Comparison

Play Impossible Gameball vs Neon Boing

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

Head to head
About

Play Impossible Gameball

This app connects to a smart ball to bring digital gaming into physical play. Enjoy a variety of active games, track your skills, and compete with friends. It's designed for active fun indoors and outdoors.

Highlights
  • Connects to smart ball via Bluetooth
  • 10+ free connected ball games
  • Track ball skills and compete
  • Indoor and outdoor active play
  • Rapid charging for extended play
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The Play Impossible Gameball™ is an active gaming system that brings the digital action indoors and outdoors with free connected ball games you can play on your own or with friends. The app now has 10 free games, and more are on the way! More than ‘just a ball,’ the inflatable Gameball is embedded with patent-pending sensor technology that connects to the Play Impossible app via Bluetooth, bringing a new twist to a favorite play and sport object. Connect, compete and challenge your ball skill with the popular new game Impossible; see how long it takes to reach your vertical limit in Skyscraper; use brains and brawn in a new version of ‘keep away’ with Jostle. See how fast you can throw or how much spin you can get in Sport Labs. The Play Impossible Gameball is recommended for ages nine and higher. When your Gameball runs low on energy, refuel in 20 seconds with the Rapid Charger for another complete hour of fun! Play Impossible Gameball™ is sold separately from this application. Please be aware that because of the significant number of different models, variants, and manufacturing standards of available devices.

About

Neon Boing

Bounce a ball and avoid menacing circles in this retro-inspired arcade game. Customize your experience with personal images and sounds, and share your creations with friends. Perfect for quick bursts of fun.

Highlights
  • Avoid menacing circles
  • Customize with pictures and sounds
  • Share creations with friends
  • Retro 80's arcade sounds
  • Simple, addictive gameplay
Features
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--- WHAT'S NEW --- From the creators of NEON BOING comes a game-changing update. Literally! Now you can: - choose a new look for Neon Boing. - customize the game with your silly pictures and sounds. - share your creations with your friends. --- NEON BOING --- A ball you can’t drop… Menacing circles that only want to see you fail… Sounds from an 80’s arcade… The adventure of a lifetime! Read again the above lines with a very deep voice, and feel the thrill of NEON BOING!!! Our (paid) reviewers said: “The game that will make Tetris feel like an 1984 Russian game”. “The perfect game for waiting rooms. It makes a 2 hour wait feel like 1:48”. “It helped me go trough hours of impeachment depositions”. “It made my hair grow again!”. *This one isn’t verified. You got spare time? Why would you meditate or read a book when you can… NEON BOING Don’t drop the ball and play! And please click on a banner so we can keep on creating the games that the world doesn’t need, but they are nevertheless so cool.

Screenshots

Play Impossible Gameball4 screens
Neon Boing3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Play Impossible Gameball at none against Neon Boing's shown. Play Impossible Gameball also leads on ratings volume (964 vs 21) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Neon Boing's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (86% vs 72%). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Play Impossible Gameball against 4.8 for Neon Boing. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Play Impossible Gameball has 964 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Play Impossible Gameball's written reviews are positive against 86% of Neon Boing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Play Impossible Gameball ships an update every 6 weeks, Neon Boing daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Play Impossible Gameball versus Neon Boing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlay Impossible GameballNeon Boing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (964 ratings)4.8 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings964 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSperry Labs LLCKarina Palladino

Customer experience

Play Impossible Gameball

All ratings964 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral10.3%
Negative17.9%

Neon Boing

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Play Impossible Gameball

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Gameball won't connect or charge
  • Connectivity issues on different platforms

Requested features

3 requests
  • Better menu system to navigate levels
  • Compatibility with Apple TV
  • Individualized high score tracking

Neon Boing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Play Impossible Gameball

No in-app purchases

None

Neon Boing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Play Impossible Gameball free?
Play Impossible Gameball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Neon Boing free?
Neon Boing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Play Impossible Gameball or Neon Boing?
Neon Boing is rated higher. Play Impossible Gameball averages 4.8 out of 5 from 964 ratings, while Neon Boing averages 4.8 from 21 ratings.
Do Play Impossible Gameball or Neon Boing have ads?
Neon Boing shows ads; Play Impossible Gameball does not.
Which is updated more often, Play Impossible Gameball or Neon Boing?
Play Impossible Gameball ships an update every 6 weeks, and Neon Boing daily. Most recently, Play Impossible Gameball was updated on October 24, 2026 and Neon Boing on October 18, 2026.

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