Squish Machine vs Red Ball Forever
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Squish Machine
Test your reflexes in this fast-paced action puzzler where you must avoid being squished. Progress through hundreds of levels, unlock cute characters, and enjoy vibrant visuals and upbeat sound. Challenge yourself in arcade and timed modes for endless replayability.
- 240 quick levels
- 28 unlockable characters
- Vibrant visuals
- Upbeat sound design
- Arcade mode unlocked
- Timed Mode
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Welcome to the Squish Machine! A machine designed only for squishing slow pokes who can’t turn it off in time. Are you quick enough for this action puzzler? Features include: • 240 quick, bite-sized levels at launch to progress through! • 28 cute characters to unlock! • Vibrant, fun visuals! • Upbeat sound design! • If you manage to survive the squish through level 160, you unlock an arcade mode. How many levels can you survive in a row? A million? Well, let’s see it, friend! • Timed Mode! Try and get through the first 100 levels as quickly as possible. This game is supported by advertising, but a one-time purchase removes the ads that appear during game play breaks.
Red Ball Forever
Embark on a bouncy platformer adventure as a rolling hero fighting a new villain. Explore diverse worlds, master challenging levels, and defeat epic bosses. Collect coins and unlock cosmetic items to customize your hero.
- 3D visuals
- Hand-crafted levels
- Epic boss battles
- Open world map
- Offline play
- Collectible customization
- Cloud save
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The red rolling hero is back - Welcome to Red Ball Forever, a stunning sequel to the bouncy platformer series with 500 million fans. A NEW VILLAIN HAS APPEARED A mysterious force called The Hexagon has emerged from the shadows RED BALL TO THE RESCUE Jump'n roll into action, smash the minions, and bounce your way to a final showdown. A WORLD WORTH EXPLORING Freely navigate a top-down world map, connecting every level. Roll between sunny meadows, snowy mountain peaks and far beyond - this isn't just a platformer, it's an adventure. CHALLENGING LEVELS Master 45 hand-crafted platformer levels with 2.5D gameplay, packed with tricky traps, hidden coins and joyful physics interaction. FURIOUS BOSSES Tough boss fights stand between you and the truth behind The Hexagon. Time your jumps. Dodge the enemy. Bounce back stronger. COLLECT & CUSTOMIZE Earn bronze, silver or gold medals based on the stars you collect, then turn them in at the in-game candy machine to unlock skins, ball cosmetics and surprise collectibles. Spend the coins you grab along the way to grow your collection even faster. No loot boxes. No surprises. Just rewards for skilled play. FEATURES • Beautiful new 3D visuals • Hand-crafted levels across unique worlds • Epic boss battles • Open top-down world map connecting every level • Cinematic cutscenes • Cloud save - pick up where you left off • Fully playable offline - no Wi-Fi, no problem • Achievements • Skins, ball cosmetics and unlockable collectibles • Family-friendly • Regular content updates with new levels and worlds coming • Available in 23 languages PREMIUM UPGRADE Free to download and play. One optional in-app purchase unlocks the full experience: remove all ads, unlock every level, and enjoy unlimited lives - yours forever, no subscription required. A FRANCHISE LOVED BY HALF A BILLION PLAYERS Red Ball Forever continues a beloved tradition of bouncy, family-friendly platformer fun, building on the legacy of classics like Red Ball 4. Whether you're a long-time fan or rolling into the franchise for the very first time, an unforgettable adventure awaits. Download Red Ball Forever now and start bouncing today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Red Ball Forever at 4.7 against Squish Machine's 4.1. Red Ball Forever also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Squish Machine's advantage is ratings volume (144 vs 41) and iOS requirement (12 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Squish Machine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Red Ball Forever sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Red Ball Forever holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 144 and 41 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Squish Machine's written reviews are positive against 75% of Red Ball Forever's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Squish Machine ships an update every 2 months, Red Ball Forever every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Squish Machine | Red Ball Forever |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (144 ratings) | 4.7 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 144 — better | 41 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 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, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 214 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brad Erkkila | FDG Entertainment GmbH & Co.KG |
Customer experience
Squish Machine
Red Ball Forever
Bugs and requests
Squish Machine
Reported bugs
10 issues- App loads with music enabled even if sound is off
- Jumping delays
- Game drops jumps
- Jumping isn't responsive enough
- Jump button is low
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- Random forced ad
- Doesn't save progress
- Crashing instantly
- Controls fail when pressing two buttons at once
- Game turns off external audio
Requested features
11 requests- More games
- More levels
- Endless mode
- Skip very hard levels
- Difficulty selection for arcade mode
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- Level creator
- Cloud save
- Create own levels and characters
- Multiplayer mode
- Add difficulty modes (Hard, Easy)
- Update button placement
Red Ball Forever
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Squish Machine
- Remove Interstitial Adverts$2.99
Red Ball Forever
- Premium$7.99
Questions
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