Comparison

Marble Run 2D vs Polychoron Explorer

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

Head to head
About

Marble Run 2D

Design and build your own marble tracks in a 2D environment. Solve engaging puzzles, utilize diverse construction elements, and earn rewards as you create unique gravitational mazes. Immerse yourself in captivating gameplay.

Highlights
  • Create custom marble tracks
  • Solve engaging puzzles
  • Use diverse construction elements
  • Earn bonuses and rewards
  • Immersive 2D gameplay
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Welcome to the world of Marble Run 2D, where you can create and design your own marble tracks! In this captivating game, you become the architect of your own gravitational mazes, filled with amazing obstacles and thrilling challenges. - Create Your Own Tracks: You are the master builder, bringing your boldest ideas to life by constructing unique marble mazes. - Dive into Engaging Puzzles: Discover the thrill and satisfaction of overcoming various obstacles and solving complex puzzles. - Utilize Diverse Construction Elements: Your imagination knows no bounds! Take advantage of a wide range of elements to create the most intriguing tracks. - Earn Bonuses and Rewards: Successfully completing levels rewards you with unique bonuses and opportunities to enhance your track. - Immerse Yourself in Captivating Gameplay: Enjoy the process of creating and testing marble tracks in an engaging 2D atmosphere. Join the Marble Run 2D community today and immerse yourself in the captivating world of construction and puzzles that will keep you coming back for more! Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://patyukgames.blogspot.com/2017/02/normal-0-false-false-false-ru-x-none-x.html

About

Polychoron Explorer

Features
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Introducing Magic Manycell - a puzzle game inspired by Magic Cube but in 4D. Rotate 4D slices of a Tesseract or 16-Cell to match colors. Comprehend and feel 4D space by watching 4D objects projected into 3D by brand new 4D projection-based rendering engine. Magic Manycell puzzle can be played on 3 different 4D figures -- Tesseract with its Cells divided into 8 cubes 2*2*2, tesseract with cells divided into 3*3*3=27 smaller cubes each, and a 16-cell, which is a regular polychoron with 16 tetrahedral cells, where you have to match colors in 4 cells aligned together. If Magic Manycell puzzle seems too hard at first, you can adjust difficulty by selecting amount of moves (called shuffles) that game creates from the state with all colors perfectly aligned. So as you master elementary 1, 2 and 3 shuffles, you can move on to more challenging puzzles. In addition to starting with less shuffles, with Tesseract based figures players can select to utilize rotations that affects less cells that actual rotation would which makes this puzzle playable to even most casual players (this is the default mode - for only "realistic" rotations select "IRON AN" mode). In addition to Magic Manycell, this game contains Explorer mode without game goal where you can take your time to explore all 6 regular 4D polytopes (called polychorons). You can also customize how polychoron looks by selecting colors for each Cell of it. In Premium version, you can even create your own polychorons by scanning and splitting existing ones into 2 parts. Even though right now there're only 2 modes, more fun games on the same engine are planned to be added in the future into this same app. Game uses Freemium model where free (Demo) functionality is limited. Full functionality is unlockable with one-time purchases, only one for each mode. Demo mode is indicated by watermark so you know that there are some limitations to be expected. However in each mode there is a fully unlocked free functionality - for Magic Manycell, this is 2*2*2 tesseract board, for Explorer it's the 5-cell and Tesseract.

Screenshots

Marble Run 2D4 screens
Polychoron Explorer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Polychoron Explorer at none against Marble Run 2D's shown. Polychoron Explorer also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Marble Run 2D sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Polychoron Explorer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marble Run 2D ships an update every 3 months, Polychoron Explorer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Marble Run 2D versus Polychoron Explorer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarble Run 2DPolychoron Explorer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (96 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings96 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDarya VladislavovnaOLEG LESHCHEV

Bugs and requests

Marble Run 2D

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Slow loading on second play
  • Gray screen bug
  • Pipes not working anymore (marbles stay on top of holes)
  • Glitch when pressing PRO
  • Marbles fall into the void
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  • Game lags into a grey screen
  • Does not save work
  • Ad with black screen and unclickable 'x' button
  • Marbles teleport under the path when rolling
  • Paid to remove ads, but ads still appear
  • Finish and dominoes are now Pro only
  • Music bug
  • Stuck and out-of-road errors

Requested features

20 requests
  • Add new marbles
  • Add custom marbles
  • Add custom tracks
  • Add moving objects
  • Add a new funnel
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  • Make it 3D
  • Add a part where marbles finish a stage and one is eliminated
  • Add a trampoline block
  • Make features available for everyone
  • Customizable teleporters
  • Longer blocks
  • More marbles with custom pictures
  • Add vehicles (cars, planes, helicopters)
  • Add a conveyor in mechanisms
  • Choice for marble size
  • Add a parachute
  • Add a lure that spawns marbles when one dies
  • Add editor for marbles
  • Bring back old marbles
  • Fix stuck and out-of-road errors

Polychoron Explorer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Marble Run 2D

Subscriptions1
  • PRO User Subscription.$4.991 Month
3 purchases

Polychoron Explorer

One-time3
  • Unlock Explorer$4.99
  • Unlock Magic Manycell$4.99
  • Full Lifetime Unlock$14.99

Questions

Is Marble Run 2D free?
Marble Run 2D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Polychoron Explorer free?
Polychoron Explorer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Marble Run 2D or Polychoron Explorer have ads?
Marble Run 2D shows ads; Polychoron Explorer does not.
Which is updated more often, Marble Run 2D or Polychoron Explorer?
Marble Run 2D ships an update every 3 months, and Polychoron Explorer every 3 weeks. Most recently, Marble Run 2D was updated on October 13, 2026 and Polychoron Explorer on October 5, 2026.

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