Knock Balls! vs Carnival Knockdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Knock Balls!
Test your aim by throwing balls to demolish various structures. Enjoy hundreds of levels with diverse visuals and challenging gameplay. Simple one-tap controls make it easy to pick up and play.
- Throw balls to crush structures
- Hundreds of levels
- Diverse visual ambiances
- One-tap controls
- Addictive gameplay
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Throw balls and crush as many structures as you can! Hundreds of structures, levels and different visual ambiances to discover and to come! One-tap easy-to-learn controls with stunning visual effects and addictive gameplay mechanics.
Carnival Knockdown
Engage in a physics-based puzzle game where you strategically launch projectiles to demolish intricate structures. Master dynamic physics and diverse materials across hundreds of challenging levels with a vibrant carnival theme.
- Physics-based destruction puzzles
- Diverse materials and object reactions
- Hundreds of challenging levels
- One-tap cannonball launching
- Satisfying chain reactions
- Vibrant carnival theme
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Think carefully, launch your ball, and bring down clever physics structures across unique challenge arenas. Each level is a small destruction puzzle: find the weak spot, use limited shots wisely, and trigger satisfying chain reactions. Break stone walls, topple wooden towers, crack ice blocks, and master new materials as the levels get harder. Easy to start, tricky to master. GAME FEATURES: One-Tap Action: Just tap the screen and fire your cannonball. Dynamic Physics & Materials: Every object reacts differently! Send light wood flying, push heavy iron, smash glass jars (with a satisfying ASMR feel!), or slide icy blocks! Stunning Carnival Theme: Hundreds of levels filled with colorful graphics and fun animations. Can you clear every structure with the perfect shot?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Carnival Knockdown at 92% against Knock Balls!'s 46%. Carnival Knockdown also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Knock Balls!'s advantage is ratings volume (211K vs 5.3K). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Knock Balls! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Carnival Knockdown sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Carnival Knockdown holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knock Balls! has 211K ratings behind it against 5.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Knock Balls!'s written reviews are positive against 92% of Carnival Knockdown's.
Knock Balls! ships an update every 3 months, Carnival Knockdown every 3 days. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Knock Balls! | Carnival Knockdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (211K ratings) | 4.9 (5.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.9% of reviews | 91.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 211K — better | 5.3K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 286 MB | 300 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | Fortune Mine Games |
Customer experience
Knock Balls!
Carnival Knockdown
Bugs and requests
Knock Balls!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes or freezes after ads
- Inconsistent performance on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- More challenging and varied levels
- Ability to save/carry over unused balls
- Customizable cannons and upgrades
Carnival Knockdown
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Knock Balls!
- No Ads$3.99
Carnival Knockdown
- CarnivalPack_1.99$1.99
- CarnivalPack_4.99$4.99
- CarnivalPack_7.99$7.99
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- CarnivalPack_NoAds$7.99
- CarnivalPack_9.99$9.99
- CarnivalPack_14.99$14.99
- CarnivalPack_19.99$19.99
- CarnivalPack_29.99$29.99
- CarnivalPack_39.99$39.99
- CarnivalPack_49.99$49.99
- CarnivalPack_59.99$59.99
- CarnivalPack_74.99$74.99
- CarnivalPack_99.99$99.99
Questions
Is Knock Balls! free?
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