Balance The Hat vs Lost Sock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Balance The Hat
Tilt your device to balance various hats on a character's head. Avoid bombs and collect a wide variety of unique hats to keep the game interesting. See how long you can maintain your balance.
- Tilt controls
- Hat balancing gameplay
- Bomb avoidance
- Collectible hats
- High score tracking
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Tilt heads and balance hats! See how long you can keep your hat on, and watch out for bombs! Lots of playable hats to collect—including a top hat, chicken, boombox, beanie, birdcage, cat, rocking horse, fish bowl, soccer ball, cactus, and many more.
Lost Sock
A humorous one-button game where you control a washing machine to prevent socks from getting lost. Collect coins to unlock a variety of quirky and colorful socks.
- One-button gameplay
- Spin and stop mechanics
- Collect coins
- Unlock unique socks
- Humorous theme
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Where do all the missing socks go? Find out in Lost Sock, the crazy physics-based arcade challenge where your washing machine is the level! Spin the machine enough times to complete each stage, but don't let a single sock escape. Easy to learn: • HOLD to spin • RELEASE to stop What starts as an ordinary washing machine quickly turns into a collection of bizarre spinning contraptions. Tackle machines shaped like fried eggs, cars, footballs, airplanes and other ridiculous creations that become increasingly difficult to master. Every level introduces new surprises: • Rotating obstacles • Trap doors and moving parts • Slingshot elements that launch socks across the machine • Physics-driven chaos and unpredictable moments Unlock dozens of strange and colorful socks. Some even create unexpected effects that make every spin unique. Features: • Unique washing machine level designs • Simple one-touch controls • Challenging physics-based gameplay • Risk-versus-reward coin collecting • Unlockable socks with special effects • Casual fun with increasing difficulty Can you keep every sock inside?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Balance The Hat at none against Lost Sock's 1. Balance The Hat also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (591 vs 40). Lost Sock's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 49%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Lost Sock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Balance The Hat asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lost Sock holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Balance The Hat has 591 ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Balance The Hat's written reviews are positive against 81% of Lost Sock's.
Balance The Hat ships an update every 2 months, Lost Sock every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Balance The Hat | Lost Sock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (591 ratings) | 4.7 (40 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.5% of reviews | 80.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 591 — better | 40 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Korigame Ltd | Tim Kretz |
Customer experience
Balance The Hat
Lost Sock
Bugs and requests
Balance The Hat
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sound issues and muted audio
- Clipboard access concerns
- Compatibility problems on older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Difficulty settings or tutorial
- More variety in gameplay and objects
- Improved controls and responsiveness
Lost Sock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Balance The Hat
No in-app purchases
Lost Sock
- remove ads$3.99
Questions
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