Comparison

Steer the Marbles vs Collapse

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

Head to head
About

Steer the Marbles

Guide marbles and balls to their goals by tilting your device. Navigate through challenging levels with obstacles, mazes, and multiple holes while avoiding red balls. Collect gems and earn stars in this physics-based puzzle game.

Highlights
  • Tilt device to steer
  • 100+ playable levels
  • Avoid red balls
  • Collect gems
  • Physics game engine
  • Maze and obstacle levels
Features
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Tilt your mobile device to steer the marbles and balls towards the goals. This classic roll-the-balls game has twists and many levels. It's not as easy as it sounds because you must also avoid the red balls from entering the holes. Variety of levels include obstacles, maze level, multiple holes, and different ball sizes. Collect all the gems and earn star ratings. Have fun steering, balancing, and aiming the balls and watch them interact with physics using the accelerometer. A great game to relax and spend a few minutes. • Very easy to play, just tilt your device to steer the marbles/balls to the holes. • 100+ levels, all playable, no In App Purchase. • Relaxing and addictive game play. Straightforward interface. • Built using physics game engine. • Variety of challenges and things to discover, such as maze/labyrinth levels, pipe/tunnel, and gems.

About

Collapse

Navigate a ball through increasingly complex mazes, ensuring every square is visited before reaching the exit. Utilize hints or skip levels when you encounter challenges. Test your puzzle-solving skills as you advance through numerous stages.

Highlights
  • Maze navigation
  • Visit every square
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Hint system
  • Level skipping
Features
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Find the path to the exit square and don’t fall off. Each square must be visited at least once. It may seem easy at the beginning, but it gets harder as you progress through the levels. How far will you go? If you're stuck, use the hints to get the right direction, or skip to the next level.;

Screenshots

Steer the Marbles4 screens
Collapse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Steer the Marbles at none against Collapse's 5. Steer the Marbles also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Collapse's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Collapse sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Steer the Marbles asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Steer the Marbles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Collapse has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steer the Marbles ships an update every 18 months, Collapse every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Steer the Marbles versus Collapse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteer the MarblesCollapse
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB37 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperF PermadiTapotap

Customer experience

Steer the Marbles

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Collapse

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Steer the Marbles

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Collapse

One-time5
  • Pack 1$0.99
  • Skip level$0.99
  • Pack 2$3.99
Show 2 more
  • Pack 3$6.99
  • Pack 4$11.99

Questions

Is Steer the Marbles free?
Steer the Marbles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Collapse free?
Collapse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steer the Marbles or Collapse?
Steer the Marbles is rated higher. Steer the Marbles averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Collapse averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Steer the Marbles or Collapse have ads?
Both Steer the Marbles and Collapse show ads.
Which is updated more often, Steer the Marbles or Collapse?
Steer the Marbles ships an update every 18 months, and Collapse every 7 months. Most recently, Steer the Marbles was updated on November 2, 2026 and Collapse on November 2, 2026.

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