Comparison

Marble Race. vs Square Race Simple

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

Square Race Simple

Race, bounce, and battle your way to victory in this action-packed game. Design your own creative maps or play on a variety of existing ones. Outsmart opponents and be the last square standing to win.

Highlights
  • Square bouncing action
  • Exciting fights with rivals
  • Last square standing wins
  • Play on many maps
  • Design your own maps
Features
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In Square Race Simple, you’ll control your square to bounce, fight, and race across many creative maps you can make and play. Outsmart your opponents, survive the chaos, and claim the winner’s spot! *** Game Highlights: - Square Race Battle - Addictive square bouncing action. - Square League - Exciting fights with rivals. - Square Fight - Be the last square standing to win. - Square Race Country- Play on many maps or design your own. Simple to play, hard to master — can your square rise to the top? If you enjoy the game, please consider leaving a rating and a comment—it really helps me as an indie developer and means a lot! If you run into any issues or have suggestions, feel free to contact us via email or our fanpage. Your feedback helps make Hide Quickly even better! Have fun ^^

Screenshots

Marble Race.4 screens
Square Race Simple4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Square Race Simple at 81% against Marble Race.'s 28%. Square Race Simple also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Marble Race.'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and Square Race Simple sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Square Race Simple holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 192 and 584 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Marble Race.'s written reviews are positive against 81% of Square Race Simple's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marble Race. ships an update every 3 months, Square Race Simple every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Marble Race. versus Square Race Simple: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarble Race.Square Race Simple
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (192 ratings)4.6 (584 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.2% of reviews81.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings192584 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElastic SeaBro Dots Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Marble Race.

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

Square Race Simple

All ratings563 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral11.1%
Negative7.4%

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

Square Race Simple

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
1 purchases

Square Race Simple

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Marble Race. free?
Marble Race. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Square Race Simple free?
Square Race Simple is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Marble Race. or Square Race Simple?
Square Race Simple is rated higher. Marble Race. averages 3.2 out of 5 from 192 ratings, while Square Race Simple averages 4.6 from 584 ratings.
Do Marble Race. or Square Race Simple have ads?
Square Race Simple shows ads; Marble Race. does not.
Which is updated more often, Marble Race. or Square Race Simple?
Marble Race. ships an update every 3 months, and Square Race Simple every 3 weeks. Most recently, Marble Race. was updated on October 21, 2026 and Square Race Simple on October 21, 2026.

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