World Soccer Challenge vs Marbles vs. Keeper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
World Soccer Challenge
Experience classic international football with intuitive swipe controls. Lead your national team through tournaments, from the 1986 World Cup to the 2026 tournament, and relive iconic football moments with retro pixel art graphics.
- Rewrite international football history
- Compete in 11 tournaments
- Play as 196 national teams
- Intuitive swipe controls
- Retro pixel art graphics
- Smart AI opponents
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Inspired by the classic footie games of the 90s, World Soccer Challenge lets you rewrite international football history. Lead your national team through qualification and chase glory in the International Cup, hosted in USA, Mexico and Canada. Want to go further back? Jump into Mexico ’86 and play as legendary teams like West Germany, Yugoslavia, or the Soviet Union. Every match is fast, skill-based, and built for mobile: pass, dribble, and shoot with intuitive swipe controls, outsmart intelligent opponents, and thrill the crowd with unforgettable moments. Retro pixel art brings football history to life — from iconic goals to infamous on-pitch drama, including scenes inspired by Maradona’s “Hand of God” and Zidane’s headbutt on Materazzi. Features: - 11 tournaments to conquer (Mexico ’86 to 2026) - 196 national teams - 11 famous managers - Retro pixel art graphics & sound - Innovative gameplay - Smart, challenging AI opponents Choose your nation. Make history. Win the International Cup.
Marbles vs. Keeper
Experience fun soccer matches where marbles take on a goalkeeper. Design your own tournaments, choosing from various countries, colors, and football clubs for a personalized gaming experience.
- Marble soccer simulation
- Beat the goalkeeper gameplay
- Custom tournament creation
- Select countries
- Choose colors
- Football club customization
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Simulate fun soccer matches where the marbles try to beat the keeper. Create custom tournaments with different countries, colors and football clubs. My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BouncyMarble
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: World Soccer Challenge at every 2 weeks against Marbles vs. Keeper's every 5 months. World Soccer Challenge also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. World Soccer Challenge sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Marbles vs. Keeper sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
World Soccer Challenge holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 133 and 52 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of World Soccer Challenge's written reviews are positive against 76% of Marbles vs. Keeper's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
World Soccer Challenge ships an update every 2 weeks, Marbles vs. Keeper every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | World Soccer Challenge | Marbles vs. Keeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (133 ratings) — better | 4.1 (52 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.8% of reviews | 75.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 133 — better | 52 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Monkey I-Brow Studios | Mateo Garnica Castillo |
Customer experience
World Soccer Challenge
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In-app purchases
World Soccer Challenge
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Unlock All Cups$4.99
Marbles vs. Keeper
- 10 coins$1.99
- Marbles vs. Keeper PRO$4.99
- 70 coins$5.99
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- 200 coins$9.99
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