Shatterbrain vs Physics Balls Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Physics Balls Pro
A fun and addictive brick breaker game where you aim to destroy all bricks with a single swipe. Collect power-ups to enhance your ball's abilities and prevent bricks from reaching the top. Enjoy hundreds of challenging levels with automatic progress saving.
- Break all bricks with one shot
- Swipe to throw balls
- Collect power-ups for extra balls or size changes
- Hundreds of challenging levels
- Automatic progress save
- Variety of ball skins
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Physics Balls Pro is a playful brick breaker game for iOS! 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 or other fantastic effect.Prevent the bricks to reach the top check-line! Features: ◉ Perfect gravity ball bouncy engine ◉ Hundreds of challenging levels ◉ Fully automatic progress save ◉ All kinds of ball skin Physics Balls Pro is Suit for all age and completely FREE to play! Now become the master of the Physics Balls Pro!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shatterbrain at 86% against Physics Balls Pro's 9%. Shatterbrain also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Physics Balls Pro's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Shatterbrain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Physics Balls Pro sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shatterbrain holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 436 and 443 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Shatterbrain's written reviews are positive against 9% of Physics Balls Pro's.
Shatterbrain ships an update every 11 months, Physics Balls Pro monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shatterbrain | Physics Balls Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (436 ratings) — better | 4.3 (443 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.0% of reviews — better | 9.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 436 | 443 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Monthly — better |
| 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 | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Orbital Nine Games Inc | BIGDOG GAMES |
Customer experience
Shatterbrain
Physics Balls Pro
User reviews
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
Physics Balls Pro
From 443 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Engaging and fun gameplay mechanics
- 😌 Effective stress reliever
- 🎯 Challenging and entertaining
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive ad interruptions throughout gameplay
- 💰 Misleading 'no ads' purchase - ads still appear
- 💸 Extremely expensive subscription ($99.99/year) for ad removal
- 🤑 Predatory monetization and in-app purchase design
- 🔄 Coins/progress reset when VIP subscription expires
Bugs and requests
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
Physics Balls Pro
Reported bugs
7 issues- Game constantly freezes during gameplay and ad loading
- Auto-save feature doesn't work - progress deleted when app reloads
- Double ball power-ups lost when app reloads
- Purchasing multiple ball types triggers unwanted duplicate purchases
- Ads continue to appear after paying for 'no ads' option
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- Device overheating on iPhone models
- Unresponsive contact form on developer website
Requested features
5 requests- Restore ability to earn special balls by watching ads (old version feature)
- Restore ability to earn special balls through gameplay
- Add new coin earning options
- Improve physics engine
- Reduce device temperature/optimize performance
In-app purchases
Shatterbrain
- Full Game$1.99
Physics Balls Pro
- VIP Subscription$4.997 Days
- VIP Subscription$17.991 Month
- VIP Subscription$99.991 Year
- 10,000 Coins$0.99
- No Annoying Ads$2.99
- Infinity Energy 24 Hours$2.99
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- 55,000 Coins$4.99
- 115,000 Coins$9.99
- 240,000 Coins$19.99
- 520,000 GOLD$39.99
- 1,200,000 GOLD$79.99
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