Comparison

Idle Marble Run vs Balls ASMR

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

Head to head
About

Idle Marble Run

Experience a relaxing toy marble machine with idle mechanics. Watch marbles merge, hit bumpers, and inject special types like fireballs and snowballs into an infinite run.

Highlights
  • Infinite marble machine
  • Idle mechanics
  • Marble merging
  • Bumper interactions
  • Special marble types (Fireballs, Snowballs, Plasma)
Features
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Drop a marble. Watch it fall through the pegs, light up every bumper it touches, and turn each bounce into gold. Two marbles of the same kind that meet become one bigger marble, worth far more than the two that made it. That single rule is the whole game, and it never stops paying off. MERGE YOUR WAY UP Every merge unlocks a richer marble. Grey, gold, ruby, sapphire, emerald: the ladder keeps going, and so do the numbers. THE BOARD KEEPS EARNING Close the app and the marbles keep working. Come back to a pile of gold waiting to be claimed, and double or triple it on the spot. FIVE SPECIAL MARBLES FIREBALL destroys bumpers in a single hit. SNOWBALL grows with every bounce. RAINBOW is pulled toward the pegs. SHADOW clones itself on impact. BUBBLEGUM sends bumpers flying. AND PLENTY MORE A cannon that fires marbles on its own. Bonus letters scattered across the board. A gallery to fill with every marble in the game. Achievements, levels, and a cloud save that carries progress from one device to the next. No energy bar, no lives, nothing to unlock with a timer. Just bouncing physics, gentle celebrations, and numbers that always go up. Idle Marble Run is free to play. It contains ads and optional in-app purchases, and any purchase removes the ads for good.

About

Balls ASMR

Engage in a unique ASMR gaming experience by adding colorful balls, merging them to earn coins, and enjoying satisfying gameplay. This free game offers a simple yet engaging way to relax and play.

Highlights
  • Add colorful balls
  • Merge balls
  • Earn coins
  • ASMR gameplay
  • Satisfying visuals
Features
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Add colorful balls, merge them and earn more coins! Play a unique ASMR game now!

Screenshots

Idle Marble Run3 screens
Balls ASMR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Idle Marble Run at 4.7 against Balls ASMR's 2.5. Idle Marble Run also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 2). Balls ASMR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Idle Marble Run sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Balls ASMR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle Marble Run holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Marble Run has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Marble Run ships an update every 10 months, Balls ASMR every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Idle Marble Run versus Balls ASMR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle Marble RunBalls ASMR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (21 ratings) — better2.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 months — betterEvery 18 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKilosaurusomer cetin

Customer experience

Idle Marble Run

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Balls ASMR

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Idle Marble Run

One-time7
  • Pack 30 Diamonds$0.99
  • Pack 66 Diamonds$1.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Pack 180 Diamonds$3.99
  • Pack 400 Diamonds$8.99
  • Pack 1125 Diamonds$22.99
  • Pack 2250 Diamonds$44.99
None

Balls ASMR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idle Marble Run free?
Idle Marble Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Balls ASMR free?
Balls ASMR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Idle Marble Run or Balls ASMR?
Idle Marble Run is rated higher. Idle Marble Run averages 4.7 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Balls ASMR averages 2.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Idle Marble Run or Balls ASMR have ads?
Both Idle Marble Run and Balls ASMR show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Marble Run or Balls ASMR?
Idle Marble Run ships an update every 10 months, and Balls ASMR every 18 months. Most recently, Idle Marble Run was updated on October 29, 2026 and Balls ASMR on October 22, 2026.

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