Marbloid vs Marble Race.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Marbloid
Navigate a 3D marble runner through surreal worlds, collecting points and upgrading power-ups. Master intuitive tilt and tap controls to overcome obstacles and reach the ultimate goal. Experience a unique vaporwave aesthetic with an interactive soundtrack.
- Casual yet thrilling marble gameplay
- Intuitive tilt and tap controls
- Unique vaporwave aesthetic
- Entrepreneurial journey to one billion points
- Power-up upgrades and custom marbles
- Procedurally generated levels
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Trip through the Vaporwave and do the Exit – MΔRBLΘID is a 3D marble runner like no other! Play the restless mind of an entrepreneur, captured in a magic marble, on its journey to the ultimate goal: The Exit! Features: • Casual Core – Enjoy this chilled as well as thrilling marble gaming experience. Explore and master the procedural levels filled with downhills, rhythmic jump sections, powerful speed pads, chilling rails, portals and more to discover. • Tilt & Tap – This is true mobile gaming: Tilt to steer and tap to jump. The input design is simple, intuitive and precise. Play single handed in portrait mode. • ＶＡＰＯＲＷＡＶＥ ＡＥＳＴＨＥＴＩＣＳ – Travel through six different worlds inspired by Greek busts, 90s tech companies, holograms and dolphins. Listen to the original interactive soundtrack composed by Donovan Hikaru & Eyeliner aka. Disasteradio. Headphones recommended! • To the moon – Feel the thrill of an entrepreneur starting up. Accumulate one billion points to beat the game. Play save or go all in to grow your multiplier for an even bigger yield – Do you take the risk? • Invest and grow – Collect emojis to upgrade your power-ups and unlock unique marbles with custom perks. 30 ranks with exciting missions will keep you busy for weeks. • Play premium – Marbloid is a premium game with no ads, in app purchases or annoying push messages. Buy once and play forever. Marbloid is a Universal App: Play on your iPhone and iPad and sync your progress via iCloud.
Marble Race.
Race a marble through vibrant levels, overcoming obstacles and monsters to achieve the fastest time. Compete with friends in a battle arena or co-op mode. Unlock hidden content and create your own custom levels.
- Race through unique levels
- Avoid enemies and traps
- Challenge friends in battle arena
- Co-op mode available
- Build custom levels
- Supports gamepads and joysticks
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Race through colorful levels filled with obstacles and monsters and claim the best time. Challenge your friends in 4-way battle arena. Unlock secrets and even build your own levels. A tribute to "Hamsterball" and "Marble Madness". • CONQUER unique and charming levels • AVOID enemies and traps • CHALLENGE your friends in battle arena or co-op. • SUPPORTS multitude of input devices such are gamepads, joysticks, etc. Trailer Music - 'Jumper' by waterflame at Newgrounds Theme Music - 'Be Free' by k-pone at Newgrounds ----------------------------- Do you have ideas, bugs or want to build own levels in editor. Tweet at me at https://twitter.com/ElasticSea or join discord https://discord.gg/nfVek4B
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Marbloid at 84% against Marble Race.'s 28%. Marbloid also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Marble Race.'s advantage is price (Free vs $4.99). On 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
Marble Race. is free to download; Marbloid costs $4.99 up front. Marble Race. sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Marbloid asks for nothing beyond the download.
Marbloid holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 837 and 186 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Marbloid's written reviews are positive against 28% of Marble Race.'s.
Marbloid ships an update every 2 weeks, Marble Race. every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Marbloid | Marble Race. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (837 ratings) — better | 3.2 (186 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.7% of reviews — better | 28.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 837 — better | 186 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 269 MB | 200 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andreas Gaschka | Elastic Sea |
Customer experience
Marbloid
Marble Race.
User reviews
Marbloid
From 837 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful vaporwave aesthetics
- 🎶 Excellent soundtrack
- 🕹️ Addictive and challenging gameplay
- 💰 No in-app purchases or ads
- 👍 Polished and well-designed
Room to improve
- 🎢 Difficulty curve can be too steep
- 🎮 Tilt controls can be inconsistent
- 🕹️ Certain level elements feel unfair
- 🔁 Repetitive after reaching high ranks
Marble Race.
From 186 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Nostalgic memories
- 👍 Good physics
- 👍 Beautiful graphics
- 👍 Precise touchscreen control
Room to improve
- 🐛 Game is broken
- 🐛 Unplayable levels
- 🐛 Play button not working
- 🐛 Workshop not working
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
Bugs and requests
Marbloid
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes or performance issues
- Inconsistent behavior with pausing and resuming
Requested features
5 requests- Touch control options
- More level variety
- Ability to replay previous levels
- Difficulty settings
- Expanded post-game content
Marble Race.
Reported bugs
18 issues- Play button does not work after a few levels
- Cannot progress past certain levels (e.g., Blue B, Blue C, Dark A)
- Workshop shows 'No results' or 'Error! Request failed!'
- Game crashes frequently
- Controls are unresponsive or block the menu
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- Physics are described as horrible or inconsistent
- Levels stop working after some point
- Restarting a level freezes the button
- Cannot download levels/campaigns
- Game freezes when customizing marbles
- Game crashes when trying to enter a level
- Control placement breaks the main menu
- Swipe control lacks strength for slopes
- Joystick control is awkward
- DPAD control issues
- Gyroscope control is twitchy
- Timed levels are too short
- Game does not work with latest iOS
Requested features
12 requests- Fix the play button bug
- Fix the workshop bug
- Fix issues with specific levels (Blue C, Brown B, etc.)
- Add more levels/campaigns
- Improve controls
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- Add unlimited time option
- Add coins to buy skins
- Make levels easier
- Add different camera angles
- Allow level creation on mobile
- Increase time limits for levels
- Fix bugs with restarting levels
In-app purchases
Marbloid
No in-app purchases
Marble Race.
- Chroma Skin$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Unlock Workshop$4.99
