Physics Balls vs Shatterbrain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Physics Balls
A fun brick breaker game where you aim to destroy all bricks with a single shot. Swipe to launch balls, collect power-ups for extra balls or size boosts, and prevent bricks from reaching the bottom line. Enjoy endless gameplay with realistic physics.
- Aim and shoot balls to break bricks
- Collect power-ups for extra balls or size boosts
- Realistic physics engine
- Endless game mode
- Automatic progress saving
- Tablet support
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Physics Balls is a playful brick breaker game for iOS! Play for hours each time! Aim at breaking all bricks by one shoot: Swipe your finger and throw balls,Make them roll among the bricks. Hit items to make extra balls or double size ball. Prevent the bricks to reach the check-line! Features: ◉ Perfect physic ball bouncy engine ◉ Fully automatic progress save ◉ Endless game mode ◉ Tablet support Physics Balls is Suit for all age and completely FREE to play! Now become the master of the Physic Balls!
Shatterbrain
Engage in challenging physics puzzles by drawing shapes to find solutions. Discover multiple ways to solve each level and compete on leaderboards for the best performance. This game is designed for those who enjoy brain teasers and applying physics principles.
- Dozens of physics puzzles
- Multiple solutions per puzzle
- Leaderboard competition
- Draw shapes to solve
- Challenging gameplay
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Draw shapes to solve challenging physics puzzles. From the creator of the #1 hit puzzle game, Brain It On! ◆ Dozens of brain busting physics puzzles, with more being added all the time ◆ Multiple ways to solve each puzzle, can you find the best solution? ◆ Compete on the leaderboards for the fastest time or best solution If you enjoy brain games, have a knack for following the laws of physics, and enjoy making things shatter, then this puzzle game is for you. It's easy to learn but hard to master and will get you thinking outside the box in no time! Draw a dot, draw a line, draw whatever you need to solve the puzzle and shatter the shapes. If you like Shatterbrain, please rate it and leave a comment. Your support is greatly appreciated. If you don't like something, please email me at support@orbitalnine.com. I want to hear your feedback and comments so I can improve Shatterbrain and turn it into a hit. You can find me on Twitter at @orbitalnine, or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/shatterbrain, or my website: http://orbitalnine.com I hope you enjoy Shatterbrain!
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Verdict
Physics Balls and Shatterbrain both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Shatterbrain's written reviews are positive against 34% of Physics Balls's. Physics Balls's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (6.5K vs 436). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Physics Balls sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shatterbrain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Physics Balls against 4.6 for Shatterbrain. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Physics Balls has 6.5K ratings behind it against 436, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of Physics Balls's written reviews are positive against 86% of Shatterbrain's.
Physics Balls ships an update every 2 months, Shatterbrain every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Physics Balls | Shatterbrain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (6.5K ratings) | 4.6 (436 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.3% of reviews | 86.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.5K — better | 436 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BIGDOG GAMES | Orbital Nine Games Inc |
Customer experience
Physics Balls
Shatterbrain
User reviews
Physics Balls
From 6.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and easy to play
- 👍 Calming and relaxing
- 🚀 Great time waster game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and buggy
- 🔋 Battery drain issues
- 💩 Excessive and intrusive ads
- 🔒 Privacy concerns
Shatterbrain
From 436 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Relaxing challenge
- 🚀 Elegant and challenging physics-based puzzles
- 👍 Enjoyable and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Stimulates the mind
- 👍 Reasonable ad implementation
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
- 🔍 Lack of instructions or guidance
- 🔍 Difficulty progressing without 3-starring levels
- 🔍 Some levels too easy or too difficult
Bugs and requests
Physics Balls
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing or crashing
- Ads not working as expected
- Inconsistent ball behavior and scoring
Requested features
3 requests- More variety of sounds and effects
- Power-ups or boosts to help progress
- Better optimization for newer devices
Shatterbrain
Reported bugs
2 issues- Freezing or crashing on certain levels
- Issues with drawing/controls not registering properly
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content updates
- Ability to skip levels without 3 stars
- Customizable hint/solution system
In-app purchases
Physics Balls
- No Ads$1.99
Shatterbrain
- Full Game$1.99
Questions
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