Tricky Taps vs Split Balls 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tricky Taps
Test your puzzle-solving skills in this challenging game. Tap levers to guide a ball through a track, avoiding obstacles and spikes. Collect stars and gems, and unlock fun skins.
- Tap levers to roll and bounce the ball
- Avoid spikes and obstacles
- Collect stars and gems
- Unlockable skins
- Challenging puzzle gameplay
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Think you’re a puzzle master? Prove it. Let’s see how you do in this tricky puzzle game. Tap the levers to roll and bounce the ball along the track, without letting it drop or hit the spikes. Tons of super-cool and tricky obstacles to avoid. Collect stars and gems as you play. Choose from awesome skins - beach ball, spike ball, and more! Get rolling! To opt out of CrazyLabs sales of personal information as a California resident, please visit the settings page within this app. For more information visit our privacy policy: https://crazylabs.com/app
Split Balls 3D
Navigate challenging mazes to collect all the balls and reach the goal. Unlock new balls and colors as you progress through increasingly difficult levels in this addictive puzzle game. Test your skills against unique boss levels.
- Collect all balls per level
- Unlock new balls and colors
- Discover original mazes
- Swipe to move the maze
- Beat boss levels
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Easy to learn, hard to master. Do you think you can collect all the balls for each level and beat the record? Finish all the levels, unlock new balls and different colors. Discover new and original mazes as you progress in this addictive puzzle game. Simple controls: Swipe to move the maze and make the balls fall down to reach the goal Can you beat all the Boss levels in one try?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tricky Taps at none against Split Balls 3D's 2. Tricky Taps also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 39%). Split Balls 3D's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Split Balls 3D sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Tricky Taps asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Tricky Taps against 4.7 for Split Balls 3D. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42K and 19K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Tricky Taps's written reviews are positive against 39% of Split Balls 3D's.
Tricky Taps ships an update every 2 months, Split Balls 3D monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tricky Taps | Split Balls 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (42K ratings) | 4.7 (19K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.4% of reviews — better | 39.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 42K — better | 19K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 154 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Coco Play | HOMA GAMES |
Customer experience
Tricky Taps
Split Balls 3D
User reviews
Tricky Taps
From 42K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 💡 Unique mechanics
- 🔒 No ads (for some users)
Room to improve
- 🔥 Too many ads (for some users)
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🔋 Inconsistent difficulty progression
Split Balls 3D
From 19K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive and fun
- 👍 Relaxing gameplay
- 🎨 Cool ball designs
Room to improve
- 🔁 Repetitive levels
- 💰 Too many ads
- 🤔 Unclear purpose of in-game currency
Bugs and requests
Tricky Taps
Reported bugs
3 issues- Impossible obstacles on certain levels
- Endless mode issues with level generation
- Checkpoint issues causing loss of progress
Requested features
3 requests- More levels
- Checkpoint system for difficult levels
- Ability to disable ads (for paid users)
Split Balls 3D
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes and freezes
- Inability to progress past certain levels
- Ads not working as intended
Requested features
3 requests- More diverse and challenging levels
- Ability to choose ball design
- Spending options for in-game currency
In-app purchases
Tricky Taps
No in-app purchases
Split Balls 3D
- Remove Banner & Interstitial$1.99
- Remove Banner & Interstitial$2.99
Questions
Is Tricky Taps free?
Is Split Balls 3D free?
Which has better reviews, Tricky Taps or Split Balls 3D?
Do Tricky Taps or Split Balls 3D have ads?
Which is updated more often, Tricky Taps or Split Balls 3D?
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