Comparison

Marble Race. vs Tricky Ball 3D !

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

Head to head
About

Marble Race.

Race a marble through vibrant levels, overcoming obstacles and monsters to achieve the fastest time. Compete with friends in a battle arena or co-op mode. Unlock hidden content and create your own custom levels.

Highlights
  • Race through unique levels
  • Avoid enemies and traps
  • Challenge friends in battle arena
  • Co-op mode available
  • Build custom levels
  • Supports gamepads and joysticks
Features
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Race through colorful levels filled with obstacles and monsters and claim the best time. Challenge your friends in 4-way battle arena. Unlock secrets and even build your own levels. A tribute to "Hamsterball" and "Marble Madness". • CONQUER unique and charming levels • AVOID enemies and traps • CHALLENGE your friends in battle arena or co-op. • SUPPORTS multitude of input devices such are gamepads, joysticks, etc. Trailer Music - 'Jumper' by waterflame at Newgrounds Theme Music - 'Be Free' by k-pone at Newgrounds ----------------------------- Do you have ideas, bugs or want to build own levels in editor. Tweet at me at https://twitter.com/ElasticSea or join discord https://discord.gg/nfVek4B

About

Tricky Ball 3D !

An interactive runner game where players dynamically change the map's appearance to guide a ball to the finish line. Experience a unique challenge with evolving environments.

Highlights
  • Interactive runner gameplay
  • Dynamic map changes
  • Guide ball to the end
  • Challenging levels
Features
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Interactive runner ! Change dynamically the aspect of the map to make the ball reach the end.

Screenshots

Marble Race.4 screens
Tricky Ball 3D !4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tricky Ball 3D ! at 5.0 against Marble Race.'s 3.2. Tricky Ball 3D ! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). Marble Race.'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (193 vs 2). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Marble Race. sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Tricky Ball 3D ! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tricky Ball 3D ! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Marble Race. has 193 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Marble Race. versus Tricky Ball 3D !: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarble Race.Tricky Ball 3D !
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (193 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings193 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElastic SeaRistretto Studios

Customer experience

Marble Race.

All ratings186 ratings
Positive46.8%
Neutral16.1%
Negative37.1%
Written reviews124 reviews
Positive28.2%
Neutral21.0%
Negative50.8%

Tricky Ball 3D !

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

Bugs and requests

Marble Race.

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Play button does not work after a few levels
  • Cannot progress past certain levels (e.g., Blue B, Blue C, Dark A)
  • Workshop shows 'No results' or 'Error! Request failed!'
  • Game crashes frequently
  • Controls are unresponsive or block the menu
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  • Physics are described as horrible or inconsistent
  • Levels stop working after some point
  • Restarting a level freezes the button
  • Cannot download levels/campaigns
  • Game freezes when customizing marbles
  • Game crashes when trying to enter a level
  • Control placement breaks the main menu
  • Swipe control lacks strength for slopes
  • Joystick control is awkward
  • DPAD control issues
  • Gyroscope control is twitchy
  • Timed levels are too short
  • Game does not work with latest iOS

Requested features

12 requests
  • Fix the play button bug
  • Fix the workshop bug
  • Fix issues with specific levels (Blue C, Brown B, etc.)
  • Add more levels/campaigns
  • Improve controls
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  • Add unlimited time option
  • Add coins to buy skins
  • Make levels easier
  • Add different camera angles
  • Allow level creation on mobile
  • Increase time limits for levels
  • Fix bugs with restarting levels

Tricky Ball 3D !

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Marble Race.

One-time3
  • Chroma Skin$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Unlock Workshop$4.99
None

Tricky Ball 3D !

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Marble Race. free?
Marble Race. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tricky Ball 3D ! free?
Tricky Ball 3D ! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Marble Race. or Tricky Ball 3D !?
Tricky Ball 3D ! is rated higher. Marble Race. averages 3.2 out of 5 from 193 ratings, while Tricky Ball 3D ! averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Marble Race. or Tricky Ball 3D ! have ads?
Tricky Ball 3D ! shows ads; Marble Race. does not.

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