2048 Sand Balls vs Change and Drop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
2048 Sand Balls
Guide folding balls by paving a path to direct them into a basket. Strategically create the route to achieve the highest score.
- Pave paths
- Fold numbers
- Guide balls
- Score points
- Basket goal
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Pave the path, try to fold up the numbers and get into the basket!
Change and Drop
A casual ball drop game where you collect falling balls. It's simple to play, perfect for short breaks, and surprisingly challenging.
- Simple touch controls
- Casual ball drop gameplay
- Collect falling balls
- Challenging difficulty
- Play in short bursts
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I'm the best ball collector! It is very simple and casual ball drop game :) AND HARDER than you think! Gather balls and feel the fantastic! · · · · · · 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Change and Drop at 4.6 against 2048 Sand Balls's 1.0. Change and Drop also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 0%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 71 months). 2048 Sand Balls's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Change and Drop holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Change and Drop has 2K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of 2048 Sand Balls's written reviews are positive against 30% of Change and Drop's.
2048 Sand Balls ships an update every 71 months, Change and Drop weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 2048 Sand Balls | Change and Drop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (5 ratings) | 4.6 (2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 30.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 71 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 166 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | App Swim LLC | MondayOFF |
Customer experience
2048 Sand Balls
Change and Drop
Bugs and requests
2048 Sand Balls
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Change and Drop
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on launch
- Can't progress past certain levels
- Leaderboard issues
Requested features
4 requests- More level variety
- Remove ads or add paid ad-free option
- Fix crashes and stability issues
- Improve leaderboard system
In-app purchases
2048 Sand Balls
No in-app purchases
Change and Drop
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is 2048 Sand Balls free?
Is Change and Drop free?
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Do 2048 Sand Balls or Change and Drop have ads?
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