Comparison

Marble Race. vs Marble Balance

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 Balance

Tap to quickly spawn balls and use merges and upgrades to fill your bucket. Blast your opponent's balls with yours to fill your bucket and destroy the enemy. Compete to be the winner.

Highlights
  • Fast ball spawning
  • Merge and upgrade mechanics
  • Bucket filling
  • Opponent ball blasting
  • Enemy destruction
Features
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-Tap quickly to spawn your balls fast -Use merge and upgrades to fill bucket -Blast your opponent's balls by your balls. -Fill the bucket to destroy your enemy!

Screenshots

Marble Race.4 screens
Marble Balance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Marble Race. at 3.2 against Marble Balance's 1.0. Marble Race. also leads on ratings volume (193 vs 1). Marble Balance's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). 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 Balance asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Marble Race. holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Marble Race. has 193 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marble Race. ships an update every 3 months, Marble Balance every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Marble Race. versus Marble Balance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarble Race.Marble Balance
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (193 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews28.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings193 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElastic SeaKubra Gundogan

Customer experience

Marble Race.

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

Marble Balance

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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 Balance

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 Balance

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Marble Race. free?
Marble Race. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Marble Balance free?
Marble Balance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Marble Race. or Marble Balance?
Marble Race. is rated higher. Marble Race. averages 3.2 out of 5 from 193 ratings, while Marble Balance averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Which is updated more often, Marble Race. or Marble Balance?
Marble Race. ships an update every 3 months, and Marble Balance every 5 days. Most recently, Marble Race. was updated on November 2, 2026 and Marble Balance on November 3, 2026.

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