Comparison

Kolumno vs Balloon Stack Runner

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Timing-based gameplay
  • Special abilities
  • Intricate column puzzles
  • 75 challenging levels
  • Elegant graphic and sound styles
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • Jelly collection
  • Balloon growth mechanics
  • Customization with hats and skins
  • Score-based rewards
Features
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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 :)

Screenshots

Kolumno4 screens
Balloon Stack Runner3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Kolumno versus Balloon Stack Runner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKolumnoBalloon Stack Runner
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB167 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDevilishGamesOUAZ GAMES

Customer experience

Kolumno

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Balloon Stack Runner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kolumno

No in-app purchases

None

Balloon Stack Runner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kolumno free?
Kolumno costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Balloon Stack Runner free?
Balloon Stack Runner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kolumno or Balloon Stack Runner?
Kolumno and Balloon Stack Runner are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Kolumno or Balloon Stack Runner have ads?
Neither Kolumno nor Balloon Stack Runner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kolumno or Balloon Stack Runner?
Kolumno ships an update every 21 months, and Balloon Stack Runner every 5 months. Most recently, Kolumno was updated on September 3, 2026 and Balloon Stack Runner on September 13, 2026.

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