of the play area advances you to the next, with more atoms. ### Is JezzBall Classic Lite free to play? Yes, JezzBall Classic Lite is a free version of the game. The description mentions it is a 'lite' version and encourages users to consider purchasing the full version if they enjoy it, suggesting that this version is offered at no cost. ### What kind of customization options are available? The game offers extensive customization. You can choose from 700 background images, select from 8 classic MIDI music tracks, and customize up to 60 sound effects using a pool of 300 sounds. Additionally, there are 83 mods that can be activated to drastically change gameplay, with separate high score tracking for each mod combination. ### What are the different game modes or challenges? Beyond the classic JezzBall experience, the game includes 100 rooms designed to test your intellect and timing. It also features missions to encourage breaking personal bests. The 83 available mods also introduce significant variations in gameplay, effectively creating numerous new ways to play. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.0.1 — 2016-04-25 This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. + Sound! 8 music tracks and 300 noises available for 24+60 audio events + Can turn on better looking scrolling lists in graphics + Added dotted border around the main menu Mod Map button to make presets less hidden + 9 new mods (2 are new atoms) + 3 new presets: The appender, The bear cave and The caretakers + The middle cover from the Cover mod now becomes transparent when finishing a level + Improved descriptions for the preset game modes + Can now set the deployment flag to always show + Changed default of "Show level record of other profiles" to OFF + Now using higher anti-alias settings + Will now see the background image slightly better upon the end-of-level fill + Can now render the game in up to 8 times the original resolution + Quicker loading at the start of the game + Added 200 new background images + Doubled the resolution of all background images + Better at reflecting changes on the first page of the graphics configuration + Quality setting for fade effects + More efficient reuse of existing bitmaps in memory + Doubled max framerate to 120 + More accurate internal time measurement + Now showing the current level number on the main menu + Now able to temporary boost the game speed (less waiting for bounces to finish) + Can select what the second finger does: Reposition Flag, Toggle Direction, Boost Speed or Abort Deployment + Can select what any physical button on your device does: Toggle Menu, Toggle Direction or Boost Speed + The destruction of wallbuilders moving into a Jezz Atom is now delayed to give visual feedback of what's happening + Score gained from the Bonus Atom is now reduced if the level speed has not been Fast the whole time + The Drawing Walls mod now grants bonus points for more complex wall constructions + Can select one of three visual effects for wallbuilder destruction (or keep it as none) + Enhanced randomization and loading of background images + Removed random chance from the Freeze Atom, it now appears at set amounts of created wall cells + Changed (simplified) preset "The arcade" to differentiate it more from "The arcadium" + Changed preset "The shepherd" to differentiate it more from "The divisor" + Changed preset "The adventure", now have normal number of lives and each life is worth twice as much end bonus + The Missile Atom now only launches missiles if a wallbuilder is in the same area as itself + A third atom should no longer be able to break free two other atoms that are stuck next to each other + Fade effect possible on built wall lines and on failed (destroyed) pending walls + The Wallcrawler (WAL mod) now starts at a random location instead of always in the bottom right corner + The Wallcrawler (WAL mod) now does a visual "landing" animation at the start of each level + The Wallcrawler (WAL mod) now disappears when level is lost due to 0 lives (instead of returning to transparent) + Added a "Use Recommended?" button to allow new players to quickly change graphics from the default classic theme + Will now highlight the config, mod-map (presets) and HQ buttons until the first time they are pressed + Grouping mod: The line-of-sight for red-white and blue-white atoms will be shown as dashed lines when the level ends + Exiting a room in the headquarters now returns you to the main menu at once + The "Speed is key" mod can now award a much more satisfying maximum end bonus + A whole bunch of minor tweaks here and there ### 1.9.2 — 2016-02-17 + Updated engine (compatibility/optimization) + Added four new background tiles ### 1.9.0 — 2012-10-28 + Doubled the resolution of all background images + Now possible to open menu by multitouching instead of drawing circles + Now possible to skip the profile selection screen + Added profile reminder to pause screen + One new preset ("The haste spell") + Missions now can't be completed on games played with slow speed + Changeable background tiles + Fixed issue that made the name input not work like it should ### 1.8.1 — 2012-01-17 + Improved performance + Adjusted atom movement + Better app close/open handler + 12 new mods (two new atom types) + 10 new rooms + Two new presets ("The war" and "The inferno") + Six new missions + Tweaked wallcrawler movement + Screen dimming on menus (can be disabled) + Can now play in non-fullscreen + 60 new background images + Fixed slight bug with two missions for a regular game (silver/gold score) + Miscellangeous maintenance ### 1.7.1 — 2011-10-04 + Added 18 new missions. Adjusted the goals of two old missions. + Fixed an inconsistency in the "time taken" high score attribute that appeared after the last app update. + Fixed a bug that made the FIN mod not work. + Reduced possibility of visual lag due to data being written to disk. ## Apps similar to JezzBall Classic Lite | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [The Sky Labyrinth](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-sky-labyrinth/id1626295780) | — | Free | Games | | [Bubble Shooter : Pop](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bubble-shooter-pop/id1619719620) | 4.6 (202) | Free | Games | | [Match 3 game: Sport Ball Link](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/match-3-game-sport-ball-link/id1621394900) | — | Free | Games | | [Fireworks time](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fireworks-time/id1619581640) | — | Free | Games | | [Yeti App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yeti-app/id1631328560) | 2.7 (3) | Free | Games | | [Tile Match Fun:Triple Puzzle](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tile-match-funtriple-puzzle/id1628224400) | 4.1 (9) | Free | Games | ## More apps by Marcus Bjuhr - [JezzBall Classic](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jezzball-classic/id463237404) All apps by Marcus Bjuhr: https://appshunter.io/developer/463237407 ## Related topics [jezzball](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/jezzball) · [jezzball classic lite](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/jezzball-classic-lite) · [jezzball classic](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/jezzball-classic) · [soboba](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/soboba) · [xonix](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/xonix) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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