Marbloid vs Nerd Survivors
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.
Nerd Survivors
Embark on a chaotic fantasy adventure where friends are transported to a monster-filled realm. Wield wacky weapons, cast spells, and craft ultimate armaments to survive relentless hordes. Can you endure 20 minutes of madness and return to your gaming night?
- Bullet-heaven action
- Rogue-lite survivor adventure
- Wacky fantasy realm setting
- Pizza frag-grenades and magic spells
- Resource scavenging and crafting
- Weapon customization via Forge of Destiny
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The ordinary gaming night among four friends takes a chaotic turn when they find themselves transported to a preposterous fantasy realm teeming with thousands of wacky monsters! Equip yourself with pizza frag-grenades, enchanted fidget spinners, unleash preposterous magic spells, or even fling your very own friends into the fray to repel the relentless hordes of monsters determined to obliterate you. And if that's still not enough, scavenge resources and blueprints, then harness the 'Forge of Destiny' to customize your weapons or craft the ultimate armaments of your nerdy wet dreams! Can you endure for 20 minutes of non-stop madness and make your way back to your gaming night? Nerd Survivors is a bullet-heaven action rogue-lite survivor adventure, set in the Doom & Destiny Worlds universe. This version of 'Nerd Survivors' includes all the playable characters and weapon customization options from the Forge that are not available in the free 'Nerd Survivors Lite' version.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Nerd Survivors at $0.99 against Marbloid's $4.99. Nerd Survivors also leads on chart position (#182 vs unranked) and review sentiment (93% vs 84%). Marbloid's advantage is ratings volume (838 vs 56) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Marbloid costs $4.99 and Nerd Survivors $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Marbloid against 4.7 for Nerd Survivors. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Marbloid has 838 ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Marbloid's written reviews are positive against 93% of Nerd Survivors's.
Marbloid ships an update every 2 weeks, Nerd Survivors fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Marbloid | Nerd Survivors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (838 ratings) — better | 4.7 (56 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.7% of reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 838 — better | 56 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #182 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 269 MB | 510 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Andreas Gaschka | Francesco Ficarelli |
Customer experience
Marbloid
Nerd Survivors
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
Nerd Survivors
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Marbloid
No in-app purchases
Nerd Survivors
No in-app purchases
