Comparison

Basket Fall vs Serious Scramblers

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

Head to head
About

Basket Fall

A surreal basketball simulation where you tap to break ropes, drop balls, and aim for the hoop. Features various characters and power-ups to overcome challenging scenarios.

Highlights
  • Tap to break ropes
  • Drop the ball
  • Aim for the hoop
  • Multiple characters
  • Spring and magnet boosts
  • Challenging scenarios
Features
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Tap to break the rope. Break the rope to drop the ball. Aim for the hoop -- win! - Ancient Basket Fall Proverb From the award-winning team that brought you Duet comes a surreal Basketball simulation, featuring: - Lots of Characters! - Spring & Magnet Boosts! - Challenging Scenarios!

About

Serious Scramblers

Dive into a challenging arcade experience where you fall through a bottomless pit, overcoming obstacles and leveling up. Unlock new characters and face massive boss fights in this intense, jumpless platformer.

Highlights
  • Intense arcade action
  • Level up with obstacles
  • Unlock new characters
  • Massive boss fights
  • Leaderboard rankings
  • Chip-tune music
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A seemingly bottomless pit has appeared and bloodcurdling shrieks can be heard from the depths below. What lies in the deep? The only reasonable thing to do is to jump in and find out! Overcome insurmountable odds in this highly challenging jumpless platformer! Welcome to Serious Scramblers! Features: • Fall your way through the super intense arcade action • Level up with challenging obstacles • Unlock new characters to supercharge you to the next level • Get ready for the finale - MASSIVE BOSS FIGHT • Mark your victory on the leaderboard • Enjoy with some real sweet chip-tune music while playing the game

Screenshots

Basket Fall4 screens
Serious Scramblers4 screens

Verdict

The call

Basket Fall and Serious Scramblers both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of Basket Fall's written reviews are positive against 68% of Serious Scramblers's. Basket Fall also leads on ratings volume (884 vs 225). Serious Scramblers's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, 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. Basket Fall sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Serious Scramblers sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Basket Fall against 4.5 for Serious Scramblers. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 884 and 225 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Basket Fall's written reviews are positive against 68% of Serious Scramblers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basket Fall ships an update every 4 months, Serious Scramblers every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Basket Fall versus Serious Scramblers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasket FallSerious Scramblers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (884 ratings)4.5 (225 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.4% of reviews — better67.7% of reviews
Number of ratings884 — better225
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKumobiusYong Kian Chin

Customer experience

Basket Fall

All ratings884 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral5.0%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews447 reviews
Positive83.4%
Neutral7.6%
Negative8.9%

Serious Scramblers

All ratings225 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive67.7%
Neutral9.2%
Negative23.1%

User reviews

Basket Fall

From 884 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Simple but challenging
  • 🎨 Variety of creative themes
  • 💎 Good value for in-app purchases

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional freezing/glitches
  • 🔁 Repetitive unlocking of duplicate themes
  • 💰 Frustration with in-app purchases

Serious Scramblers

From 225 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Engaging retro 8-bit aesthetic and music
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-learn controls
  • 🎯 Well-designed level progression and difficulty scaling
  • 💡 Innovative ad system that doesn't interrupt gameplay
  • 🎨 Polished graphics and visual design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent unexpected crashes and game closures
  • 🎮 Imprecise and unresponsive controls on some devices
  • 💸 Escalating revival costs that drain coin reserves
  • 📺 Long ad durations (30+ seconds) between attempts
  • 🎯 Unfair boss difficulty spikes

Bugs and requests

Basket Fall

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Ball disappearing after using shield
  • Inconsistent scoring on quick shots

Requested features

3 requests
  • More game modes and levels
  • Ability to reset progress
  • Option to purchase themes directly

Serious Scramblers

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Game crashes unexpectedly during gameplay
  • Game crashes at critical moments near victory
  • Controls fail to register player input
  • Character moves opposite to intended direction
  • Hearts mechanic doesn't function properly
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  • Negative coin balance glitch
  • Unintended character unlocks after crashes
  • App minimizes when clicking side arrows
  • Hitbox detection issues with enemies
  • Performance lag on lower-end devices

Requested features

11 requests
  • Jump button or additional movement mechanics
  • Power-ups and special abilities system
  • More levels and content variety
  • Character upgrades and progression system
  • Versus/multiplayer mode
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  • Infinite/endless mode
  • Challenge modes
  • More unique boss mechanics
  • Adjustable control sensitivity
  • Reduced ad frequency or shorter ad durations
  • Multiple continue options per level

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Basket Fall

One-time12
  • Small Coin Pack$0.99
  • Golf$0.99
  • Bowling$0.99
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  • Grid Iron$0.99
  • Street Rules$0.99
  • Big Leagues$0.99
  • Sports Pack$0.99
  • Games Pack$0.99
  • Out There Pack$0.99
  • Baseball$0.99
  • Creatures Pack$0.99
  • Piggy Bank$2.99
2 purchases

Serious Scramblers

One-time2
  • Remove Forced Ads + 200 Coins$1.99
  • Support the dev: play as Chiny$2.99

Questions

Is Basket Fall free?
Basket Fall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Serious Scramblers free?
Serious Scramblers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Basket Fall or Serious Scramblers?
Serious Scramblers is rated higher. Basket Fall averages 4.4 out of 5 from 884 ratings, while Serious Scramblers averages 4.5 from 225 ratings.
Do Basket Fall or Serious Scramblers have ads?
Both Basket Fall and Serious Scramblers show ads.
Which is updated more often, Basket Fall or Serious Scramblers?
Basket Fall ships an update every 4 months, and Serious Scramblers every 3 months. Most recently, Basket Fall was updated on October 15, 2026 and Serious Scramblers on October 11, 2026.

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