# Tricky Taps vs Level Up Balls!

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tricky Taps at none against Level Up Balls!'s 1. Tricky Taps also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 29%) and ratings volume (42K vs 5.9K). Level Up Balls!'s advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Level Up Balls! 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 Level Up Balls!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tricky Taps has 42K ratings behind it against 5.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Tricky Taps's written reviews are positive against 29% of Level Up Balls!'s.

Tricky Taps ships an update every 2 months, Level Up Balls! weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Tricky Taps | Level Up Balls! |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (42K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tricky-taps/id1442590226/reviews) | [4.6 (5.9K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/level-up-balls/id1642802010/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **42K** | 5.9K |
| Positive reviews | **60.4% of reviews** | 29.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | **Ad-supported** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 135 MB | 256 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Coco Play](https://appshunter.io/developer/654657050) | [Rollic Games](https://appshunter.io/developer/1452111779) |

## What reviewers say

### Tricky Taps

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tricky-taps/id1442590226)

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.

**Highlights:** Tap levers to roll and bounce the ball, Avoid spikes and obstacles, Collect stars and gems, Unlockable skins, Challenging puzzle gameplay

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 💡 Unique mechanics
- 🔒 No ads (for some users)

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔥 Too many ads (for some users)
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🔋 Inconsistent difficulty progression

**Reported bugs**

- Impossible obstacles on certain levels
- Endless mode issues with level generation
- Checkpoint issues causing loss of progress

**Requested features**

- More levels
- Checkpoint system for difficult levels
- Ability to disable ads (for paid users)


### Level Up Balls!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/level-up-balls/id1642802010)

Control a ball, leveling it up as you crash smaller balls. Navigate through obstacles and avoid higher-level balls to reach the finish line. The sky is the limit for your ball's progression.

**Highlights:** Level up your ball, Crash other balls, Avoid obstacles, Survive high-level balls, Reach the end

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $2.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Fun and addictive game
- 💡 Interesting concept of leveling up balls
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay until higher levels

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Significant performance issues and lag at higher levels
- 🔋 Game becomes unplayable due to excessive ads
- 🔒 Requires constant internet connection to play

**Reported bugs**

- Game freezes or crashes when reaching high levels
- Ball upgrade level cap at 1001 despite showing higher level
- Progress reset after watching certain ads

**Requested features**

- Offline play mode
- Option to disable ads or purchase ad-free version
- Improved performance and stability at higher levels


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Tricky Taps free?

Tricky Taps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Level Up Balls! free?

Level Up Balls! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Tricky Taps or Level Up Balls!?

Tricky Taps and Level Up Balls! are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 42K and 5.9K ratings respectively.

### Do Tricky Taps or Level Up Balls! have ads?

Both Tricky Taps and Level Up Balls! show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Tricky Taps or Level Up Balls!?

Tricky Taps ships an update every 2 months, and Level Up Balls! weekly. Most recently, Tricky Taps was updated on October 16, 2026 and Level Up Balls! on October 14, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*