Comparison

Pretty Random vs Random Balls

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

Head to head
About

Pretty Random

Easily generate random numbers with a simple shake of your phone. This app is perfect for various uses, from board games and classroom selections to raffles and game streaming.

Highlights
  • Shake to generate numbers
  • Random number generation
  • Board game companion
  • Classroom selection tool
  • Raffle generator
  • Game streaming aid
Features
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A simple, beautiful random number generator. Just shake your phone and watch the numbers change! A fun use for Pretty Random is .. ⁃ board game ⁃ Random selection, even in the classroom :) ⁃ Game streaming - Raffling - Wordle choices ⁃ and many more * Please let us know of the many fun ways you use Pretty Random!

About

Random Balls

Generate sequences of random numbers using a physics-based simulation. Shake your device to let virtual balls collide and determine your random results. Offers multiple ball machines for diverse random data generation.

Highlights
  • Physics-based ball simulation
  • Accelerometer-driven collisions
  • Multiple unique ball machines
  • Generate up to 20 balls per machine
  • Group up to 10 machines
  • High-quality randomness
Features
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With this app, you can create sequences of random numbers by yourself. Great to use when you need to generate random numbers. Basically, each ball is bouncing around, collide with other balls and walls along the way, and finally some of the balls will reach 'target points' and they will serve as your result balls. There're a bunch of different physics-based ball machines in this app, they use accelerometer datas from your device to simulate real world movements and collisions. Each ball machine is well designed with the thought of adding real world random data into the system. With all of these, they gives you ball combinations, that are high quality in terms of randomness. Shake and rotate your phone, let those balls collide and mix, put the phone up-right and you will have sequence of random balls. Each ball machines are slightly different to operate. # Each ball machine can generate up to 20 random balls in up to 100 balls. # You can group as many as 10 ball machines together # The final results are only for your references.

Screenshots

Pretty Random4 screens
Random Balls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Random Balls at none against Pretty Random's shown. Random Balls also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Pretty Random sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Random Balls sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Random Balls holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 306 and 210 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Pretty Random's written reviews are positive against 79% of Random Balls's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pretty Random ships an update monthly, Random Balls every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pretty Random versus Random Balls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPretty RandomRandom Balls
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (306 ratings)4.5 (210 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews79.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings306 — better210
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.111.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developersteven burnett乃君 黄

Customer experience

Pretty Random

All ratings306 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative19.0%

Random Balls

All ratings210 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive79.1%
Neutral7.0%
Negative14.0%

Bugs and requests

Pretty Random

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Numbers sometimes outside of specified range
  • Shake to randomize not always working as expected
  • Ads reappearing after purchasing ad removal

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to remember last used min/max values
  • Ability to generate multiple random numbers at once
  • Non-repeating number generation mode
  • Support for negative numbers and decimal values

Random Balls

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Pretty Random

One-time5
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Ten new gradients$0.99
  • Black Lives Matters Background$0.99
Show 2 more
  • Five new fonts$0.99
  • Premium Bundle$1.99
2 purchases

Random Balls

One-time2
  • Support developer$3.99
  • Unlock all balls$4.99

Questions

Is Pretty Random free?
Pretty Random is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Random Balls free?
Random Balls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pretty Random or Random Balls?
Random Balls is rated higher. Pretty Random averages 4.4 out of 5 from 306 ratings, while Random Balls averages 4.5 from 210 ratings.
Do Pretty Random or Random Balls have ads?
Pretty Random shows ads; Random Balls does not.
Which is updated more often, Pretty Random or Random Balls?
Pretty Random ships an update monthly, and Random Balls every 11 days. Most recently, Pretty Random was updated on November 2, 2026 and Random Balls on November 3, 2026.

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