Comparison

Mini Golf Magic 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

Mini Golf Magic

Experience magical 3D mini golf with precise touch controls. Putt through whimsical sky courses, collect coins, and unlock new challenges. Compete against friends or in single-player quests to achieve the lowest score.

Highlights
  • Precise touch controls for swinging
  • Whimsical 3D sky environments
  • Single-player quest mode
  • Multiplayer leaderboard competition
  • Coin collection for rewards
  • Bonus goals and extra challenges
  • Unlockable courses and achievements
Features
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Get ready to add some magic to your Mini Golf fun! Putt your way through wonderful 3D mini golf courses set high in the sky. The precise touch controls make it easy to pick up and play. Get to the hole with the least strokes to progress through the single-player quest or take on your Facebook friends and compete on the leaderboard! INSTRUCTIONS - HOW TO PLAY: Mini Golf Magic™ is easy to pick up and immediately start playing. Goal: • Swing your golf club and land the ball in the hole at the end of each course with the least strokes possible! MAIN FEATURES: • Precise Controls: Drag and release to control the strength and direction of each swing. • Rewards Galore: Plan your course and collect the most Coins on the course to add more fun features! • Extra Challenges: Take on the bonus goals on each course and prove your Mini Golf Wizardry. OTHER FEATURES: • Magical Mini Golf Adventure: Play in a whimsical and relaxing sky environment • Hone Your Skills: Feel Yourself Improve with Every Swing! • Quest Mode: Unlock new Mini Golf Courses with every victory. • Power-Ups: Hit the Presents and unlock boosts like extra strokes and more. • Compete with Friends: Play against your social media friends and compete on the leaderboard! • Unlock Achievements to show off your Mini Golf Magic Wizardry in the Trophy Room! • Keep Playing: Didn’t win the course? Use Coins to add swings and keep going. • Battle Arena: Play against another player (coming soon) Don’t wait, download the game, hit the magical courses, earn the best score, and challenge your friends! Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: https://www.kau.dk/unity-games/5ca0f4cf94a6d13114345f9e/privacy-policy/

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

Mini Golf Magic4 screens
Patience Balls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Patience Balls at 4.7 against Mini Golf Magic's 4.5. Patience Balls also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (68% vs 56%). Mini Golf Magic's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mini Golf Magic sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month 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 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 528 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Mini Golf Magic's written reviews are positive against 68% of Patience Balls's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mini Golf Magic ships an update every 2 months, Patience Balls every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mini Golf Magic versus Patience Balls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini Golf MagicPatience Balls
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.5K ratings)4.7 (528 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.8% of reviews68.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better528
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size319 MB274 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKAU, IncRicardo Mendonca

Customer experience

Mini Golf Magic

All ratings1,529 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral6.9%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral6.5%
Negative37.7%

Patience Balls

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

Bugs and requests

Mini Golf Magic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing and crashing
  • Levels not loading properly
  • Save data being deleted

Requested features

3 requests
  • Create custom levels
  • Expand the number of levels
  • Improve energy/ad system

Patience Balls

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Mini Golf Magic

Subscriptions1
  • VIP subscription$2.991 Month
One-time5
  • Handfull of Coins$1.99
  • Cup of Coins$4.99
  • Stack of Coins$9.99
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  • Pile of Coins$19.99
  • Mountain of Coins$49.99
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 Mini Golf Magic free?
Mini Golf Magic 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, Mini Golf Magic or Patience Balls?
Patience Balls is rated higher. Mini Golf Magic averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Patience Balls averages 4.7 from 528 ratings.
Do Mini Golf Magic or Patience Balls have ads?
Both Mini Golf Magic and Patience Balls show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mini Golf Magic or Patience Balls?
Mini Golf Magic ships an update every 2 months, and Patience Balls every 3 weeks. Most recently, Mini Golf Magic was updated on October 24, 2026 and Patience Balls on October 27, 2026.

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