Tricky Taps vs Color 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
Color Balls 3D
Guide falling balls into a basket by manipulating levers and gates. Solve increasingly complex puzzles by adjusting the board to control the flow and ensure the correct amount of balls reach their destination.
- Fill basket with specified amount of balls
- Manipulate levers and gates
- Adjust board to control ball flow
- Deceptively challenging puzzles
- Addictive gameplay
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Your main goal is to fill the basket with the amount of Balls you're given. The challenge is to figure out how. Turn, adjust, and interact with the board however you like! Hold to set the levers and gates for balls to fall through. Control the flow of balls afterwards. It's easy to begin, deceptively hard to master. Addicting nevertheless!
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Verdict
Tricky Taps and Color Balls 3D both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 60% of Tricky Taps's written reviews are positive against 21% of Color Balls 3D's. Tricky Taps also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Color Balls 3D's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 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. Color Balls 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 4.6 for Color Balls 3D. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42K and 14K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Tricky Taps's written reviews are positive against 21% of Color Balls 3D's.
Tricky Taps ships an update every 2 months, Color Balls 3D every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Tricky Taps | Color Balls 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (42K ratings) — better | 4.6 (14K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.4% of reviews — better | 21.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 42K — better | 14K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — 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 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 225 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Coco Play | AI Games FZ |
Customer experience
Tricky Taps
Color 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
Color Balls 3D
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💖 Addictive and fun
- 🎉 Phenomenal game
- 🤩 Absolutely love it
Room to improve
- 🤯 Too many ads
- 🔁 Repeating levels
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔋 Battery draining
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)
Color Balls 3D
Reported bugs
3 issues- Keeps logging out
- Crashes after certain levels
- Ready button not working
Requested features
3 requests- Add more levels
- Improve level progression
- Reduce ads
In-app purchases
Tricky Taps
No in-app purchases
Color Balls 3D
- No Ads$0.99
Questions
Is Tricky Taps free?
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