Comparison

MarbleJumper vs Mono

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Mono

A minimalist puzzle game where players aim to reduce the number of stones on a board to a single one. Stones can jump over adjacent stones, removing the jumped stone. This strategic elimination continues until only one stone remains.

Highlights
  • Single stone objective
  • Jump over stones to eliminate
  • Vertical and horizontal jumps
  • Minimalist design
  • Brain-training gameplay
Features
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This is a puzzle game where the goal is to make the number of stones (black circles) on the board just one. Each stone can jump over another stone next to it in the vertical and horizontal directions. The stone that is jumped over disappears, reducing the number of stones on the board by one. Keep doing this until there is only one stone left on the board.

Screenshots

MarbleJumper4 screens
Mono4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mono at 5.0 against MarbleJumper's 4.0. Mono also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). MarbleJumper's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 13.4). On price, ratings volume 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. MarbleJumper sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Mono asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mono holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MarbleJumper ships an update every 5 weeks, Mono every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
MarbleJumper versus Mono: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarbleJumperMono
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.4 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeremy BuchmanTomohiro Ichiba

In-app purchases

6 purchases

MarbleJumper

One-time6
  • Billard Theme$0.99
  • Space Theme$0.99
  • Dice Theme$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Striped Theme$0.99
  • Spotted Theme$0.99
  • Marble Theme$0.99
None

Mono

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MarbleJumper free?
MarbleJumper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mono free?
Mono is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MarbleJumper or Mono?
Mono is rated higher. MarbleJumper averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Mono averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MarbleJumper or Mono have ads?
Mono shows ads; MarbleJumper does not.
Which is updated more often, MarbleJumper or Mono?
MarbleJumper ships an update every 5 weeks, and Mono every 4 days. Most recently, MarbleJumper was updated on November 2, 2026 and Mono on November 4, 2026.

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