Comparison

holedown vs MiniZone Squash

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

Head to head
About

holedown

Dig deep underground by strategically shooting balls to break blocks and reach planet cores. Collect crystals for upgrades and master bouncing patterns in this charming, minimalist game with an original soundtrack. Enjoy hours of gameplay with procedurally generated planets and multiple modes.

Highlights
  • Dig through six planets
  • Collect crystals for upgrades
  • Procedurally generated planets
  • Original space acid soundtrack
  • Endless play mode
  • Intuitive one-handed play
Features
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Dig deep underground by shooting balls and breaking blocks, traversing your way to the planet cores. With limited shots per round and some blocks fixed firmly to the wall, thoughtfully strategize and aim for maximum impact. Knock down as many blocks as possible while collecting crystals for upgrades and getting deeper beneath the surface. Choose your ideal upgrades such as more starting balls, more shots per round, or storing more crystals, based on your play style and overall strategy. Work your way into the procedurally generated planets with a delightful spectacle of bouncing as you get closer to the planet’s core. Balance your plan between ball bouncing patterns and unpredictable, surprising bounces in this mesmerizing and curious game oozing with charm. Immerse yourself in a world of extravagant minimalistic art while jamming out to an original space acid soundtrack as you feel the satisfaction of digging further underground. Features: • Six planets to dig through • Original soundtrack of seven diverse and space-acid themed tunes • A tight experience with 5+ hours of gameplay’ • Intuitive, one-handed play • Endless play mode • 5 achievements • 11 leaderboards • Split view support • Toggle for screen shake

About

MiniZone Squash

Experience fluid, physics-based action in vibrant, organic arenas. Swipe to glide and double-tap to unleash a pulse to survive, collect, and discover secrets in procedurally generated levels. Tune the universe to shape your own perfect challenge.

Highlights
  • Endless, unique levels
  • Adaptive difficulty
  • Tuneable game algorithm
  • Physics-based action
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Minimal UI, maximal flow
Features
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Dive into a living, cellular space.  Experience fluid, physics-based action that's simple to learn. Swipe to glide through vibrant, organic arenas. Double-tap to unleash a powerful squashing pulse.  Your goal: survive, collect, and discover the secrets of these strange dimensions. But here, you're in control of more than just your character. Key Features: ENDLESS, UNIQUE LEVELS: The game on creates endless combinations of challenges in mesmerizing, cellular structures. You'll never run out of levels. THE FUN IS THE VARIETY: Some levels can be passed in a moment; some are impossible. You’ll want to see what the next level is like. Uncover secrets like wormholes, time-slowing friends, and more. ADAPTIVE DIFFICULTY: The game learns from you. It automatically ramps up the tension when you're on a roll and eases off if you're struggling. You're challenged, not frustrated. TUNE THE UNIVERSE: Don't like a certain obstacle? Influence the game's algorithm to see more of what you like and less of what you don't. Shape your own perfect challenge. If you want to keep it easy, you can lock that in. Minimal UI. Maximal flow. Download now and lose yourself in a game that's never the same twice. The style is 2D, biomorphic, alien, primordial, cosmic, and a bit trippy.  Try it if you like abstract, hypnotic, fluid games.  You'll feel the retro slime and sci-fi energy pulsing.  Enjoy a unique sensory experience with immersive, ambient levels and a minimal set of elements, recombining in infinite, procedurally generated ways.  Aliens, spores, mushrooms, lightning, charged particles, shocks, and swarms? Yes! Exploration and evolution in a cosmic science lab? Yes! Primordial ASMR? Maybe! If you want to kill time, it's great! If you want to kill stress, or stay in a chill, flow state, you can tune it as you like, and lock in the difficulty.  This is single-player fun, with a bouncy physics engine and simple puzzles in an arcade setting. It can get intense, but there's no shooting.  This is a solodev indie game!

Screenshots

holedown4 screens
MiniZone Squash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MiniZone Squash at Free against holedown's $3.99. MiniZone Squash also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months). holedown's advantage is ratings volume (398 vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads, 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

MiniZone Squash is free to download; holedown costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MiniZone Squash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: holedown has 398 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

holedown ships an update every 9 months, MiniZone Squash every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
holedown versus MiniZone Squash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterholedownMiniZone Squash
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (398 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings398 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB154 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerwebbfarbror ABJames Nachbaur

Customer experience

holedown

All ratings398 ratings
Positive79.6%
Neutral9.5%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews202 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral14.4%
Negative13.9%

MiniZone Squash

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

holedown

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Save data randomly resets
  • Gameplay freezes after certain actions
  • Sound effects not working properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More planets/levels
  • Diverse block types and gameplay mechanics
  • Ability to skip crystal counting animation
  • Cloud save sync between devices

MiniZone Squash

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

holedown

No in-app purchases

None

MiniZone Squash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is holedown free?
holedown costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MiniZone Squash free?
MiniZone Squash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, holedown or MiniZone Squash?
MiniZone Squash is rated higher. holedown averages 4.3 out of 5 from 398 ratings, while MiniZone Squash averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do holedown or MiniZone Squash have ads?
Neither holedown nor MiniZone Squash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, holedown or MiniZone Squash?
holedown ships an update every 9 months, and MiniZone Squash every 3 weeks. Most recently, holedown was updated on September 25, 2026 and MiniZone Squash on June 1, 2026.

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