Kolumno vs Balloon Stack Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kolumno
Guide a ball through complex columns by timing your drops and utilizing special abilities. This puzzle game offers challenging mechanics, elegant graphics, and a relaxing soundtrack.
- Timing-based gameplay
- Special abilities
- Intricate column puzzles
- 75 challenging levels
- Elegant graphic and sound styles
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Wait for the right moment and make the ball fall through the intricate columns. Does it seem easy for you? It isn’t! Behind its apparent simplicity, Kolumno hides really challenging and fun game mechanics. Kolumno, as other puzzle games, requires intelligence, planning, and patience, but the challenge doesn’t stop there. It will also test your reflexes with puzzles that will require you to use special abilities such as: stopping mid-air, falling faster, making smaller or breaking the rings that make up the columns. Don’t let yourself be fooled by its minimalistic style and its relaxing soundtrack, Kolumno is one of the most elegant and challenging games in recent times. Features: - 4 different items that expand the complexity of the puzzles. - 75 levels full of challenges. - Elegant graphic and sound styles. - Easy to start, hard to master.
Balloon Stack Runner
Navigate a fun race, avoiding obstacles and collecting jellies to grow your balloon. Customize your balloon with hats and skins to showcase your unique style and aim for bigger rewards at the end.
- Obstacle avoidance
- Jelly collection
- Balloon growth mechanics
- Customization with hats and skins
- Score-based rewards
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Are you ready for a super fun run race? Balloon will be your favorite runner of all times! Your goal is easy - Watch out for the obstacles, push them off and collect all jellies to become a GIANT balloon! If you can’t escape from the deadly obstacles and lose a limb, or a few, don’t worry! Our friendly balloon can continue the running for you, no rush, just clash all jelly particles and sculpt your Balloon from scratch! Remember, the price pool at the end will be determined by your ability to get your balloon b bigger. Get bigger, stronger and super balloon to collect special rewards! We may also have some surprises as you slide on the roof :) Wait! Did we mention you can also make over your Balloon with super cool hats and plenty of color matching skins?! Join this epic race and show your unique style by customizing your Balloon Run :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Balloon Stack Runner at Free against Kolumno's $1.99. Balloon Stack Runner also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 21 months). Kolumno's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Balloon Stack Runner is free to download; Kolumno costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Kolumno against 5.0 for Balloon Stack Runner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Kolumno ships an update every 21 months, Balloon Stack Runner every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kolumno | Balloon Stack Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | DevilishGames | OUAZ GAMES |
Customer experience
Kolumno
Balloon Stack Runner
In-app purchases
Kolumno
No in-app purchases
Balloon Stack Runner
No in-app purchases









