Comparison

Pull the Pin vs Rope And Balls

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

Head to head
About

Pull the Pin

Solve physics-based puzzles by strategically removing pins to guide colored balls into a pipe. Some balls require touching colored ones first to gain their hue before reaching the destination. Enjoy satisfying graphics and challenging levels that test your logic.

Highlights
  • Physics-based puzzles
  • Strategic pin removal
  • Color-mixing mechanics
  • Satisfying graphics
  • Challenging levels
  • Brain-teasing gameplay
Features
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In this game full of satisfying graphics and innovative levels, you can challenge yourself, your brain, and your friends! It’s you against physics and the tricky levels — WHO WILL WIN? All balls have to go into the pipe … can you remove the pins in the right order and make it happen? It should be simple: gravity pulls the balls down towards the pipe. But then pins are in the way! Can you help out and flip away the pins and get the balls to where they are supposed to be? But wait: there is another level of trickery! Sometimes some of the balls are colourless: before they go into the pipe, they need to touch a color ball, so the color spreads to them as well. So simple yet so tricky!

About

Rope And Balls

This game challenges your logic and spatial awareness with physics-based puzzles. Draw ropes to guide balls into a cup, overcoming obstacles in two distinct stages per level. It's a brain-teasing experience with no penalties for retries.

Highlights
  • Two-stage physics puzzles
  • Draw ropes to guide balls
  • Collect balls to fill cup
  • Overcome obstacles
  • No lives or penalties
  • Logic and spatial awareness challenges
Features
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► SIMPLICITY IS THE KEY TO A GREAT PUZZLE A great puzzle needs only a few simple elements to toy with the rules of physics and create a truly challenging and absorbing test of your logic. That’s certainly true for this addictive and original puzzle game that will have you racking your brain and trying over and over again to complete each level with nothing more than a pile of balls and a few pieces of rope. Challenge your logic and your spatial awareness on every single level in this simply fascinating mobile game. • Two stages for double the fun: Each level involves two stages, each an individual puzzle in its own right. First you need to draw a rope in the correct shape to draw all the large balls together without snagging the rope on any of the obstacles. The original balls then explode into a shower of smaller balls, and you have to use a set number of rope pieces to guide them all around further obstacles and into the cup waiting at the bottom of the board. • My cup runneth over… There’s a set number of balls that have to reach the cup for you to pass each level in the game, so make sure you give careful consideration to the laws of physics and put the ropes in exactly the right place before the balls are released. Otherwise, it’s back to the (rope) drawing board for a little more serious thinking… • Simple doesn’t mean easy: The concept may be straightforward, but intelligent game design in every level means that, soon enough as you progress through the game, each puzzle becomes a real challenge that will test your spatial awareness, your logical thinking and your understanding of physics to the max. • Try, try and try again: There’s no penalty for trying – if you mess up the level you’re on, just tap the reload button and have another go. The puzzles may be taxing, but you’ll never have to worry about running out of lives or waiting for the opportunity to test your latest genius theory. So don’t get stressed, just go ahead and try one more time. The solution’s bound to be just around the corner… ► SHOW OFF YOUR ROPING SKILLS Get the balls to walk the tightrope and fill the cup up till it smiles. This addictive and original puzzle game may look simple at first glance, but the further you progress the more each level will require both serious thinking and real dexterity, giving your brain a great workout and ensuring you’ll be deeply satisfied, and thoroughly entertained for hour after hour. Download the game now and start learning the ropes in this unusual and immensely fun puzzle extravaganza. Privacy Policy: https://say.games/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://say.games/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Pull the Pin4 screens
Rope And Balls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pull the Pin at weekly against Rope And Balls's monthly. Pull the Pin also leads on ratings volume (250K vs 80K). Rope And Balls's advantage is review sentiment (31% vs 14%) and rating (4.6 vs 4.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Pull the Pin sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Rope And Balls sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rope And Balls holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 250K and 80K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Pull the Pin's written reviews are positive against 31% of Rope And Balls's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pull the Pin ships an update weekly, Rope And Balls monthly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pull the Pin versus Rope And Balls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPull the PinRope And Balls
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (250K ratings)4.6 (80K ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.5% of reviews30.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings250K — better80K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size418 MB300 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPopcore GmbHSayGames LTD

Customer experience

Pull the Pin

All ratings250,168 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral8.1%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews1,936 reviews
Positive14.5%
Neutral13.5%
Negative72.0%

Rope And Balls

All ratings79,597 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral6.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews496 reviews
Positive30.6%
Neutral12.9%
Negative56.5%

User reviews

Pull the Pin

From 250K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and relaxing gameplay
  • 💰 Ability to earn coins by watching ads
  • 🌈 Variety of ball and background customizations

Room to improve

  • 🚧 Levels do not increase in difficulty
  • 💤 Repetitive and boring after a while
  • 📺 Excessive number of ads interrupting gameplay
  • 🐛 Glitches causing levels to fail unfairly

Rope And Balls

From 80K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and challenging game
  • 💤 Calming and relaxing gameplay
  • 🤓 Good for brain stimulation

Room to improve

  • 💸 Too many ads interrupting gameplay
  • 🔁 Repetitive and unvaried levels
  • 🤔 Game not as advertised
  • 🕰️ Ads take longer than actual gameplay

Bugs and requests

Pull the Pin

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Puzzle pieces not registering as collected
  • Levels freezing or failing without player input
  • Ads failing to load and preventing progress

Requested features

3 requests
  • More challenging and varied puzzle levels
  • Ability to spend earned coins on meaningful upgrades
  • Option to disable ads for a one-time fee

Rope And Balls

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing or crashing
  • Levels not registering correctly
  • Inability to skip ads

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to pay and remove ads
  • More varied and challenging level progression
  • Ability to replay specific levels

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Pull the Pin

One-time9
  • Remove Ads$7.99
  • Get All Sumer Event Rewards$7.99
  • Easter Offer2 variants$9.99
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  • Summer Event$9.99
  • Back to School Offer$9.99
  • Halloween Event Offer$9.99
  • Thanksgiving Offer$9.99
  • Winter Event$9.99
  • Back to School$9.99
1 purchases

Rope And Balls

One-time1
  • No Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Pull the Pin free?
Pull the Pin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rope And Balls free?
Rope And Balls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pull the Pin or Rope And Balls?
Rope And Balls is rated higher. Pull the Pin averages 4.4 out of 5 from 250K ratings, while Rope And Balls averages 4.6 from 80K ratings.
Do Pull the Pin or Rope And Balls have ads?
Both Pull the Pin and Rope And Balls show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pull the Pin or Rope And Balls?
Pull the Pin ships an update weekly, and Rope And Balls monthly. Most recently, Pull the Pin was updated on November 5, 2026 and Rope And Balls on November 5, 2026.

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