Ball Pass 3D vs Chain 3!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ball Pass 3D
Experience addictive basketball gameplay with precise ball passing and dunking mechanics. Navigate through challenging levels, unlock a variety of characters, and enjoy beautiful graphics in this engaging sports simulation.
- Precise ball passing
- Dunking mechanics
- Level progression
- Character unlocks
- Beautiful graphics
- Addictive gameplay
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Pass the ball with precise control to your team and throw it in the basket! Can you beat all the levels? Features: • Addictive gameplay • Beautiful graphics • Unlock many characters!
Chain 3!
Connect chains of the same color to crush them in this original match puzzle game. Strategize your moves to achieve objectives before time runs out, utilizing powerful boosters and combos to clear the board. Embark on a journey to become the top player worldwide.
- Original chain matching gameplay
- Connect same-colored chains
- Strategic move planning
- Boosters and combos
- Multiple levels
- Objective-based challenges
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WELCOME TO A NEW & ORIGINAL MATCH PUZZLE ! Are you ready? Connect chains from the same color to crush them! Easy to control but hard to master, a simple tap on the chains is what you need! Watch out your moves, you need to achieve the objectives before you run out! Use boosters and combos to help you clear the board and live your journey to become the number one in the world! Featuring: ◉ Original concept and gameplay ◉ Boosters and combos including; bombs, rockets and helicopters! ◉ Leaderboards coming soon ◉ Quests coming soon ◉ Lots of levels ◉ Loads of fun! ◉ And much more! Try It!
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Verdict
Ball Pass 3D and Chain 3! both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 54% of Chain 3!'s written reviews are positive against 39% of Ball Pass 3D's. Ball Pass 3D's advantage is ratings volume (24K vs 3.7K) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Ball Pass 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chain 3! sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Ball Pass 3D against 4.6 for Chain 3!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ball Pass 3D has 24K ratings behind it against 3.7K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 39% of Ball Pass 3D's written reviews are positive against 54% of Chain 3!'s.
Ball Pass 3D ships an update every 6 days, Chain 3! every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Ball Pass 3D | Chain 3! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (24K ratings) — better | 4.6 (3.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.5% of reviews | 54.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24K — better | 3.7K |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 222 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lucky Kat Studios | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Ball Pass 3D
Chain 3!
User reviews
Ball Pass 3D
From 24K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and relaxing game
- 👍 Helps improve aim and passing skills
- 🚀 Easy to play and master
Room to improve
- 🤬 Excessive number of ads
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes for some users
- 🤔 Lack of gameplay variety
Chain 3!
From 3.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game
- 💥 Fascinating
- 🎨 Different and cool
- 🕹️ Fun and exciting
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and freezes
- 🔍 Partially covered board
- 💰 Too expensive
- 🔇 No sound effects
Bugs and requests
Ball Pass 3D
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to change characters after unlocking them
- Dunk ball feature not working as expected
- Ads playing audio despite phone being on silent mode
Requested features
3 requests- Add different sports game modes (e.g. volleyball, basketball)
- Introduce leaderboards and competitive modes
- Reduce the frequency of ads or provide an ad-free option at a reasonable price
Chain 3!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Stuck on level 16 with no balloons
- Booster box causes game to freeze
- Inability to move forward on certain levels
Requested features
3 requests- Add sound effects
- Ability to save progress
- More challenging levels
In-app purchases
Ball Pass 3D
- No Ads$2.99
Chain 3!
- Tiny Coin Pack$1.99
- Mini Offer$2.99
- Small Offer$4.99
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- Flash Sale$6.99
- No Ads$7.99
- Small Coin Pack$7.99
- No Ads Bundle$9.99
- Medium Coin Pack$14.99
- BIG Coin Pack$29.99
- SUPER Coin Pack$54.99
- MEGA Coin Pack$99.99
