Comparison

Wave Balls vs Tap Dash

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

Head to head
About

Wave Balls

Guide a ball through levels by controlling wave physics. Navigate obstacles and reach the finish line in this intuitive puzzle game.

Highlights
  • Wave physics control
  • Ball navigation
  • Obstacle courses
  • Level progression
  • Intuitive gameplay
Features
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Control the wave to move the ball from start to finish

About

Tap Dash

Features
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Click to move between platforms, reach the finish line to open the next level, and collect gems to buy new characters. There are different types of platforms with different features, and each next level is more complicated than the previous one. Collect gems at each level to buy new characters from the store, such as tiger and dragon. Lots of cool levels, beautiful graphics, interesting gameplay and great animation.

Screenshots

Wave Balls4 screens
Tap Dash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Wave Balls at none against Tap Dash's shown. Wave Balls also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wave Balls ships an update monthly, Tap Dash every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Wave Balls versus Tap Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWave BallsTap Dash
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApp Swim LLCOleksii Petrochenko

In-app purchases

None

Wave Balls

No in-app purchases

None

Tap Dash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wave Balls free?
Wave Balls is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tap Dash free?
Tap Dash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wave Balls or Tap Dash have ads?
Tap Dash shows ads; Wave Balls does not.
Which is updated more often, Wave Balls or Tap Dash?
Wave Balls ships an update monthly, and Tap Dash every 4 months. Most recently, Wave Balls was updated on October 8, 2026 and Tap Dash on October 2, 2026.

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