Comparison

Targets vs Patience Balls

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

Head to head
About

Targets

Explore a futuristic pinball-like environment by aiming and shooting balls to hit all targets. Utilize bumpers and destroy obstacles while collecting gems to unlock new balls. Test your skills to achieve the best score.

Highlights
  • Futuristic pinball environment
  • Aim and shoot balls
  • Hit all targets
  • Use bumpers and destroy objects
  • Collect gems
  • Unlock 25 balls
Features
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Hit or miss! Targets is an action-puzzle game in which you explore a futuristic pinball-like environment. ◉ Aim and shoot balls to hit all targets and proceed to the next room! ◉ Watch out for moving elements, make use of the bumpers and destroy objects that are in your way! ◉ Play smart to collect gems and unlock all 25 balls! What is your best score?

About

Patience Balls

Engage in a minimalist physics puzzle game designed for a calming and meditative experience. Solve intricate labyrinths and mazes using precision, patience, and logic. This game offers a serene escape while sharpening your reflexes and problem-solving skills.

Highlights
  • Relaxing Zen-like Gameplay
  • Mind-Teasing Labyrinths and Mazes
  • Physics-Based Challenges
  • Precision and Logic Puzzles
  • Beautiful Minimal Graphics
  • Unlockable Achievements
  • Global Leaderboards
Features
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Master your focus and conquer precision tilt controls in Patience Balls—the ultimate physics-based marble maze puzzle game! Whether you are navigating smooth logic labyrinths or tackling high-precision spatial challenges, test your steady hands, master fine balance, and guide every ball safely to its goal. Patience Balls combines realistic motion physics with clean, minimalist board design. Every movement requires complete spatial control, visual focus, and timing—offering a deeply satisfying physics experience where precision leads to victory. Key Features: • Precision Physics & Gyro Control: Calibrated tilt mechanics tuned for exact spatial accuracy. Every subtle wrist movement directly influences board gravity. • Challenging Marble Mazes: Navigate 3D labyrinths, narrow paths, moving obstacles, and gravity holes designed to test your hand-eye coordination. • Test Your Focus & Patience: Progress through 200+ handcrafted levels ranging from satisfying rolling puzzles to high-precision skill challenges. • Satisfying ASMR & Minimalist Design: Clean visuals paired with tactile rolling physics and crisp audio for an engaging, anti-stress atmosphere. • Seamless Offline Play: No Wi-Fi required. Enjoy zero-friction tilt puzzle gameplay anytime, anywhere. • Track Your Mastery: Unlock unique marble skins, achieve level milestones, and see how your precision balance stacks up on global leaderboards. Steady your hands, master the tilt, and download Patience Balls today!

Screenshots

Targets4 screens
Patience Balls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Patience Balls at 68% against Targets's 13%. Patience Balls also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Targets's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Targets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Patience Balls sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Patience Balls holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 379 and 528 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Targets's written reviews are positive against 68% of Patience Balls's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Targets versus Patience Balls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTargetsPatience Balls
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (379 ratings)4.7 (528 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews68.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings379528 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB274 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKetchappRicardo Mendonca

Customer experience

Targets

All ratings378 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral37.5%
Negative50.0%

Patience Balls

All ratings478 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral18.2%
Negative13.6%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Targets

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
7 purchases

Patience Balls

One-time7
  • 250 Gems$0.99
  • Patience Balls Premium$1.99
  • 400 Gems$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Remove ads and get 1000 gems$2.99
  • Remove ads and get 1000 gems$3.99
  • Remove ads and get 1000 gems$4.99
  • Remove ads and 2500 Gems$7.99

Questions

Is Targets free?
Targets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Patience Balls free?
Patience Balls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Targets or Patience Balls?
Patience Balls is rated higher. Targets averages 4.4 out of 5 from 379 ratings, while Patience Balls averages 4.7 from 528 ratings.
Do Targets or Patience Balls have ads?
Patience Balls shows ads; Targets does not.

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