Hop Sky vs Shift Balls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hop Sky
Navigate a bouncing ball through challenging sky platforms or roll a physics-based ball across precarious tracks. Master quick reactions and careful handling to achieve high scores in this arcade time killer.
- Bouncing ball jumping on tiles
- Endless sky jumps
- Ball rolling with realistic physics
- Balance control on tracks
- Quick reaction gameplay
- Arcade time killer
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In Hop Sky, you'll play as a ball and make it through narrow air stacks on the clouds or endless successive plats! Two special game modes: 1. Hop Plat Mode Bouncing ball jumping on the tiles! Jump endless in the towering sky to make sure you don't step in the endless abyss! Are you still afraid of high places? Touch the screen and drag left or right to guide the ball from tile to tile. The ball jumps on bricks quickly, try not to let it fall, and make as many jumps as you can. This is a new and incredible arcade time killer. 2. Ball Rolling Mode: You need to roll a physical ball while keeping its balance. It's not as easy as it sounds, don't go over the edge of the track or you'll slide down the deep dark canyons of the sky! Very realistic physics experience, the game requires quick reaction and careful handling, a little difficult at first, but once you get the hang of it, it's hard to lose Come and challenge!
Shift Balls
Navigate challenging levels by switching between paper, wood, and stone balls. Each ball type has unique resistances and vulnerabilities to environmental hazards like fire and water. Adapt your strategy to overcome obstacles and progress through the game.
- Ball type switching (paper, wood, stone)
- Environmental hazard interaction
- Obstacle navigation
- Physics-based gameplay
- Progressive difficulty
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Shift between paper ball, wood ball and stone ball to pass obstacles. Remember: Paper ball can't pass fire and water Wood ball can't pass fire Stone ball can't pass water Wind will affect paper ball only
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shift Balls at 5.0 against Hop Sky's 4.5. Shift Balls also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 41 months). Hop Sky's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shift Balls holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hop Sky has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hop Sky ships an update every 41 months, Shift Balls weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hop Sky | Shift Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 212 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beijing Popeach Network Technology Limited | 嘉杰 孙 |
Customer experience
Hop Sky
Shift Balls
In-app purchases
Hop Sky
No in-app purchases
Shift Balls
No in-app purchases
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