Comparison

Bad Box vs Bad Marbles

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

Head to head
About

Bad Box

Navigate a challenging arcade experience by dodging impossible squares and collecting power-ups. Destroy obstacles with weapons and slow down time to survive longer. Compete for high scores in this difficult, offline-friendly game.

Highlights
  • Collect slow motion items
  • Use shields for survival
  • Destroy geometry blocks with weapons
  • Power up skills with coins
  • Offline play supported
Features
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Impossible Squares are everywhere and you have to deal with those dashes as long as you can. One of the toughest rage games that is not only difficult to play but also impossible to beat your friend's high score!! KEY FEATURES ------------------------- -> Free to play -> You can slowdown your time by collecting slow motion item. -> Try to collect the shield to survive more time! -> There is a weapon! So you can destroy those geometry blocks! -> You can power up your skills by collecting more coins! -> No WiFi? No problem! It's an offline arcade game. You can play it offline.

About

Bad Marbles

A fast-paced arcade game where players must quickly smash red marbles while sparing green ones to earn rewards and achieve high scores. Customize your experience with earned diamonds to unlock new visuals and sounds.

Highlights
  • Smash red marbles, spare green ones
  • Collect diamonds for rewards
  • Unlock unique customizations
  • Set and beat high scores
  • Customize gameplay experience
  • Fast-paced skill challenge
Features
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It's a fast-paced challenge of skill and timing in Bad Marbles! Smash red marbles before they cross the screen and spare the green ones to collect diamonds, unlock tons of unique rewards, and set a high score! Intense Gameplay Keep your eyes on the screen as you tap away the bad marbles while letting the good ones roll by. Miss a red marble and you lose a life, but let a green marble pass and your score climbs! Streaks and Rewards As you get better, the game rewards you. Let enough good marbles pass and you’ll start a streak, earning diamonds to unlock new rewards. Slow down time, explode bad marbles, or change up the background, ramp, and music to keep things fresh and exciting! Customize Your Experience Every diamond you earn can be used to customize your gameplay. From new ramps and special backgrounds to dynamic soundtracks that make each game unique, you’re in control! Climb the Ranks With every bad marble you smash and every green marble you spare, each tap brings you closer to a new high score! Beat your friends and claim the title of Bad Marbles champion!

Screenshots

Bad Box3 screens
Bad Marbles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bad Marbles at every 3 days against Bad Box's every 20 months. Bad Marbles also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Bad Box sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bad Marbles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bad Box against 5.0 for Bad Marbles. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bad Marbles has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bad Box ships an update every 20 months, Bad Marbles every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bad Box versus Bad Marbles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBad BoxBad Marbles
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlayenseTyler Green

Customer experience

Bad Box

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

Bad Marbles

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bad Box

One-time1
  • Remove Ad$0.99
1 purchases

Bad Marbles

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Bad Box free?
Bad Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bad Marbles free?
Bad Marbles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bad Box or Bad Marbles?
Bad Box and Bad Marbles are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do Bad Box or Bad Marbles have ads?
Both Bad Box and Bad Marbles show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bad Box or Bad Marbles?
Bad Box ships an update every 20 months, and Bad Marbles every 3 days. Most recently, Bad Box was updated on September 20, 2026 and Bad Marbles on June 1, 2026.

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