Pendulum Swing vs 2048 Sand Balls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pendulum Swing
A physics-based game where you guide a swinging orb into target spots. It features 18 challenging levels with harmonic oscillation mechanics. Simple, yet addictive gameplay for players seeking a unique puzzle experience.
- Physics-based gameplay
- Harmonic oscillation mechanics
- 18 challenging levels
- Orb swinging into target spots
- Addictive puzzle experience
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A physics-based game that similar to pendulum clock uses a pendulum, a swinging weight to swing back and forth in harmonic oscillation. Simple, annoying yet addictive game where your goal is to swing an orb into white spot located in every level borders. • an app features 18 levels to complete
2048 Sand Balls
Guide folding balls by paving a path to direct them into a basket. Strategically create the route to achieve the highest score.
- Pave paths
- Fold numbers
- Guide balls
- Score points
- Basket goal
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Pave the path, try to fold up the numbers and get into the basket!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: 2048 Sand Balls at Free against Pendulum Swing's $1.99. 2048 Sand Balls also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). Pendulum Swing's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 25 months vs every 71 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
2048 Sand Balls is free to download; Pendulum Swing costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pendulum Swing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 2048 Sand Balls has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pendulum Swing ships an update every 25 months, 2048 Sand Balls every 71 months. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Pendulum Swing | 2048 Sand Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months — better | Every 71 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomasz Lukaszyk | App Swim LLC |
Customer experience
Pendulum Swing
2048 Sand Balls
In-app purchases
Pendulum Swing
No in-app purchases
2048 Sand Balls
No in-app purchases
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