Comparison

Tube Spin vs Split Balls 3D

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

Head to head
About

Tube Spin

Control a bouncing ball through an endless, twisting vortex. Swipe to spin the tunnel and hit dots for points. Test your skills to see if you can achieve a high score in this challenging arcade game.

Highlights
  • Endless vortex gameplay
  • Swipe to spin tunnel
  • Hit dots for points
  • High score challenge
  • Addictive arcade action
Features
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Keep the ball bouncing to survive the endless vortex. Do you have what it takes? How to Play Swipe your finger to spin the tunnel Hit dots for more points Only 1% can score 1000!

About

Split Balls 3D

Navigate challenging mazes to collect all the balls and reach the goal. Unlock new balls and colors as you progress through increasingly difficult levels in this addictive puzzle game. Test your skills against unique boss levels.

Highlights
  • Collect all balls per level
  • Unlock new balls and colors
  • Discover original mazes
  • Swipe to move the maze
  • Beat boss levels
Features
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Easy to learn, hard to master. Do you think you can collect all the balls for each level and beat the record? Finish all the levels, unlock new balls and different colors. Discover new and original mazes as you progress in this addictive puzzle game. Simple controls: Swipe to move the maze and make the balls fall down to reach the goal Can you beat all the Boss levels in one try?

Screenshots

Tube Spin4 screens
Split Balls 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Split Balls 3D at monthly against Tube Spin's every 2 months. Split Balls 3D also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Tube Spin's advantage is review sentiment (52% vs 39%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. Tube Spin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Split Balls 3D sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Split Balls 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47K and 19K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of Tube Spin's written reviews are positive against 39% of Split Balls 3D's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tube Spin ships an update every 2 months, Split Balls 3D monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tube Spin versus Split Balls 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTube SpinSplit Balls 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (47K ratings)4.7 (19K ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.5% of reviews — better39.2% of reviews
Number of ratings47K — better19K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB154 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAI Games FZHOMA GAMES

Customer experience

Tube Spin

All ratings47,305 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral6.0%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews326 reviews
Positive51.5%
Neutral11.0%
Negative37.4%

Split Balls 3D

All ratings19,110 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews143 reviews
Positive39.2%
Neutral18.2%
Negative42.7%

User reviews

Tube Spin

From 47K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Variety of skins/customization options
  • 🧠 Challenging but not too difficult
  • 🕹️ Intuitive and responsive controls

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
  • 🔁 Repetitive and monotonous levels
  • 🤔 Lack of difficulty progression
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

Split Balls 3D

From 19K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive and fun
  • 👍 Relaxing gameplay
  • 🎨 Cool ball designs

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Repetitive levels
  • 💰 Too many ads
  • 🤔 Unclear purpose of in-game currency

Bugs and requests

Tube Spin

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Glitches causing unexpected restarts
  • Revive feature not working as intended
  • Inconsistent performance on some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Endless mode with increasing difficulty
  • Background music and sound effects
  • More varied obstacles and challenges
  • Achievements and leaderboards

Split Balls 3D

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Inability to progress past certain levels
  • Ads not working as intended

Requested features

3 requests
  • More diverse and challenging levels
  • Ability to choose ball design
  • Spending options for in-game currency

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tube Spin

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99
2 purchases

Split Balls 3D

One-time2
  • Remove Banner & Interstitial$1.99
  • Remove Banner & Interstitial$2.99

Questions

Is Tube Spin free?
Tube Spin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Split Balls 3D free?
Split Balls 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tube Spin or Split Balls 3D?
Split Balls 3D is rated higher. Tube Spin averages 4.5 out of 5 from 47K ratings, while Split Balls 3D averages 4.7 from 19K ratings.
Do Tube Spin or Split Balls 3D have ads?
Both Tube Spin and Split Balls 3D show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tube Spin or Split Balls 3D?
Tube Spin ships an update every 2 months, and Split Balls 3D monthly. Most recently, Tube Spin was updated on October 10, 2026 and Split Balls 3D on October 11, 2026.

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