Gadget Creative Challenge vs Running Sphere
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gadget Creative Challenge
Design and build intricate marble machine contraptions using a variety of interactive parts. Watch your creations come to life with adjustable physics and camera views. Share your unique designs with friends across multiple platforms.
- Create custom marble machines
- Dozens of pipe and animated pieces
- Adjustable physics and release intervals
- Runtime adjustable controls
- Save, load, and share creations
- Multi-platform sharing
- Multiple camera views
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Create your own marble machine gadgets. Choose parts from a work bench that contains dozens of pipe sections and animated pieces. Pieces can be easily moved and rotated and snapped to connect with nearby pieces. You can combine up to 100 pieces into a single creation. You can easily adjust the time interval between marbles being released. You can also adjust how powerful the spring is and how much the anti-gravity accelerators boost the marbles uphill. Some pieces have sliding controls so they can be adjusted at run-time. You can design a closed system, that returns the marbles back up to the box where they started, so it could theoretically run indefinitely. Hit Play to watch your creation run. Choose from 4 different preset camera positions, or use the controls to create your own custom view. An additional Marble View will show you what it’s like to travel inside your device. Easily save or load previous creations or optionally Share your creations with friends via email or text messages. Games you share are multi-platform, allowing them to play on another copy of Gadget Creative Challenge running on most popular smartphones, tablets, and computers. Universal App - supports iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, including standard, Retina, and iPhone X displays. Even runs on Apple Mac or MacBooks equipped with Apple’s new M1 Silicon chip with easy to use mouse and on screen controls.
Running Sphere
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Get the ball to the other side of the screen avoiding falling into the holes. Each level will add a new hole that will make the path harder for our protagonist. Use the device's tilt sensors to move the ball and prevent it from falling. How level can you get?, share it with the rest of the players and reach the number one.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Running Sphere at Free against Gadget Creative Challenge's $2.99. Running Sphere also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 26 months). Gadget Creative Challenge's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Running Sphere is free to download; Gadget Creative Challenge costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gadget Creative Challenge ships an update every 26 months, Running Sphere every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gadget Creative Challenge | Running Sphere |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magnin & Associates | Ruben Velasco |
In-app purchases
Gadget Creative Challenge
No in-app purchases
Running Sphere
No in-app purchases
Questions
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