Ball Plunge vs KnockDown Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ball Plunge
Guide a ball through challenging platforms by sliding and dropping it to avoid doom. Master the unique obstacles on each platform to achieve high scores and unlock new balls. Enjoy endless fun with simple controls and share your achievements with friends.
- Endless gameplay
- Unlockable balls
- High score tracking
- Social sharing
- Easy controls
- Free to play
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Slide the ball, Drop the ball & Save the ball from certain doom as long as you can! Tap and hold from left to right to move the ball in any direction. Beware of different platforms. Each platform will present it's own problems. Learn the challenges to become the top Ball Plunger. Features: • Endless gameplay • Unlock-able balls • High Scores • Share with friends • Easy to play • Free to Play!
KnockDown Run
A skill-based hyper-casual runner where you persistently knock down obstacles to reach the end of levels and achieve high scores. Manage your balls and enjoy changing environments with immersive haptic feedback and unique animations.
- Skill-based hyper-casual runner
- Knock down obstacles
- Manage ball count for high scores
- Multiple environment changes
- Haptic feedback
- Unique animations
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Run Persistently to reach the end line of the levels and attain the highest score possible in this pacey and entertaining game. GAME FEATURES - A skill-based hyper-casual runner. - Cross your way, knocking down the different obstacles coming your way. - Manage the number of balls to attain the highest score possible. - Feel the SFX as soft music to your ears. - Different types of environments change as you progress through the levels. - Feel the immersion with true haptics feedback. - Unique animations & emitters that will leave you amazed. Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Ball Plunge at none against KnockDown Run's shown. KnockDown Run's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 30 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Ball Plunge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and KnockDown Run sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ball Plunge against 5.0 for KnockDown Run. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Ball Plunge ships an update every 30 months, KnockDown Run every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ball Plunge | KnockDown Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Craig Glendenning | Supercode Games |
Customer experience
Ball Plunge
KnockDown Run
In-app purchases
Ball Plunge
- Remove Ads$2.99
KnockDown Run
- No Ads$0.99
- Handful of Gems$0.99
- Bag of Gems$1.99
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- Bucket of Gems$2.99
- Chest of Gems$3.99
