Comparison

13 Balls vs PALINGENESIS

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

Head to head
About

13 Balls

A skill-based ball-dropping game where players clear pegs by strategically launching balls. Progress through levels, master ricochets, and compete with friends via Game Center. Special "Douballs" offer an advantage on challenging stages.

Highlights
  • Peg elimination gameplay
  • Strategic ball dropping
  • Level progression
  • Game Center integration
  • Special "Douballs"
  • Shareable "You Win" screen
Features
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Ready? Aim, Drop! 13 Balls is a ball-dropping, peg-elimination game that involves mostly skill, a bit of luck, and fair amount of patience. The goal on each level is to clear all the pegs by dropping balls on them. Each peg has to be hit a certain number of times indicated by it's color and the amount of dots it has. As you progress through the levels, you may feel that you have an improved self-worth and a strong desire to gloat to your friends about how much of a ricochet master you are. You're encouraged to utilize the share feature on the "You Win" screen to do just that. 13 Balls integrates Apple's Game Center keeping track of how many levels you've beat, so you can see how you're doing against your friends, and the world. How to Play: When you tap on the screen, the ball is ejected from the dropper as it moves back and forth above the multi-colored pegs. Each time you hit the peg, one dot is removed and the color changes. Once you get all the way down to the last dot, the peg shatters when you hit it! Clear a whole screen of the pegs, and you beat the level. If you use all your balls, and you have not cleared all the pegs, your turn is over. You have the option to purchase 3 more balls to "Keep Going" via in-app purchase. Collect "Douballs" as you play. Douballs are special balls that bounce out twice as many dots when they hit a peg. You can save up your Douballs and use them on a challenging level. 13 Balls: • Is fun for kids, teens, adults & senior citizens • Improves hand-eye coordination (according to the internet) • Easy to play, difficult to master! When you beat level 50, be sure to post it to Facebook and Twitter with #13balls so that we know you're ready for more levels! Good luck.

About

PALINGENESIS

Experience an album as an interactive music video game. Explore animated worlds, each tied to a song, and uncover a developing narrative through your journey. This unique application blends hand-crafted animation with interactive gameplay.

Highlights
  • Interactive animated worlds
  • Music-driven environments
  • Unfolding narrative
  • Hand-crafted animation
  • Visual sequences
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PALINGENESIS is a music video game. The album by GRIGS unfolds as a series of interactive animated worlds, with each environment built around a different song. Created entirely by animator and musician John Paul Grigsby, PALINGENESIS brings together hand-crafted animation, interactive environments, and visual sequences that appear as you move through each world. As you progress through the album, a larger story begins to take shape through the environments and the moments you come across along the way. Listen to PALINGENESIS by GRIGS wherever you stream music. www.johngrigsby.com

Screenshots

13 Balls3 screens
PALINGENESIS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PALINGENESIS at Free against 13 Balls's $1.99. PALINGENESIS also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 44 months). On rating, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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

PALINGENESIS is free to download; 13 Balls costs $1.99 up front. 13 Balls sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PALINGENESIS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

13 Balls holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PALINGENESIS has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

13 Balls ships an update every 44 months, PALINGENESIS every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
13 Balls versus PALINGENESIS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter13 BallsPALINGENESIS
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings212 — better
Update frequencyEvery 44 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB741 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBimza LLCJohn Paul Grigsby

Customer experience

13 Balls

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PALINGENESIS

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

13 Balls

One-time1
  • 3 More Balls$0.99
None

PALINGENESIS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 13 Balls free?
13 Balls costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is PALINGENESIS free?
PALINGENESIS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 13 Balls or PALINGENESIS?
13 Balls is rated higher. 13 Balls averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while PALINGENESIS averages 4.8 from 12 ratings.
Do 13 Balls or PALINGENESIS have ads?
Neither 13 Balls nor PALINGENESIS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 13 Balls or PALINGENESIS?
13 Balls ships an update every 44 months, and PALINGENESIS every 9 days. Most recently, 13 Balls was updated on November 8, 2026 and PALINGENESIS on November 3, 2026.

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