Comparison

15.Puzzle vs Balls Challenge

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

Head to head
About

15.Puzzle

Transform your personal photos into engaging sliding tile puzzles. Enjoy daily curated challenges, track your progress, and compete with others globally. Play quick, satisfying rounds anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Create puzzles from personal photos
  • Daily curated puzzles
  • Two difficulty levels (3x3, 4x4)
  • Global leaderboards
  • Smart hint system
  • Share solved puzzles
Features
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Turn any picture into a puzzle. Photo Slide Puzzle takes the sliding tile game and adds the one thing it was always missing: your photos. Pick an image from your camera roll, snap a fresh one, or play today's curated daily puzzle. Every picture becomes a satisfying sliding puzzle you race to reconstruct. WHAT'S INSIDE - Your photos, your puzzles. Use any image from your library or take one with the camera. Family moments, vacation snapshots, pet portraits — anything becomes a puzzle you actually care about solving. - A new daily puzzle every day. Open the app each morning to find a fresh curated image. Solve consecutive days to build your streak — see how far you can go. - Two difficulty levels. Easy (3×3) for a quick session in line at the coffee shop, Hard (4×4) for a real challenge. - Live scoring and best-time tracking. Beat your personal records, then climb the Game Center leaderboards against players around the world. - Smart hint system. Stuck on a tricky puzzle? Use a peek to glance at the original image. Watch a short video to have one piece snapped automatically into its correct spot. - Designed for iPhone and iPad. Rotate freely — the puzzle reflows. Sharp at every screen size, in Split View, and on every recent device. - Made for fast, satisfying sessions. Each round runs 2 to 4 minutes. Perfect for waiting rooms, commutes, lunch breaks, and the ten minutes before bed. - Share your solves. Send a finished puzzle as an image to friends and family. NO LOGIN. NO SUBSCRIPTION. NO REGISTRATION. Just open the app and play. Game Center sign-in is optional and only used for global leaderboards. We hope you love it. If you do, please leave a review — it genuinely helps small developers keep building.

About

Balls Challenge

A puzzle game where players rotate mazes to guide balls into a pipe. It features simple controls and engaging gameplay for a fun challenge.

Highlights
  • Maze rotation gameplay
  • Ball guiding mechanics
  • Simple controls
  • Engaging puzzle challenges
Features
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Rotate the mazes to move the balls into the pipe! The game has simple controls and excellent gameplay!

Screenshots

15.Puzzle4 screens
Balls Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Balls Challenge at 5.0 against 15.Puzzle's 4.3. Balls Challenge also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). 15.Puzzle's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Balls Challenge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

15.Puzzle ships an update every 3 weeks, Balls Challenge every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
15.Puzzle versus Balls Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter15.PuzzleBalls Challenge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBothina ElzoobiSergei Shendrikov

Customer experience

15.Puzzle

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Balls Challenge

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

15.Puzzle

No in-app purchases

None

Balls Challenge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 15.Puzzle free?
15.Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Balls Challenge free?
Balls Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 15.Puzzle or Balls Challenge?
Balls Challenge is rated higher. 15.Puzzle averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Balls Challenge averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do 15.Puzzle or Balls Challenge have ads?
Balls Challenge shows ads; 15.Puzzle does not.
Which is updated more often, 15.Puzzle or Balls Challenge?
15.Puzzle ships an update every 3 weeks, and Balls Challenge every 7 months. Most recently, 15.Puzzle was updated on October 24, 2026 and Balls Challenge on October 24, 2026.

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