Comparison

Hat BALL vs Bounce Original Back

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

Head to head
About

Hat BALL

Guide a determined ball on a quest to rescue his girlfriend from an alien spaceship. Jump, collect coins, and utilize power-ups like jets and bombs to overcome obstacles and defeat enemies across 50 challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Jump and collect gold coins
  • Utilize jet power-up to break obstacles
  • Deploy bombs to destroy aliens
  • Employ a flying helper for coin collection
  • Rescue the pink ball girlfriend
  • 50 game levels
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Hat-ball is a ball that loves to bounce. Jump and collect gold coins. He spends happy days with his pink ball girlfriend. One day, an unexpected spaceship changes their lives. The spaceship that escaped with the pink ball will not return. The ball with the hat will start to find it. You should choose a good hat for your head before starting on a long journey There are 50 game levels available * Jet: Hits obstacles and breaks them. * Bomb: Drop bombs near aliens and obstacles to destroy them. * Flying helper: The little helper will fly around to collect golds and bonuses. * Pink: Follows you after touching her.

About

Bounce Original Back

Relive the classic Bounce game with its original 11 levels. Navigate challenging mazes, collect all the rings, and avoid dangerous thorns. Compete with friends by beating their high scores.

Highlights
  • 11 original game levels
  • Collect all rings
  • Avoid dangerous thorns
  • Compete with friends' scores
  • Intuitive controls
  • HD graphics
Features
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Enjoy the Bounce game with 11 original levels. Collect all rings and beware the dangerous thorns. Stay in touch with your friends and beat their scores. Features: - Original levels. - More 11 user levels. - Intuitive controls - Fantastic HD graphics

Screenshots

Hat BALL4 screens
Bounce Original Back4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bounce Original Back at 4.4 against Hat BALL's 3.8. Bounce Original Back also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Hat BALL's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (59% vs 33%). On price 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

Both are free to download. Bounce Original Back sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Hat BALL asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bounce Original Back holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hat BALL has 151 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Hat BALL's written reviews are positive against 33% of Bounce Original Back's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hat BALL ships an update monthly, Bounce Original Back every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Hat BALL versus Bounce Original Back: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHat BALLBounce Original Back
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (151 ratings)4.4 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.1% of reviews — better32.7% of reviews
Number of ratings151 — better19
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNecmi DemirkeserTran Thi Giang

Customer experience

Hat BALL

All ratings151 ratings
Positive70.2%
Neutral4.0%
Negative25.8%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative35.5%

Bounce Original Back

All ratings20 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive32.7%
Neutral10.6%
Negative56.7%

In-app purchases

None

Hat BALL

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Bounce Original Back

One-time2
  • 3 lives$0.99
  • Cheat code 787898$1.99

Questions

Is Hat BALL free?
Hat BALL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bounce Original Back free?
Bounce Original Back is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hat BALL or Bounce Original Back?
Bounce Original Back is rated higher. Hat BALL averages 3.8 out of 5 from 151 ratings, while Bounce Original Back averages 4.4 from 19 ratings.
Do Hat BALL or Bounce Original Back have ads?
Hat BALL shows ads; Bounce Original Back does not.
Which is updated more often, Hat BALL or Bounce Original Back?
Hat BALL ships an update monthly, and Bounce Original Back every 2 weeks. Most recently, Hat BALL was updated on October 15, 2026 and Bounce Original Back on October 21, 2026.

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