Comparison

Star Grab vs Connect The Balls

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

Head to head
About

Star Grab

A fast-paced game where you must quickly identify and tap objects matching a given description. Avoid incorrect taps to maintain your score. Features multiple difficulty levels and an asteroid-dodging mini-game.

Highlights
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Score multiplier
  • Object matching gameplay
  • Avoid incorrect taps
  • Asteroid dodging mini-game
Features
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Select from 4 different difficulty parameters to have the game change from stupidly easy to impossibly hard. As the difficulty increases, so does your score multiplier! Touch the objects that match the description at the start of the game. Don't touch incorrect objects or your score will drop. If you fail to grab an object that matches the description, you lose. Also check out the asteroid dodging mini game Collision Course.

About

Connect The Balls

Connect same-colored dots to clear the board in this relaxing puzzle game. Utilize powerful boosters to overcome challenging levels and achieve your goals. Enjoy hundreds of colorful stages with easy tap-and-swipe controls.

Highlights
  • Connect same-colored dots
  • Hundreds of colorful levels
  • Powerful boosters
  • Easy tap-and-swipe gameplay
  • Works offline
  • Global leaderboards
Features
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Enter a colorful world of relaxing puzzles. Connect same-colored dots to make long chains, clear the board, and complete your goal before running out of moves. Use powerful boosters to help you beat tricky levels anytime, anywhere. Features: * Easy tap-and-swipe gameplay * Hundreds of fun, colorful levels * Boosters like bombs and shuffles * Relaxing but challenging puzzles * Global leaderboards * Great for all ages * Mini game: link same balls without crossing lines * Works offline—no internet needed Whether you're here to relax or test your brain, this connect game has you covered!

Screenshots

Star Grab4 screens
Connect The Balls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Star Grab at none against Connect The Balls's 10. Star Grab also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Connect The Balls's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (296 vs 3). On price 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. Connect The Balls sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Star Grab asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Star Grab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Connect The Balls has 296 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Star Grab ships an update every 18 months, Connect The Balls every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Star Grab versus Connect The Balls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar GrabConnect The Balls
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.7 (296 ratings)
Positive reviews—33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3296 — better
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB141 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid Nestingen-PalmMatori Labs LTD

Customer experience

Star Grab

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Connect The Balls

All ratings286 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral6.6%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Star Grab

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Connect The Balls

One-time10
  • Small Coins Pack$1.99
  • Basic Bundle$2.99
  • Medium Coins Pack$4.99
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  • Great Bundle$4.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Special Offer$7.99
  • Mighty Bundle$7.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • Big Coins Pack$19.99
  • Superior Bundle$24.99

Questions

Is Star Grab free?
Star Grab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Connect The Balls free?
Connect The Balls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Star Grab or Connect The Balls?
Star Grab is rated higher. Star Grab averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Connect The Balls averages 4.7 from 296 ratings.
Do Star Grab or Connect The Balls have ads?
Connect The Balls shows ads; Star Grab does not.
Which is updated more often, Star Grab or Connect The Balls?
Star Grab ships an update every 18 months, and Connect The Balls every 5 days. Most recently, Star Grab was updated on November 3, 2026 and Connect The Balls on November 8, 2026.

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