Comparison

Stop The Timer vs Ball Guys

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

Head to head
About

Stop The Timer

Test your reflexes and timing in this simple yet addictive game. Tap to stop a timer at precise intervals and see how accurate you are. Compete with others globally through Game Center.

Highlights
  • Precise stopping intervals
  • Accuracy percentage stats
  • Global leaderboards
  • Simple tap-to-stop gameplay
  • Game Center integration
Features
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Tap to stop the timer at: 02:00 04:00 06:00 08:00 10:00 How close can you get? See your accuracy percentage with Stats! Compete with the worlds best with Game Center!

About

Ball Guys

Engage in epic ball parkour races with unique powers to overcome over 600 solo challenges or compete with up to 256 players in various game modes. Master diverse obstacles and sabotage opponents to claim victory.

Highlights
  • Unlock and upgrade 18 unique Powers
  • Over 600 solo Adventure mode levels
  • Multiplayer races with up to 256 players
  • Various game modes: Treasure Hunts, Rising Lava, Only Up
  • Battle mode with 1v5 three-round races
  • Leaderboard challenges with The Cannon
  • Community-created levels
Features
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Merge Play the world’s most exciting Merge game. Can you unlock all the unique 9th, 10th and 11th balls? As the game progresses, the cup becomes slightly bigger. But be careful - unless you Check Out… your score doesn’t count! Adventure mode Enjoy hours and hours of solo gameplay & master the game in over 1000 levels of incredibly varied challenges. After you’ve mastered the basics, you’ll be challenged by Zero Gravity, Rising Lava, Mazes, Water Portals and so much more. Did you know: over 30% of these levels have been made by our Discord community! Unlock Powers Unlock, upgrade & master 18 incredible Powers to make your Ball jump further, land on Lava, stick to walls, sabotage others with bombs or simply look cool flying on a rocket. Need to jump that little bit further? Use your Hop. Want to fly all the way up? Use Helium balloons to get there. Found a small gap? Become Tiny! The combos are almost endless. Express your ultimate Ball Guys skills now! Battle mode Think you’re a Pro? Choose your three Powers and Battle it out in challenging 1v5 three-round races vs. real human players. Note: Powers is a new experimental mode. Play at your own risk, don’t Stumble & Fall! The Cannon Launch The Cannon, earn glory on the leaderboard and win amazing in-game prizes. Made famous by TikTok, nobody truly knows why it’s so satisfying to watch and play. Did you come from TikTok, Youtube or Twitch? Play with Streamers! Join a Party with a streamer and see if you can get to the top of the leaderboard! Or… join with Room Code! Play with your favourite Streamer and up to 256 other players in Treasure Hunts, Rising Lava challenges, Only Up battles, The Box, The Quiz, Impossible Challenges and and so much more. Sabotage or help the Streamer - it’s your choice! Our Community… The Backstory to Ball Guys Stumble & Fall Ball Guys was launched as a 3-week old prototype in October 2024. Inspired by our incredible Discord Community, the team at Half Moon Studios have done over 50 updates to “find the fun”. People told us to add Skins, so we did. People demanded a level editor, so we gave it to them. And when we removed one of our accidents (the infamous Double Jump), people complained. So then we gave them 21 Powers to play with. Our latest minigame, “Merge Guys” has been all over TikTok. What’s next we wonder? Join our incredible community (not a cult!) at Discord.gg/Ballguys. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Stop The Timer4 screens
Ball Guys4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stop The Timer at 100% against Ball Guys's 32%. Stop The Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Ball Guys's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 7). On price, 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. Ball Guys sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Stop The Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stop The Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ball Guys has 3.7K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Stop The Timer's written reviews are positive against 32% of Ball Guys's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stop The Timer ships an update every 2 months, Ball Guys every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Stop The Timer versus Ball Guys: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStop The TimerBall Guys
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7 ratings) — better4.3 (3.7K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better32.0% of reviews
Number of ratings73.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB726 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan MeikleHalf Moon Studios

Customer experience

Stop The Timer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ball Guys

All ratings3,654 ratings
Positive82.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews787 reviews
Positive32.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative57.9%

Bugs and requests

Stop The Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ball Guys

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Levels with moving obstacles can get stuck
  • Recent update erased player progress

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add chat system
  • Improve ball physics and controls

In-app purchases

None

Stop The Timer

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Ball Guys

One-time10
  • gem_pack_80$0.99
  • Bundle Tier 1$1.99
  • gem_pack_500$3.99
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  • Bundle Tier 2$3.99
  • Ball Guys Season VIP$6.99
  • Bundle Tier 3$6.99
  • gem_pack_1200$7.99
  • Bundle Tier 4$9.99
  • Bundle Tier 6$19.99
  • Bundle Tier 7$29.99

Questions

Is Stop The Timer free?
Stop The Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ball Guys free?
Ball Guys is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stop The Timer or Ball Guys?
Stop The Timer is rated higher. Stop The Timer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Ball Guys averages 4.3 from 3.7K ratings.
Do Stop The Timer or Ball Guys have ads?
Both Stop The Timer and Ball Guys show ads.
Which is updated more often, Stop The Timer or Ball Guys?
Stop The Timer ships an update every 2 months, and Ball Guys every 5 days. Most recently, Stop The Timer was updated on November 3, 2026 and Ball Guys on November 6, 2026.

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