Comparison

Marble Race. vs Marble Stack 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

Marble Stack 3D

Build towering stacks of marbles by covering them with various materials. Sell your creations to earn in-game currency and progress. A simple yet engaging experience for quick fun.

Highlights
  • Stack marbles
  • Cover with materials
  • Sell for money
  • Simple gameplay
Features
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Stack marbles! Cover them with different materials! Sell to earn money!

Screenshots

Marble Race.4 screens
Marble Stack 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Marble Stack 3D at 4.2 against Marble Race.'s 3.2. Marble Stack 3D also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Marble Race.'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (192 vs 6). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Marble Stack 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Marble Stack 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Marble Race. has 192 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Marble Race. versus Marble Stack 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarble Race.Marble Stack 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (192 ratings)4.2 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings192 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElastic SeaBOOM GAMES YAZILIM VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI

Customer experience

Marble Race.

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

Marble Stack 3D

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

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

Marble Stack 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

Marble Stack 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Marble Race. free?
Marble Race. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Marble Stack 3D free?
Marble Stack 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Marble Race. or Marble Stack 3D?
Marble Stack 3D is rated higher. Marble Race. averages 3.2 out of 5 from 192 ratings, while Marble Stack 3D averages 4.2 from 6 ratings.
Do Marble Race. or Marble Stack 3D have ads?
Marble Stack 3D shows ads; Marble Race. does not.

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