Comparison

Observer for Screeps vs TankBall!

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

Head to head
About

Observer for Screeps

Features
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An unofficial client for the programming MMO RTS game Screeps. Requires a Screeps account and auth token to connect. Does not have features for writing/updating your Screeps codebase. Is primarily for viewing the game and some limited manual interaction. Feature highlights: - View your rooms in a unified room/map view where zooming in on a room shows the full detail and room objects and you can pan over to adjacent rooms to switch to viewing them. Zooming out switches to map detail.  - View room details by tapping the room on the map.  - View object details by tapping an object in a room. - Supports MMO and private servers. - View player profiles - View leaderboards - View console output and submit console commands. - Respawn - View room and map visuals - Flags (create, place, remove, edit) - Construction sites (create, place, remove) - Other manual interactions (destroy owned structure, activate safe mode, destroy own creep, etc) - Power creep management (view, create, upgrade) - See list of active nukes across the shards

About

TankBall!

A simple and casual arcade game where players gather balls and shoot them. It's easy to pick up for short bursts of play but offers a surprising challenge.

Highlights
  • Simple touch controls
  • Casual gameplay
  • Gather and shoot balls
  • Short play sessions
  • Challenging difficulty
Features
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I'm the best shooter! It is very simple and casual game :) AND HARDER than you think! Gather your ball and shot! shot! · · · · · · Game Feature · · · · · · · » Simply touch to play game » Just play this game on your 10 minutes of free time :) Developer - Best Hyper Casual Game Developer South Korea

Screenshots

Observer for Screeps4 screens
TankBall!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Observer for Screeps at none against TankBall!'s shown. TankBall!'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.5 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Observer for Screeps versus TankBall!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObserver for ScreepsTankBall!
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (827 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—28.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—827 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB175 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJacob KellyMondayOFF

Bugs and requests

Observer for Screeps

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

TankBall!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes at high scores
  • Skin/ball unlocks not working as intended
  • Levels not loading properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More level variety
  • Ability to disable vibration
  • Option to remove ads permanently
  • Improved skin/ball unlocking system

In-app purchases

None

Observer for Screeps

No in-app purchases

None

TankBall!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Observer for Screeps free?
Observer for Screeps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TankBall! free?
TankBall! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Observer for Screeps or TankBall! have ads?
TankBall! shows ads; Observer for Screeps does not.

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