Comparison

BlindBoxes vs Budbrain's Marbles

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

Head to head
About

BlindBoxes

Experience the excitement of opening virtual blind boxes and collecting digital figures. Complete sets to unlock real-world rewards and grow your collection. Designed for all ages with simple, friendly gameplay.

Highlights
  • Open virtual blind boxes
  • Collect digital figures
  • Complete sets
  • Unlock real-world rewards
  • Explore your collection
  • No in-app purchases
  • No ads
Features
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Love the thrill of opening blind boxes, blind bags, and mystery toys? Experience it anytime for free with BlindBoxes: The Game. Open virtual packages, reveal new figures, complete sets, and grow your digital collection — all while unlocking real-world rewards from BlindBoxes.com! How it works • Check your mail: Packages arrive over time. Tap to see what’s waiting for you. • Open your blind box: Discover which series it’s from, then tap again to reveal the figure inside. • Add it to your collection: Each figure shows whether it’s new or a duplicate, along with its rarity and odds (matching real-world blind boxes whenever possible). • Explore your collection: Browse the series you’ve unlocked and view the figures you’ve collected. • Earn rewards: Reach milestones—like opening a certain number of boxes or completing a set—and unlock exclusive coupons for BlindBoxes.com (USA only). Designed for all ages • No in-app purchases • No ads • Simple, friendly gameplay for kids and adults who love the excitement of unboxing

About

Budbrain's Marbles

Features
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Budbrain's Marbles is a cozy marble-sort puzzle for relaxed breaks — fully offline. Tap a tube to pick up its top marble, tap another tube to drop it. Sort every tube so it contains marbles of one colour only — that's the level solved. Sounds easy. The early levels are. The later ones aren't. FEATURES • 105 solvable levels • 5 beach worlds — Sandy Beach, Lagoon, Tropical Island, Shell Bay and Sunset Beach, each with its own palette, scenery and marble surface • 3-star rating per level — the more efficiently you solve, the more stars • Achievements gallery: every solved level with its move count and time • One-tap controls — no dragging, no precision required • Undo any move with the Undo button • Auto-save — your progress stays exactly where you left it • Optional haptic feedback on pickup, drop and win • 22 languages with automatic language detection HOW TO PLAY 1. Pick a level from the overview — start at Sandy Beach, work towards Sunset Beach 2. Tap a tube to lift its top marble 3. Tap another tube to drop it (only on an empty tube or a matching colour) 4. Sort every tube into one colour — done WHY IT'S RELAXING No timer pressure. No score chasing. No leaderboards. Just you, the marbles and a steady "click … plop" until the level resolves into clean colour columns.

Screenshots

BlindBoxes4 screens
Budbrain's Marbles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Budbrain's Marbles at every 3 weeks against BlindBoxes's every 108 months. Budbrain's Marbles also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BlindBoxes ships an update every 108 months, Budbrain's Marbles every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BlindBoxes versus Budbrain's Marbles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlindBoxesBudbrain's Marbles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 108 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRWK SystemsJosef Sejrek

In-app purchases

None

BlindBoxes

No in-app purchases

None

Budbrain's Marbles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlindBoxes free?
BlindBoxes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Budbrain's Marbles free?
Budbrain's Marbles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BlindBoxes or Budbrain's Marbles have ads?
Neither BlindBoxes nor Budbrain's Marbles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BlindBoxes or Budbrain's Marbles?
BlindBoxes ships an update every 108 months, and Budbrain's Marbles every 3 weeks. Most recently, BlindBoxes was updated on November 2, 2026 and Budbrain's Marbles on October 31, 2026.

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