MarbleJumper vs Glass Balls!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MarbleJumper
Experience the classic solitaire jumping puzzle with realistic marbles and boards. Enjoy multiple layouts, customizable themes, and helpful features like undo and hints. Offers a clean, ad-free gameplay experience.
- Realistic marbles and boards
- Twelve built-in board layouts
- Customizable board materials and backgrounds
- Undo mistaken moves
- Auto-solve feature
- Move hints
- Outcome probability graph
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MarbleJumper is the painstaking recreation of the classic solitaire jumping puzzles you have enjoyed playing throughout your life. The first known reference to solitaire jumping puzzles was in an 1687 edition of the French literary magazine Mercure galant. Since those humble beginnings they have become a popular recreation for people across the globe and have even made it all the way to the tables of various restaurants around the world. Features • Beautifully realistic marbles and boards for an immersive experience • Twelve built in board layouts at no cost • Customize your game by choosing from many board materials and backgrounds • Two included marble themes • Six alternate marble themes with additional backgrounds available for purchase • Undo any mistaken move • Auto-solve from your current position • Move hints button • Dynamic outcome probability graph available for all positions of most boards • No advertisements to interrupt or litter your experience • Customization settings for toggling the display the graph, move hinting, mute sounds, and move highlights
Glass Balls!
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Collect glass balls to complete level. Don't collect dark balls otherwise you will loose! Collect colored balls and watch out from the enemy ones!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Glass Balls! at none against MarbleJumper's 6. Glass Balls! also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks). MarbleJumper's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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
Both are free to download. MarbleJumper sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Glass Balls! asks for nothing beyond the download.
MarbleJumper ships an update every 5 weeks, Glass Balls! daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MarbleJumper | Glass Balls! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeremy Buchman | Guruu |
In-app purchases
MarbleJumper
- Billard Theme$0.99
- Space Theme$0.99
- Dice Theme$0.99
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- Striped Theme$0.99
- Spotted Theme$0.99
- Marble Theme$0.99
Glass Balls!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MarbleJumper free?
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Do MarbleJumper or Glass Balls! have ads?
Which is updated more often, MarbleJumper or Glass Balls!?
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