SparkBall 2 vs Gurn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SparkBall 2
Test your tapping accuracy and discipline in this arcade-style game. Chain together hits for maximum points and speed bonuses. Clear levels without misses for perfect rounds, but beware of exceeding five misses to avoid a game over.
- Tapping accuracy test
- Hit Streak bonuses
- Speed Streak bonuses
- Perfect round scoring
- Miss Count tracking
- High score pursuit
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SparkBall 2 is a test of tapping accuracy and discipline. Tap the moving SparkBalls to clear each level. Score maximum points by chaining together Hit Streaks without missing. Tap faster to earn a Speed Streak bonus. Clear a level without any misses for a Perfect round. Successfully finish a level to reset your Miss Count. After 5 misses, GAME OVER! Go for your best high scrore with this simple-yet-addictive mobile arcade-style game.
Gurn
Control a runner game using only your facial expressions. Record and auto-edit gameplay clips with your face for easy sharing. Earn cosmetic items as you play.
- Face-controlled gameplay
- One-tap clip capture and share
- Daily challenges with leaderboards
- Earnable cosmetic items
- Optional touch controls
- On-device face tracking
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Gurn is a runner you play with your face. No taps. No swipes. You jump by opening your mouth, change lanes by tilting your head, duck by tucking your chin, and float by puffing your cheeks — all read live by the front camera. The faster it gets, the more contorted your face has to get. And the clip is the point. While you play, Gurn records a split-screen of your face next to the run and auto-edits the wreckage into a clip you can post in one tap — with the game's sound or muted so you can drop your own. The runner is just the excuse to manufacture something worth sharing. What you get - A runner controlled entirely by your expressions — no buttons on screen - One-tap capture and share: face + gameplay, auto-trimmed, ready for TikTok, Reels, or your camera roll - A daily challenge everyone runs on the same seed — honest leaderboards - Clip-visible cosmetics you earn as you play — trails, finales, and outfits - A deadpan voice that calls your runs like nobody asked - Or play with touch — a full touch-control mode, with its own leaderboards The rules we won't break - Your face stays yours. Face tracking runs entirely on your device — nothing biometric is ever stored or sent anywhere. - You can't buy your way up the board. Nothing purchasable touches your score, speed, or rank. Cosmetics are cosmetics. - Sharing is never gated. Every run exports in HD and posts in one tap; clips carry a small Gurn wordmark — that's how people find the game. Free to play — every run exports in HD and shares free. The optional extras are all looks and laughs — cosmetics you can earn with coins or grab in a Starter Pack. Nothing you buy touches the leaderboard. No subscription, ever. Bring a face. Leave with a clip.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Gurn at none against SparkBall 2's shown. Gurn also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 53 months). SparkBall 2's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. SparkBall 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Gurn sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SparkBall 2 against 5.0 for Gurn. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
SparkBall 2 ships an update every 53 months, Gurn daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SparkBall 2 | Gurn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 53 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | orbosphere | Adam Kinney |
Customer experience
SparkBall 2
Gurn
In-app purchases
SparkBall 2
- Remove Ads$0.99
Gurn
- Starter Pack$1.99
- Blue Laser$1.99
- Green Laser$1.99
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- Red Laser$1.99
- Fire Trail$1.99
- Kaboom$1.99









