Comparison

Safe Balloon vs SoraWithShiro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Safe Balloon

Ascend your hot air balloon as high as possible, skillfully navigating through obstacles. Earn crowns for reaching altitude milestones and purchase shields for temporary invincibility. Compete for high scores and track your achievements.

Highlights
  • Altitude-based crown rewards
  • Obstacle dodging gameplay
  • In-app shield purchases
  • Score and high score tracking
  • Game Center integration
  • Volume control
Features
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Safe Balloon is an action game in which you get your hot air balloon as high as you can, dodging through obstacles. At first you will be rewarded a white crown, but when you achieve 500 meters you'll receive the bronze crown, at 1000 meters you'll have the silver crown. And finally you'll get the gold crown when you reach more than 10000 meters. Now the shields are available for purchase. You can be Invincible as many numbers of shields as you bought! Select "Shield+2" on the list. You can purchase them only once, and the total number of shields you can have is 6 shields. Features - Start button (START) - Game replay button - End button - Star 5 button - Twitter button - Shows Scores and High Scores - The achieved crown will be shown on the initial screen - Volume adjustment (Volume Control) - Shows ads - Support Game Center

About

SoraWithShiro

Features
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An evolved version of the 'GlassPong' series, played by 7 million people worldwide!? Retaining the fun of the 'GlassPong' series, this new game adds fresh actions and a new story!! 【What is 'Sora with Shiro'?】 'Sora with Shiro' is an action game where you throw balls with intuitive controls. In this game, you'll journey with your companion 'Shiro' to destroy ancient relics known as 'Astragia'. To find the Astragia, you must clear all stages while battling against the evil robot group XOBOT. Will Sora and Shiro be able to find the Astragia? 【How to Play】 Touch the screen, aim, then swipe to throw the ball. Use the ball to defeat enemies or unlock gimmicks to clear the level! 【Game Progression】 The setting is an underground world; find and clear hidden stages in the caves! Can you find and clear all the stages...? ◆ Upcoming Updates Look forward to added stories and stages in future updates! Enjoy!

Screenshots

Safe Balloon4 screens
SoraWithShiro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Safe Balloon at none against SoraWithShiro's shown. Safe Balloon also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). SoraWithShiro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Safe Balloon sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and SoraWithShiro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Safe Balloon ships an update every 2 months, SoraWithShiro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Safe Balloon versus SoraWithShiro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafe BalloonSoraWithShiro
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB651 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperYUJI HASEBESolidSeed Co.,Ltd.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Safe Balloon

One-time2
  • Shield+23 variants$2.99
  • RemoveAds$3.99
1 purchases

SoraWithShiro

One-time1
  • Ad Free$1.99

Questions

Is Safe Balloon free?
Safe Balloon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SoraWithShiro free?
SoraWithShiro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Safe Balloon or SoraWithShiro have ads?
SoraWithShiro shows ads; Safe Balloon does not.
Which is updated more often, Safe Balloon or SoraWithShiro?
Safe Balloon ships an update every 2 months, and SoraWithShiro every 2 weeks. Most recently, Safe Balloon was updated on November 2, 2026 and SoraWithShiro on October 27, 2026.

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