Idle Drops vs Ball Drop Zone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Drops
Collect colorful drops in this visually stunning incremental game. Uncover a deep sci-fi story and explore a realm beyond the mirage. Features a prestige system and a mesmerizing soundtrack.
- Visually focused gameplay
- Incremental drop collection
- Deep sci-fi story
- Prestige system
- Mesmerizing soundtrack
- Highly polished UI and animations
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Idle Drops is a visually focused incremental game where you collect colorful drops and create a cascade of chaos. But beneath the surface, there is something more. Discover the truth of your existence as you delve deep into realm beyond the mirage. Features: - Beautiful and mesmerizing soundtrack - Multiple ways to advance, including prestige system - Highly polished UI and animations - Deep sci-fi story - No forced ads Idle Drops is a game built in the Judicator Jane LitRPG universe.
Ball Drop Zone
This game challenges players to strategically drop balls to defeat powerful bosses. It features simple one-tap controls, impressive visual effects, and engaging gameplay mechanics.
- Strategic ball dropping
- Boss battles
- One-tap controls
- Rich visual effects
- Addictive gameplay
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Align balls with dropping them and beat the powerful bosses. One-tap easy-to-learn controls, rich visual effects and addictive gameplay mechanics.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Idle Drops at 4.3 against Ball Drop Zone's 1.0. Idle Drops also leads on ratings volume (813 vs 1). Ball Drop Zone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Idle Drops sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Ball Drop Zone asks for nothing beyond the download.
Idle Drops holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Drops has 813 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Idle Drops's written reviews are positive against 75% of Ball Drop Zone's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Idle Drops ships an update every 9 days, Ball Drop Zone every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Drops | Ball Drop Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (813 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.1% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 813 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 266 MB | 198 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Studio Rouleau Inc | Emel Yildiz |
Customer experience
Idle Drops
Ball Drop Zone
Bugs and requests
Idle Drops
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads causing game freezes
- Losing progress after prestiging
- Inconsistent ad reward functionality
Requested features
4 requests- Add more level variety
- Improve ad implementation
- Implement cloud save/sync
- Expand on the story/lore
Ball Drop Zone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Idle Drops
- 10 Diamonds$0.99
- Dragon Drop$0.99
- Ad-Free Collect x2$2.99
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- Remove Ads$2.99
- Ad-Free Drops x2 and Multi x2$2.99
- 55 Diamonds$4.99
- Mega Pack Remove Ads$6.99
- Mega Pack$6.99
- 120 Diamonds$9.99
- 250 Diamonds$19.99
Ball Drop Zone
No in-app purchases
Questions
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