Comparison

Magic Cross vs bARTballs

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

Head to head
About

Magic Cross

Unleash your inner artist with this digital coloring book. Paint by numbers to create vibrant pixel art masterpieces. Enjoy a vast collection of images, daily bonuses, and share your creations with friends.

Highlights
  • Extensive variety of pixel art images
  • Easy color-by-numbers gameplay
  • Augmented Reality Sharing
  • Experiment with color palettes
  • Share creations on social media
  • Daily bonuses and gifts
Features
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Brighten up your weekdays and enjoy a wide collection of colorful pixel pictures! Start painting right now without paper and pencils! There’s no need to bother choosing colors - just paint by numbers and create your own masterpiece! In Magic Cross-Stitch you can: - Choose among an extensive variety of pictures for both adults and kids! - Enjoy easy gameplay - just color by numbers! - Use Augmented Reality Sharing to place your paintings on the walls around you! - Experiment with the color palette and improve your skills! - Share finished pictures with friends on social media or save them to your phone! - Get daily bonuses and gifts! Magic Cross Stitch is great way to relax and get rid of everyday stress! Unveil your inner artist and paint effortlessly! Color by numbers and turn a plain sketch into a bright art piece! Paint everywhere just by using your phone or tablet! Contact us at support_games@zimad.com with any issues, questions or comments. We would love to hear from you! - Subscription: Upon subscribing, you will immediately receive free access to the full collection of pixel art images! A subscription also allows you to create unlimited amount of your own user-created pixel art images and turns off ads in the game. The price is $7.99 per week or equal to the same price tier that "Apple's App Store Price Matrix" determines in other currencies. In case of cancelling a subscription you lose all the benefits described above. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Payment is charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews for the same price and duration period as the original package, unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Terms of Use: https://zimad.com/terms-of-use/magic-cross-stitch/ Privacy Policy: https://zimad.com/policy/

About

bARTballs

A vibrant and engaging ball game where players collect balls to earn points while evading enemies. Includes a tutorial for practice and offers a fun, colorful experience.

Highlights
  • Ball collection for scoring
  • Enemy avoidance gameplay
  • In-game tutorial
  • Colorful graphics
  • Fun and engaging experience
Features
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bARTballs a pretty cool, colourful ball game with a lot of fun You have to gather balls to get score and try to avoid the enemies if you can. For game playing practice check the tutorial section! Have fun & enjoy! :)

Screenshots

Magic Cross4 screens
bARTballs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Magic Cross at Free against bARTballs's $2.99. Magic Cross also leads on ratings volume (6.4K vs 2). bARTballs's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, device support and iOS requirement 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

Magic Cross is free to download; bARTballs costs $2.99 up front. Magic Cross sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. bARTballs asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Magic Cross against 5.0 for bARTballs. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Cross has 6.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Magic Cross's written reviews are positive against 100% of bARTballs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Cross ships an update monthly, bARTballs every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Magic Cross versus bARTballs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic CrossbARTballs
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.9 (6.4K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.4K — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size306 MB220 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZiMADIstvan Bartucz

Customer experience

Magic Cross

All ratings6,400 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews712 reviews
Positive85.3%
Neutral6.6%
Negative8.1%

bARTballs

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Magic Cross

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress resets after app crashes
  • Coins not properly awarded for completed tasks
  • Imported images not rendering correctly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to disable background music
  • Implement a 'delete' function for imported images
  • Introduce more diverse and challenging picture categories
  • Provide a 'resume' feature for unfinished puzzles

bARTballs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Magic Cross

Subscriptions1
  • Color by number 1 week premium7 Days trial$7.997 Days
One-time9
  • Mini Pack$1.99
  • Marathon Key$2.99
  • Small Pack$2.99
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  • Cross Stitch coloring no ads$4.99
  • Small Bundle$4.99
  • Medium Bundle$9.99
  • Large Pack$9.99
  • Large Bundle$14.99
  • Huge Pack$19.99
None

bARTballs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Cross free?
Magic Cross is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is bARTballs free?
bARTballs costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Magic Cross or bARTballs?
bARTballs is rated higher. Magic Cross averages 4.9 out of 5 from 6.4K ratings, while bARTballs averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Magic Cross or bARTballs have ads?
Magic Cross shows ads; bARTballs does not.
Which is updated more often, Magic Cross or bARTballs?
Magic Cross ships an update monthly, and bARTballs every 3 days. Most recently, Magic Cross was updated on November 3, 2026 and bARTballs on November 3, 2026.

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