Balls Control vs Planetary Idle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Balls Control
An idle game where you attract balls based on their color. Enjoy a relaxing experience with no aggressive tapping, featuring powerful bonuses and endless upgrades.
- Attract balls by color
- Free to play
- Chill gameplay
- Powerful bonuses
- Endless colors and upgrades
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Attract balls by their colors! Brand new idle game: - Free to play - No aggressive taps - Chill gameplay - Powerful bonuses - Endless colors & upgrades
Planetary Idle
Explore planets with a retro sci-fi idle theme. Hire scientists for passive income, tap for boosts, and research expeditions for discoveries. Prestige to reset with permanent upgrades and unlock perks with rare QBits.
- Hire Scientists for passive income
- Tap to boost active income
- Research expeditions for discoveries
- Prestige system with permanent upgrades
- Earn QBits for powerful perks
- Offline progress for 6 hours
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Discover planets with a retro sci-fi idle theme with Planetary Idle! • Hire Scientists - Generate steady passive income and scale your operation. • Tap to Boost - Tap for extra cash when you’re active. • Research Expeditions - Spend money and brave scientists on one-way missions for discoveries and income bonuses! • Prestige - Reset, keep permanent upgrades, blast past your previous best. • QBits & Upgrades - Earn rare QBits and unlock powerful perks. • Play Your Pace - Short bursts or long idles; progress for 6 hours when offline. • Game Center - Many achievements to unlock!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Balls Control at 36K against Planetary Idle's 77. Balls Control also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17). Planetary Idle's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (50% vs 37%). On price, update cadence, 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. Balls Control sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Planetary Idle sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Planetary Idle holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Balls Control has 36K ratings behind it against 77, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Balls Control's written reviews are positive against 50% of Planetary Idle's.
Balls Control ships an update every 8 days, Planetary Idle weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Balls Control | Planetary Idle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (36K ratings) | 4.8 (77 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36K — better | 77 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SayGames LTD | Roberto Frias Nerio |
Customer experience
Balls Control
Planetary Idle
Bugs and requests
Balls Control
Reported bugs
3 issues- Progress data being lost or reset
- Inability to collect offline rewards
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
3 requests- More upgrades and power-ups
- Additional level variety and challenges
- Ability to customize the game's appearance
Planetary Idle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Balls Control
- No Ads Special Offer$2.99
- No Ads$3.99
Planetary Idle
- Booster Pack$0.99
- Research Pack$2.99
- Quantum Pack$6.99
