Comparison

Flicky Marble vs Marble Race.

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

Head to head

Flicky Marble

Free

🎮 Games

★ 4.6627 ratingsView app →

Marble Race.

Race through colorful levels

Free

🎮 Games

★ 3.2186 ratingsView app →

About

Flicky Marble

Navigate challenging worlds filled with traps and monsters by swiping, dragging, and flicking. Collect coins to unlock special skills and compete for achievements and speed runs. Enjoy the game in landscape or portrait mode, with an optional 3D mode.

Highlights

Over 50 levels across 6 worlds
Collect Star Coins for "Super Skill" movies
Compete for achievements
Speed run challenges
Landscape and portrait orientation support
Optional anaglyph 3D mode

Features

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Swipe, drag, and flick to roll Flicky through a series of tricky worlds full of traps and monsters. - features over 50 levels spanning 6 worlds - collect Star Coins to unlock "Super Skill" movies - compete for achievements and speed runs - support landscape and portrait orientation - optional red/blue anaglyph mode for use with 3d glasses Touch Arcade: "Flicky Marble is a challenging 3D platformer with several nods to the almighty Marble Madness and a control scheme that feels just perfect on the touchscreen"

About

Marble Race.

Race a marble through vibrant levels, overcoming obstacles and monsters to achieve the fastest time. Compete with friends in a battle arena or co-op mode. Unlock hidden content and create your own custom levels.

Highlights

Race through unique levels
Avoid enemies and traps
Challenge friends in battle arena
Co-op mode available
Build custom levels
Supports gamepads and joysticks

Features

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Race through colorful levels filled with obstacles and monsters and claim the best time. Challenge your friends in 4-way battle arena. Unlock secrets and even build your own levels. A tribute to "Hamsterball" and "Marble Madness". • CONQUER unique and charming levels • AVOID enemies and traps • CHALLENGE your friends in battle arena or co-op. • SUPPORTS multitude of input devices such are gamepads, joysticks, etc. Trailer Music - 'Jumper' by waterflame at Newgrounds Theme Music - 'Be Free' by k-pone at Newgrounds ----------------------------- Do you have ideas, bugs or want to build own levels in editor. Tweet at me at https://twitter.com/ElasticSea or join discord https://discord.gg/nfVek4B

Screenshots

Flicky Marble4 screens

Marble Race.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flicky Marble at 84% against Marble Race.'s 28%. Flicky Marble also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Flicky Marble sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Marble Race. sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flicky Marble holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 627 and 186 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Flicky Marble's written reviews are positive against 28% of Marble Race.'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flicky Marble ships an update every 3 weeks, Marble Race. every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level

Flicky Marble versus Marble Race.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Flicky Marble	Marble Race.
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.6 (627 ratings) — better	3.2 (186 ratings)
Positive reviews	83.8% of reviews — better	28.2% of reviews
Number of ratings	627 — better	186
Update frequency	Every 3 weeks — better	Every 3 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	Yes
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	8.0 — better	12.0
Further details — not scored
Size	64 MB	200 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Easy 8 Software	Elastic Sea

Customer experience

Flicky Marble

All ratings627 ratings

Positive92.0%

Neutral4.8%

Negative3.2%

Written reviews37 reviews

Positive83.8%

Neutral2.7%

Negative13.5%

Marble Race.

All ratings186 ratings

Positive46.8%

Neutral16.1%

Negative37.1%

Written reviews124 reviews

Positive28.2%

Neutral21.0%

Negative50.8%

User reviews

Flicky Marble

From 627 App Store ratings

What we love

🎮 No ads or minimal ads in gameplay
🎨 Beautiful minimalist graphics and colorful design
🎵 Soothing and great music/sound design
👍 Simple and intuitive controls
💡 Unique marble-in-motion gameplay mechanics

Room to improve

💰 Paywall for infinite lives after certain levels
📱 Ads appear in free version
😤 Extremely difficult difficulty spike in later levels
📹 Poor camera positioning in some levels
⚙️ Unpredictable enemy behavior (green blobs)

Marble Race.

From 186 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Addictive gameplay
👍 Nostalgic memories
👍 Good physics
👍 Beautiful graphics
👍 Precise touchscreen control

Room to improve

🐛 Game is broken
🐛 Unplayable levels
🐛 Play button not working
🐛 Workshop not working
🐛 Frequent crashes

Bugs and requests

Flicky Marble

Reported bugs

3 issues

Boss fell off level in World 2
Player able to edge off lobby using boost mechanic
Unclear completion status after beating final level

Requested features

6 requests

More levels (most frequently requested)
Sequel or FM2 update
Different marble shell cosmetics as collectibles
iPhone X display optimization
Clearer game completion message

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Better difficulty curve balancing

Marble Race.

Reported bugs

18 issues

Play button does not work after a few levels
Cannot progress past certain levels (e.g., Blue B, Blue C, Dark A)
Workshop shows 'No results' or 'Error! Request failed!'
Game crashes frequently
Controls are unresponsive or block the menu

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Physics are described as horrible or inconsistent
Levels stop working after some point
Restarting a level freezes the button
Cannot download levels/campaigns
Game freezes when customizing marbles
Game crashes when trying to enter a level
Control placement breaks the main menu
Swipe control lacks strength for slopes
Joystick control is awkward
DPAD control issues
Gyroscope control is twitchy
Timed levels are too short
Game does not work with latest iOS

Requested features

12 requests

Fix the play button bug
Fix the workshop bug
Fix issues with specific levels (Blue C, Brown B, etc.)
Add more levels/campaigns
Improve controls

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Add unlimited time option
Add coins to buy skins
Make levels easier
Add different camera angles
Allow level creation on mobile
Increase time limits for levels
Fix bugs with restarting levels

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flicky Marble

One-time2

Extra Lives$0.99
Flicky Marble Upgrade$1.99

3 purchases

Marble Race.

One-time3

Chroma Skin$0.99
Remove Ads$1.99
Unlock Workshop$4.99

Questions

Is Flicky Marble free?

Flicky Marble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Marble Race. free?

Marble Race. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Which has better reviews, Flicky Marble or Marble Race.?

Flicky Marble is rated higher. Flicky Marble averages 4.6 out of 5 from 627 ratings, while Marble Race. averages 3.2 from 186 ratings.

Do Flicky Marble or Marble Race. have ads?

Neither Flicky Marble nor Marble Race. shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Flicky Marble or Marble Race.?

Flicky Marble ships an update every 3 weeks, and Marble Race. every 3 months. Most recently, Flicky Marble was updated on October 17, 2026 and Marble Race. on October 13, 2026.