Comparison

Beyondium 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

Beyondium

Explore the microverse using advanced quantum technology. Disentangle and sort macroscopic existence through phase-distorted intermodulation inference. Experience life as a lab technician in a unique scientific simulation.

Highlights
  • Quantum disentanglement technology
  • Explore the microverse
  • Work with top scientists
  • Phase-distorted intermodulation inference
  • Manual disentanglement and sorting
  • Lab technician simulation
Features
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FROM: MEDIOCRE, Apple design award winning lab behind mind altering experiments SMASH HIT and DOES NOT COMMUTE. SUBJECT: Explore the microverse with top scientists from across the world using the revolutionary Beyondium engine. MESSAGE: Congratulations! Thanks to the Mediated intern opportunity colocation research (MEDIOCRE) laboratory, you have been given the exclusive opportunity to work with Beyondium, the latest in computerized quantum disentanglement technology. You have been granted unlimited and unsupervised access to the Beyondium mkII Quasi-Fibonacci de-unfocusing vectorscope terminal. Through phase-distorted intermodulation inference you will be able to manually disentangle and sort through the macroscopic existence of the microverse. Press the appropriately labeled button below to claim your shot at the understated glamour of life as a lab technician (intern).

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

Beyondium4 screens
Patience Balls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Patience Balls at Free against Beyondium's $1.99. Patience Balls also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (68% vs 41%). Beyondium's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence and device support 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

Patience Balls is free to download; Beyondium costs $1.99 up front. Patience Balls sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Beyondium asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Patience Balls holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Patience Balls has 576 ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Beyondium's written reviews are positive against 68% of Patience Balls's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beyondium ships an update fortnightly, Patience Balls every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Beyondium versus Patience Balls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeyondiumPatience Balls
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (43 ratings)4.8 (576 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.3% of reviews68.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43576 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB274 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMediocre ABRicardo Mendonca

Customer experience

Beyondium

All ratings42 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive41.3%
Neutral5.4%
Negative53.3%

Patience Balls

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

Bugs and requests

Beyondium

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Dots to connect don't work after reaching researcher rank
  • Drains battery life and makes phones hot

Requested features

8 requests
  • More options for backgrounds and themes
  • 3D or 4D modes for harder difficulties
  • Lower the price or make it free
  • More levels
  • Offset control mode for mobile
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  • More content depth
  • Different game modes
  • Storyline or varied challenges

Patience Balls

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Beyondium

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Patience Balls

One-time7
  • 250 Gems$0.99
  • Patience Balls Premium$1.99
  • 400 Gems$1.99
Show 4 more
  • 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 Beyondium free?
Beyondium costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Patience Balls free?
Patience Balls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beyondium or Patience Balls?
Patience Balls is rated higher. Beyondium averages 4.3 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Patience Balls averages 4.8 from 576 ratings.
Do Beyondium or Patience Balls have ads?
Patience Balls shows ads; Beyondium does not.
Which is updated more often, Beyondium or Patience Balls?
Beyondium ships an update fortnightly, and Patience Balls every 3 weeks. Most recently, Beyondium was updated on November 6, 2026 and Patience Balls on November 9, 2026.

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