Comparison

Collapse vs Drop The Balls

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

Head to head
About

Collapse

Navigate a ball through increasingly complex mazes, ensuring every square is visited before reaching the exit. Utilize hints or skip levels when you encounter challenges. Test your puzzle-solving skills as you advance through numerous stages.

Highlights
  • Maze navigation
  • Visit every square
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Hint system
  • Level skipping
Features
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Find the path to the exit square and don’t fall off. Each square must be visited at least once. It may seem easy at the beginning, but it gets harder as you progress through the levels. How far will you go? If you're stuck, use the hints to get the right direction, or skip to the next level.;

About

Drop The Balls

Features
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Find the perfect aim and put all the balls in the hole to complete the level.

Screenshots

Collapse4 screens
Drop The Balls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drop The Balls at none against Collapse's 5. Drop The Balls also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Collapse's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 34 months). On price, ads 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. Collapse sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Drop The Balls asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Collapse ships an update every 7 months, Drop The Balls every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Collapse versus Drop The Balls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCollapseDrop The Balls
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 34 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB52 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTapotapMarco Andreotti

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Collapse

One-time5
  • Pack 1$0.99
  • Skip level$0.99
  • Pack 2$3.99
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  • Pack 3$6.99
  • Pack 4$11.99
None

Drop The Balls

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Collapse free?
Collapse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drop The Balls free?
Drop The Balls is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Collapse or Drop The Balls have ads?
Both Collapse and Drop The Balls show ads.
Which is updated more often, Collapse or Drop The Balls?
Collapse ships an update every 7 months, and Drop The Balls every 34 months. Most recently, Collapse was updated on October 26, 2026 and Drop The Balls on October 27, 2026.

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