Comparison

Popcorn Chef 2 vs Patience Balls

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Popcorn Chef 2

Experience the original popcorn cooking simulator. Enjoy fun and addictive gameplay with various popcorn flavors, unique music, and unlockable cooking pots. Challenge friends in exciting 1v1 multiplayer matches.

Highlights
  • Popcorn cooking simulation
  • Multiple popcorn flavors
  • Unlockable cooking pots
  • 1v1 Multiplayer mode
  • Unique music and effects
Features
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The original popcorn cooking simulator! • Fun and addictive gameplay • Easy to learn, fun to master • Different flavors of popcorn with unique music and effects • Original cooking pots, unlocked as you progress • 1v1 Multiplayer This is the game that will have you craving for a real pot of popcorn every time you play!

About

Patience Balls

Engage in a minimalist physics puzzle game designed for a calming and meditative experience. Solve intricate labyrinths and mazes using precision, patience, and logic. This game offers a serene escape while sharpening your reflexes and problem-solving skills.

Highlights
  • Relaxing Zen-like Gameplay
  • Mind-Teasing Labyrinths and Mazes
  • Physics-Based Challenges
  • Precision and Logic Puzzles
  • Beautiful Minimal Graphics
  • Unlockable Achievements
  • Global Leaderboards
Features
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Master your focus and conquer precision tilt controls in Patience Balls—the ultimate physics-based marble maze puzzle game! Whether you are navigating smooth logic labyrinths or tackling high-precision spatial challenges, test your steady hands, master fine balance, and guide every ball safely to its goal. Patience Balls combines realistic motion physics with clean, minimalist board design. Every movement requires complete spatial control, visual focus, and timing—offering a deeply satisfying physics experience where precision leads to victory. Key Features: • Precision Physics & Gyro Control: Calibrated tilt mechanics tuned for exact spatial accuracy. Every subtle wrist movement directly influences board gravity. • Challenging Marble Mazes: Navigate 3D labyrinths, narrow paths, moving obstacles, and gravity holes designed to test your hand-eye coordination. • Test Your Focus & Patience: Progress through 200+ handcrafted levels ranging from satisfying rolling puzzles to high-precision skill challenges. • Satisfying ASMR & Minimalist Design: Clean visuals paired with tactile rolling physics and crisp audio for an engaging, anti-stress atmosphere. • Seamless Offline Play: No Wi-Fi required. Enjoy zero-friction tilt puzzle gameplay anytime, anywhere. • Track Your Mastery: Unlock unique marble skins, achieve level milestones, and see how your precision balance stacks up on global leaderboards. Steady your hands, master the tilt, and download Patience Balls today!

Screenshots

Popcorn Chef 24 screens
Patience Balls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Patience Balls at 4.7 against Popcorn Chef 2's 4.4. Popcorn Chef 2's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 68%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Popcorn Chef 2 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Patience Balls sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Patience Balls holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 207 and 542 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Popcorn Chef 2's written reviews are positive against 68% of Patience Balls's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Popcorn Chef 2 ships an update every 2 weeks, Patience Balls every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Popcorn Chef 2 versus Patience Balls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPopcorn Chef 2Patience Balls
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (207 ratings)4.7 (542 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.7% of reviews — better68.2% of reviews
Number of ratings207542 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB274 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRamsay AmarinRicardo Mendonca

Customer experience

Popcorn Chef 2

All ratings209 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral6.2%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive78.7%
Neutral6.6%
Negative14.8%

Patience Balls

All ratings478 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral18.2%
Negative13.6%

Bugs and requests

Popcorn Chef 2

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Ads not available
  • Button for removing ads not working
  • Game freezes
  • Randomly expands and moves during play
  • Loses progress after update
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  • Constant freezing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Bring back old version
  • Option for old and new game versions
  • Easier way to get coins
  • Fix bugs and improve gameplay
  • Add gross popcorn skins

Patience Balls

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Popcorn Chef 2

One-time11
  • Breakfast$0.99
  • Ice cream$0.99
  • Cats$0.99
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  • Sketchy$0.99
  • Cupcakes$0.99
  • Taco$0.99
  • Dogs$0.99
  • Gold$0.99
  • 300 Coins$0.99
  • Premium$1.99
  • Remove Advertisements$3.99
7 purchases

Patience Balls

One-time7
  • 250 Gems$0.99
  • Patience Balls Premium$1.99
  • 400 Gems$1.99
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  • Remove ads and get 1000 gems$2.99
  • Remove ads and get 1000 gems$3.99
  • Remove ads and get 1000 gems$4.99
  • Remove ads and 2500 Gems$7.99

Questions

Is Popcorn Chef 2 free?
Popcorn Chef 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Patience Balls free?
Patience Balls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Popcorn Chef 2 or Patience Balls?
Patience Balls is rated higher. Popcorn Chef 2 averages 4.4 out of 5 from 207 ratings, while Patience Balls averages 4.7 from 542 ratings.
Do Popcorn Chef 2 or Patience Balls have ads?
Both Popcorn Chef 2 and Patience Balls show ads.
Which is updated more often, Popcorn Chef 2 or Patience Balls?
Popcorn Chef 2 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Patience Balls every 3 weeks. Most recently, Popcorn Chef 2 was updated on October 24, 2026 and Patience Balls on October 31, 2026.

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