Comparison

Smash Puck vs MadAdd

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

Head to head
About

Smash Puck

Experience a unique puzzle game blending elements of pool, pinball, and curling with dynamic physics. Navigate through 120 handcrafted levels across 10 distinct worlds, utilizing special mechanics like magnets and portals to achieve your goals.

Highlights
  • 120 handcrafted levels
  • 10 unique worlds
  • Pool, Pinball, Curling elements
  • Magnets, portals, moving platforms
  • iCloud progress sync
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Smash Puck is the game you get when you combine Pool, Pinball, Curling and add magnets, portals, moving platforms, force fields and more! FEATURES • 120 handcrafted levels in 10 unique worlds • Original soundtrack featuring 6 songs: Listen on YouTube for free • So colourful! • No ads, No in-app purchases • Play on your iPhone, iPad or Apple TV • Very yummy! • Sync your progress using iCloud • Fully localized for English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese, German, Italian, Dutch, Korean, Portuguese and Russian • Super cute!

About

MadAdd

This is a fast-paced number puzzle game where players stack colored, numbered tiles into columns to reach a target sum or fill a column with a single color. Achieve chain eliminations and multipliers to score points, with increasing speed and new levels every 2.5 minutes. Power-ups are available to help manage the board.

Highlights
  • Falling numbered tiles
  • Stacking and elimination mechanics
  • Target sum and color fill objectives
  • Chain eliminations and multipliers
  • Increasing difficulty and speed
  • Power-ups for tile manipulation
  • Color-blind mode and VoiceOver support
Features
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MadAdd is a fast-thinking number puzzle that's easy to learn and impossible to put down. Colored tiles numbered 1–3 fall from the top. Stack them into 7 columns, hit the target sum — or fill a column with a single color — and watch it explode. Chain eliminations. Rack up multipliers. Clear the whole board for a 500-point bonus. The deeper you go, the faster it gets. Every 2.5 minutes a new level kicks in, tightening the pace just enough to keep you on edge. Use power-ups to delete tiles, swap colors, or change numbers when the board turns against you. Features • Satisfying jelly-glass visuals and tactile sound design • 7 power-ups to pull you back from the brink • Color-blind mode with high-contrast tile symbols • Game Center leaderboard — beat your best, then beat everyone else's • Full VoiceOver support One more game. You almost had it.

Screenshots

Smash Puck4 screens
MadAdd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MadAdd at Free against Smash Puck's $1.99. MadAdd also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Smash Puck's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown).

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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MadAdd holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smash Puck has 125 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smash Puck ships an update monthly, MadAdd every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Smash Puck versus MadAdd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmash PuckMadAdd
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (125 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings125 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSemidome Inc.Adam Pietrafesa

Customer experience

Smash Puck

All ratings125 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.7%

MadAdd

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Smash Puck

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Stuck on impossible levels with no skip option
  • Game repeats levels after beating them
  • Frame rate drops on some levels

Requested features

10 requests
  • More levels
  • Multiplayer feature
  • Level creator
  • Challenge mode/achievements for beating levels without using all shots
  • Option to tip developers
Show 5 more
  • Timed challenge mode
  • More Game Center achievements
  • Help function for hard levels
  • Screen rotatable
  • Move creations to Steam

MadAdd

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Smash Puck

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MadAdd

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Smash Puck free?
Smash Puck costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MadAdd free?
MadAdd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smash Puck or MadAdd?
MadAdd is rated higher. Smash Puck averages 4.8 out of 5 from 125 ratings, while MadAdd averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Smash Puck or MadAdd have ads?
MadAdd shows ads; Smash Puck does not.
Which is updated more often, Smash Puck or MadAdd?
Smash Puck ships an update monthly, and MadAdd every 3 months. Most recently, Smash Puck was updated on November 2, 2026 and MadAdd on November 3, 2026.

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