Drop Maker vs Marble Race Ultimate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drop Maker
Guide a ball down a challenging course by tapping to move left or right. Master precise movements to navigate increasing slopes and reach the goal. This game requires significant focus and skill to succeed.
- Tap to move left or right
- Ball moves up or down
- Increasing slope difficulty
- Requires devotion and skill
- 3D race gameplay
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Drop Maker is a game that carries a ball from top to bottom. The game method is to move left or right while tapping anywhere on the screen. Then the ball moves up or down. So, as the slope increases, the ball falls down. A lot of devotion will be required to reach the target point.
Marble Race Ultimate
Experience thrilling marble races with various game modes like elimination, team battles, and football simulations. Control your marble with intuitive swipe controls and strategize to overcome obstacles and opponents.
- Multiple game modes (Elimination, Teams, Battle, League, Duel, Beat the Keeper, Football, World Cup)
- Country, state, or color selection
- Obstacle courses
- 8-direction swipe controls
- Mana-based movement system
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Choose your favorite country, state or color and try to race through the obstacles! Current modes: ELIMINATION - race through the stages. Every stage last few marbles are eliminated. TEAMS - race your team against enemy teams. Every stage some marbles are eliminated. BATTLE - race against few enemies marbles to get points first. LEAGUE - race in a long run to get as many points as you can. DUEL - race with big marbles. BEAT THE KEEPER - try to score the goal and beat the keeper. FOOTBALL - play football and score goals. WORLD CUP - simulate football World Cup. Use 8 direction swipe control to move your marble. You need to wait until mana restores to move your marble again. Third game by Bluza.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drop Maker at 100% against Marble Race Ultimate's 46%. Drop Maker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Marble Race Ultimate's advantage is ratings volume (174 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Drop Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Marble Race Ultimate sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Drop Maker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Marble Race Ultimate has 174 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Drop Maker's written reviews are positive against 46% of Marble Race Ultimate's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drop Maker | Marble Race Ultimate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.4 (174 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 46.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 174 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IK SEONG PARK | Serhii Nuzhdov |
Customer experience
Drop Maker
Marble Race Ultimate
Bugs and requests
Drop Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Marble Race Ultimate
Reported bugs
17 issues- Game crashes after 5 minutes of play
- Saved custom tracks cannot be accessed or played
- Marbles get stuck on tracks requiring restart
- Pause button disappears after losing race
- Gravity physics not working correctly
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- Marbles floating/levitating in space
- Beat the Keeper mode timer freezes at 1 second
- Zombie marbles don't spawn after first round
- Moving track parts stop moving during races
- Track editor parts disappear or resize unexpectedly
- Play button unresponsive/non-functional
- Game freezes during editing
- Marbles stuck in circles unable to progress
- Elimination mode broken at level 4
- League mode unplayable
- Track display shows all white/invisible
- Lag issues with certain marble selections
Requested features
13 requests- Bring back zombie mode (previously removed)
- Increase custom track limit beyond 12
- Add ability to control marble speed/playback speed
- Implement marble tracking/highlighting feature
- Add leaderboard system
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- Increase marble count options (100 marbles mode)
- Add more country/flag options (Sweden, Greenland, Scotland, England, Wales, Croatia)
- Improve custom track editor functionality
- Add ability to continue watching after marble elimination
- Display race results/finishing order screen
- Increase gem/emerald rewards for races
- Add escape elimination mode
- Allow custom marble face/appearance selection
In-app purchases
Drop Maker
- No ads$2.99
Marble Race Ultimate
- 7 emeralds$0.99
- 21 emeralds$2.99
- 82 emeralds$4.99
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- No Ads$4.99
- 210 emeralds$9.99
- 600 emeralds$19.99
- 1200 emeralds$29.99
Questions
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