Barely Visible vs Ball Up 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barely Visible
Navigate a dark world by bouncing to collect coins and unlock custom skins. Aim for high scores and long playtimes in this challenging arcade game.
- Bounce mechanics
- Coin collection
- Customizable skins
- High score chasing
- Dark world navigation
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Bounce in darkness to try and obtain coins to buy custom skins and bounce for a long time to achieve high scores.
Ball Up 3D
Tap at the precise moment to guide a ball upwards, avoiding black obstacles. Hitting them shatters the ball, forcing a restart. Enjoy unlimited levels with vibrant graphics and fluid physics.
- One-tap controls
- Unlimited levels
- 10 color themes
- Vibrant graphics
- Fluid paint physics
- Free to play
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Click at the right time to keep the ball going up. But if you hit a black one or obstacles, It's all over! Your ball shatters to pieces and you have to start your fall all over again. How many levels can you clear? Ball Up features: - One-tap easy-to-learn controls. - Unlimited levels and 10 beautiful color themes. - Bright vibrant graphics. - Beautifully clean and fluid paint physics. - Free to play. Will you be the first to beat all levels? Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSmtnV7qEToPWbtrlB4UB_pXxxJ4CB1TIy8s3KOZLCvvZnLb3bQfC-IT3enbNCmpYnO2WeCahPCpmvx/pub Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Barely Visible at 4.8 against Ball Up 3D's 3.4. Barely Visible also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Barely Visible sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ball Up 3D sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Barely Visible holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 7 respectively.
Barely Visible ships an update every 3 days, Ball Up 3D every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barely Visible | Ball Up 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better | 3.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blalock Consulting Group LLC | Payal Lakhani |
Customer experience
Barely Visible
Ball Up 3D
In-app purchases
Barely Visible
- Add 300 Coins$0.99
Ball Up 3D
- Remove Banner Ad for 1 Week$0.997 Days
- Remove Pop-up Ads for 1 Week$1.997 Days
- Remove Banner Ad for 1 Month$2.991 Month
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- Remove Banner & Popup ad for 1 Week$2.997 Days
- Remove Popup Ads for 1 Month$3.991 Month
- Remove Banner & Popup ad for 1Month$4.991 Month
- Remove Pop-up Ads$5.99
- Remove Banner ad$5.99
- Remove Banner and Pop-up Ads$9.99
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