Manix vs Escapé Balls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Manix
Experience classic arcade action with a blend of modern and retro graphics. Enjoy one-handed mobile controls for brick breaking, rock smashing, and alien shooting. Features 50 free levels, multiple game modes, and hypnotic audio for addictive gameplay.
- 50 unique levels
- Multiple game modes
- One-handed mobile controls
- PowerUps for enhanced gameplay
- Customizable ship sensitivity
- No ads or nags
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Experience classic arcade action with a seamless blend of modern and retro graphics and sound. All the brick breaking, rock smashing, alien shooting mayhem you need with buttery smooth one-handed mobile controls. Fifty free levels of addictive action, multiple game modes, hypnotic audio and that "just one more try" arcade drama you love. If you have fond memories of games like Breakout, Space Invaders, Asteroids, Galaga, and Tempest, you will find that Manix takes inspiration from these classics and blends and bends them together to create something new and unique. FEATURES: - 50 unique levels across multiple game modes... - Swarming, spinning, wandering, and attacking bricks. Keep your eye on the ball while you deal with these baddies... - Brick walls that move, shimmer, dance, spin, break apart, and float away to make it harder and harder for you to keep the ball in play... - Spinning asteroids that shatter and send rock particles your way while you try to encircle and clear the space debris... - PowerUps that produce extra lives, brick-shattering laser beams, ball bombs, and more... - Positional music and sound effects that surround and keep you focused (especially when you're using headphones!)... - Massive explosions that rain fiery particles down upon your ship... - Sun, snow, rain, thunder and lightning, wind, and outer space levels... - Customizable ship sensitivity and game speed... - No ads, no nags, just totally free arcade action... - Created by Pete Rizzuto
Escapé Balls
Navigate a challenging environment using your phone's motion controls to dodge obstacles. Collect in-game currency to unlock cosmetic items and achievements, aiming for the top of the global leaderboard.
- Motion detection controls
- Coin collection
- Unlockable skins
- 30+ custom achievements
- Public leaderboard
- Offline play
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Fall into some fun using your phones built in motion detection to avoid the inevitable spikes! Collect coins, purchase skins, unlock over 30 custom achievements to earn FREE awards, and most importantly become a “Grandmaster”! Hone your skills and work your way up to the top of the public leaderboard!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Manix at none against Escapé Balls's shown. Manix also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Escapé Balls's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 34 months). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Manix against 5.0 for Escapé Balls. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Manix ships an update every 34 months, Escapé Balls weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Manix | Escapé Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blitterbit, LLC | Poieo Dev LLC |
Customer experience
Manix
Escapé Balls
In-app purchases
Manix
No in-app purchases
Escapé Balls
No in-app purchases









