Circle Ring vs Marble Race.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Circle Ring
Engage in endless gameplay with a physics-based bouncing ring. Challenge players globally and enjoy this fun, free game for all ages.
- Endless gameplay
- Accurate physics simulation
- Global Game Center challenges
- Free to play
- Bouncing ring mechanics
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Circle Ring - Make them Swing & Don’t stick lines • Endless game play • Accurate physics - Feel bouncing ring's movement • Challenge against Game Center worldwide players • Fun Free game for everyone. [G] [E] [T] it now for [F][R][E][E]
Marble Race.
Race a marble through vibrant levels, overcoming obstacles and monsters to achieve the fastest time. Compete with friends in a battle arena or co-op mode. Unlock hidden content and create your own custom levels.
- Race through unique levels
- Avoid enemies and traps
- Challenge friends in battle arena
- Co-op mode available
- Build custom levels
- Supports gamepads and joysticks
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Race through colorful levels filled with obstacles and monsters and claim the best time. Challenge your friends in 4-way battle arena. Unlock secrets and even build your own levels. A tribute to "Hamsterball" and "Marble Madness". • CONQUER unique and charming levels • AVOID enemies and traps • CHALLENGE your friends in battle arena or co-op. • SUPPORTS multitude of input devices such are gamepads, joysticks, etc. Trailer Music - 'Jumper' by waterflame at Newgrounds Theme Music - 'Be Free' by k-pone at Newgrounds ----------------------------- Do you have ideas, bugs or want to build own levels in editor. Tweet at me at https://twitter.com/ElasticSea or join discord https://discord.gg/nfVek4B
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Circle Ring at 4.9 against Marble Race.'s 3.2. Circle Ring also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 28%) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Circle Ring sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Marble Race. sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Circle Ring holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 289 and 186 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Circle Ring's written reviews are positive against 28% of Marble Race.'s.
| Parameter | Circle Ring | Marble Race. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (289 ratings) — better | 3.2 (186 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 28.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 289 — better | 186 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 200 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ISMITECH COMPANY LIMITED | Elastic Sea |
Customer experience
Circle Ring
Marble Race.
Bugs and requests
Circle Ring
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Marble Race.
Reported bugs
18 issues- Play button does not work after a few levels
- Cannot progress past certain levels (e.g., Blue B, Blue C, Dark A)
- Workshop shows 'No results' or 'Error! Request failed!'
- Game crashes frequently
- Controls are unresponsive or block the menu
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- Physics are described as horrible or inconsistent
- Levels stop working after some point
- Restarting a level freezes the button
- Cannot download levels/campaigns
- Game freezes when customizing marbles
- Game crashes when trying to enter a level
- Control placement breaks the main menu
- Swipe control lacks strength for slopes
- Joystick control is awkward
- DPAD control issues
- Gyroscope control is twitchy
- Timed levels are too short
- Game does not work with latest iOS
Requested features
12 requests- Fix the play button bug
- Fix the workshop bug
- Fix issues with specific levels (Blue C, Brown B, etc.)
- Add more levels/campaigns
- Improve controls
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- Add unlimited time option
- Add coins to buy skins
- Make levels easier
- Add different camera angles
- Allow level creation on mobile
- Increase time limits for levels
- Fix bugs with restarting levels
In-app purchases
Circle Ring
- Remove Ads$0.99
Marble Race.
- Chroma Skin$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Unlock Workshop$4.99
