BotHeads vs Ball Action
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BotHeads
Guide flying robots through a handcrafted world filled with obstacles and challenges. Experience an atmospheric arcade adventure with physics-based gameplay, a unique soundtrack, and high-score challenges.
- Handcrafted world with amazing physics
- Game Center Highscores
- Haptic feedback
- Original soundtrack
- Warp Zones
- Laser-eyed cats
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Guide your little flying robots through a beautiful handcrafted world filled with things to fly past, bounce off or dash through! BotHeads is an atmospheric arcade adventure game by the creators of Hanger & Hanger World. "It's like an amazing dream where Sonic The Hedgehog, transformed into a flying robot, is trapped in badlands filled with weird monsters and cats with laser eyes." BotHeads just wanna fly fast. Maybe do some loops and bounce off a spring. Spin around to a great song and rack up some points! Oh – and it features a brand new soundtrack by Boy vs Bacteria. FEATURES • Handcrafted world with amazing physics • Game Center Highscores • Haptic feedback on supported devices • Soundtrack by Boy vs Bacteria • Warp Zones that lets you skip levels • Cats with laser eyes • Support for iPhone X REVIEWS "Here’s a game that you should be playing right now!" • Snappzilla.com "Thanks to a slick control system, this is one game that definitely deserves a second look." 8/10 • PocketGamer.co.uk "If you enjoy playing platformer style games that don’t feature a random stage that regenerates itself each time you GAME OVER, this is probably the highest quality game currently available." • Edamame Game Reviews "BotHeads is one such title that instantly caught my eye, and while its numerous influences have been plucked from radically different parts of the gaming spectrum, the way that the developers have blended them together to make a cohesive whole is rather impressive indeed" • TouchArcade.com
Ball Action
Control a rolling ball to knock opponents off an arena. Avoid falling off yourself while strategically hitting enemies of varying sizes and speeds. Unlock new cosmetic skins as you progress.
- Intuitive swipe controls
- Smooth 3D graphics
- Realistic physics simulation
- Unlockable cosmetic skins
- Strategic ball combat
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Roll around and knock other balls off! Make sure not to fall off yourself... Can you do it? Simply swipe the screen to roll in all directions. Some enemy balls are small and fast, some are large but slow. Hit balls at the right moment and they fly off the stage! Features: - Easy intuitive controls - Smooth 3D graphics - Feel-good physics - Many skins to unlock Roll on and let the fight begin!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BotHeads at 79% against Ball Action's 39%. BotHeads also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Ball Action's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (38K vs 36). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. BotHeads sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ball Action sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ball Action holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ball Action has 38K ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of BotHeads's written reviews are positive against 39% of Ball Action's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BotHeads ships an update every 2 weeks, Ball Action monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BotHeads | Ball Action |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (36 ratings) | 4.6 (38K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.4% of reviews — better | 38.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 | 38K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 237 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | A Small Game AB | ponos corporation |
Customer experience
BotHeads
Ball Action
User reviews
BotHeads
From 36 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Intuitive and responsive controls
- 🎨 Beautiful minimalist graphics and visual design
- 🎵 Excellent soundtrack and atmospheric music
- 😊 Cute and charming character design
- 🎯 Well-designed level progression and difficulty curve
Room to improve
- 🔄 Progress resets to beginning when dying
- 💾 Game progress not saved between sessions
- 🐛 Occasional crashes on app launch
- 📺 Excessive ads interrupting gameplay
- ⚙️ Inverted controls feel counterintuitive
Ball Action
From 38K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Satisfying ball-knocking mechanics
- 💡 Interesting enemy AI types
Room to improve
- 🔥 Excessive and intrusive ads
- ⏱️ Ads longer than gameplay levels
- 🔁 Repetitive level design
- 🔒 Lack of progression and content
Bugs and requests
BotHeads
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game crashes immediately on launch
- Progress lost when closing and reopening app
- Freezing when entering bouncy/spring obstacles
- Hit detection issues with spike obstacles
- Consecutive hits from same obstacle causing unfair deaths
Requested features
16 requests- Character customization and skins
- Checkpoint system for levels
- Level select/stage selection menu
- Inverted controls option
- Shop to spend collected coins/jewels
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- Different character colors and outfits
- Additional levels and worlds
- Multiplayer or online racing modes
- Landscape mode support
- Pause and resume functionality
- Record/replay mode for YouTube
- Level editor
- More challenging difficulty modes
- Hats and accessories for characters
- Invincibility frames after getting hit
- Toggle for visual trail display
Ball Action
Reported bugs
2 issues- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Online multiplayer mode
- More diverse level environments
- Reduced ad frequency
- Unlockable themes and customization
In-app purchases
BotHeads
- Premium - no ads$0.99
Ball Action
- No Ads$2.99
