Basketball Roll vs Block Shift 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basketball Roll
Experience a fresh take on basketball with this 3D game. Master one-swipe shooting mechanics and progress through increasingly challenging levels. Unlock new courts and enjoy polished graphics on any Apple mobile device.
- One Swipe Gameplay
- Challenging to Master
- Frictionless Perfect Throw
- Polished 3D Graphics
- Dozens of Courts to Unlock
- Portrait Mode
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Basketball Games in 3D. Fresh graphics! Think you can shoot hoops the best? Game gets harder each level! Basketball is a universal app, playable in the best resolution available for each Apple mobile device. FEATURES: - One Swipe Gameplay - Easy to pick-up, challenging to master - Get a frictionless perfect throw! - Polished 3D Graphics - Dozen Courts to Unlock - Portrait The addicting game you’ve been playing at the arcade for years now goes wherever you do. Download Free Basketball today! No In Abc Payments. Fully free! For the latest info and what we are up to, check out
Block Shift 3D
Slide blocks to navigate through increasingly challenging walls. Collect diamonds to unlock new color options. Compete with friends on the online leaderboard.
- Block sliding gameplay
- Multiple game modes
- Diamond collection for customization
- Online leaderboard
- Endless mode
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Shift the blocks around to fit through the approaching walls. The walls increase in speed and become more difficult the longer you stay alive. The diamonds collected along the way can be used in the shop to buy color options. Along with the regular endless mode, there are 8 additional game modes for levels: Regular, Spikes, Teeth, Corners, Passage, Hourglass, 3 Passages, Intersection. Each game mode contains a different layout of unmovable blocks. Compete against your friends with the online leaderboard!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Basketball Roll at every 2 weeks against Block Shift 3D's every 42 months. Basketball Roll also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 2). Block Shift 3D's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Basketball Roll sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Block Shift 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Block Shift 3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basketball Roll has 14K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Basketball Roll ships an update every 2 weeks, Block Shift 3D every 42 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basketball Roll | Block Shift 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 42 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 220 MB | 205 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alchemical Inc | Lee Clayberg |
Customer experience
Basketball Roll
Block Shift 3D
Bugs and requests
Basketball Roll
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezes and gets stuck on level 32 background after completing all challenges
- Paid subscription does not remove ads as expected
Requested features
3 requests- Add ability to play against other players
- More challenges and content added regularly
- Fix issue with baskets overlapping and preventing shots
Block Shift 3D
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Basketball Roll
- No Ads$2.99
Block Shift 3D
- No Ads$1.99
Questions
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