Dark Wave vs 2048 Marble Push 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dark Wave
Navigate a winding road filled with dangers, conquering challenges across 5 chapters and 50 levels. Compete globally in endless mode or enjoy a minimalist, ad-free experience. Play across Apple devices and sync progress with iCloud.
- 5 Chapters, 50 Levels
- Endless mode with global leaderboard
- Minimalist design
- No ads or in-app purchases
- Play on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV
- iCloud progress sync
- Multi-language support
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Hello Light Surfer... Can you conquer the Dark Wave? Power your way through an ever-changing winding road and its dangers FEATURES • 5 Chapters, 50 Levels: Each chapter introduces a range of new enemies • Endless mode: Compete with others in a global leaderboard • Minimalist design • No ads, No in-app purchases • Play on your iPhone, iPad or Apple TV • Sync your progress using iCloud • Fully localized for English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese, German, Italian, Dutch, Korean, Portuguese and Russian
2048 Marble Push 3D
A 3D puzzle game where players push marbles to merge them and reach the 2048 tile. Enjoy cinematic effects, high-resolution graphics, and a progression leaderboard. Listen to your own music while playing this pure, ad-free experience.
- Simple control
- Cinematic effects
- High-resolution 3D graphics
- Game Center progression leaderboard
- Background music support
- No data collection
- No in-app purchases
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Push marbles and merge them! Are you smart enough to get 2048? Game features: • Simple control • Cinematic effects and high-resolution 3D graphics • Game Center - Progression Leaderboard • Listen to your favorite music while you play • No data collecting • No iAPS ... just pure fun
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 2048 Marble Push 3D at 100% against Dark Wave's 52%. 2048 Marble Push 3D also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Dark Wave's advantage is chart position (#194 vs unranked) and ratings volume (16 vs 3). 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
2048 Marble Push 3D is free to download; Dark Wave costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
2048 Marble Push 3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dark Wave has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Dark Wave's written reviews are positive against 100% of 2048 Marble Push 3D's.
Dark Wave ships an update every 3 months, 2048 Marble Push 3D every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dark Wave | 2048 Marble Push 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #194 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Semidome Inc. | Marcus Dobler Applications UG (haftungsbeschränkt) |
Customer experience
Dark Wave
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In-app purchases
Dark Wave
No in-app purchases
2048 Marble Push 3D
No in-app purchases
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