Comparison

Disasteroids 3D vs Paddle Balls

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

Head to head
About

Disasteroids 3D

Experience a classic arcade shooter reborn with stunning 3D graphics, particle effects, and explosions. Pilot an awesome ship through asteroid fields with authentic on-screen controls or an MFi controller. This open-source title is completely free to play.

Highlights
  • 3D meteors and explosions
  • Cool lighting and particle effects
  • Authentic on-screen arcade controls
  • Optional MFi controller support
  • Open-source code available
  • Classic freeware gameplay
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Disasteroids 3D is back! Originally released in 2000 for the PC, this freeware classic is now back for your iPhone and iPad. And yeah, it's still free. It's got wicked 3D meteors, cool lighting effects, original sounds, an awesome 3D ship, beautiful particle effects and radical explosions. Play using authentic on-screen arcade controls or with an optional MFi controller. Did we mention it's also open source? For those of you who want to get under the hood, we've got you covered there too. The original game was highly praised by defunct websites everywhere: “...very nice Open-GL 3D graphix and lighting/particle effects. Very cool looking explosions!” – Home of the Underdogs “Disasteroids 3D is based on OpenGL which gives the game awesome realistic graphics and sounds effects that blows your mind away!” GameHippo.com “Bottom Line: It’s simple and fun and easy to install...and hey, the darn thing is free!” – jedistorm IceCubed.com “The first thing that strikes you when you run Disasteroids 3D are the graphics. They are absolutely marvelous.” FreewareGaming.com “Compared to both the original and all of its clones, Disasteroids 3D includes well-designed spaceships and realistic asteroids. You’ll also enjoy flame and explosion effects.” RocketDownload.com “Disasteroids 3D is a terrific freeware version of the classic...” SoftPile.com What are you waiting for? Get the app and start blasting!

About

Paddle Balls

Experience a gravity-enhanced twist on classic Pong. Navigate your paddle, collect coins for upgrades, and master three distinct game modes. Compete with friends or aim for the global high score in this arcade challenge.

Highlights
  • Gravity-enhanced gameplay
  • Three game modes: Solo, Skill Check, Versus
  • Multiplayer and Game Center support
  • Leaderboards (Global and Friends)
  • In-game shop for paddle customization
  • Power-ups and extra lives
Features
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Can you beat the hi-score? A different take on old-school Pong! Paddle Balls is a fun, pong like, arcade game that takes gravity into effect. Adding extra play-ability with different outcomes each play. Play this new paddle ball game! How to Play: Avoid Missing Ball For High Score. Slide finger left and right to move paddle. Double tap to teleport to location. Collect coins to use in the store to purchase new paddles. Keep balls bouncing! List of Features: - Three game modes to play! Solo: the normal version where you spawn with five lives and collect power-ups bouncing multiple balls. Skill Check: you only have one life and only bouncing one ball. However, your paddle is a lot smaller. Good Luck! Versus: play against a friend in an old school pong style mode. One player will host a room with a code and the other will join the room with the same code. - Multiplayer - Apple's Game Center - Leaderboards, Global and Friends - Item shop with different paddles to buy - InApp Purchases to get more coins - Background Music - Sound Effects - Bouncing balls - Power-ups - Extra Life's - Settings page Credits: Strapped Beat by Shaolin Dub License(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode#s6a) Icons made by Good Ware(https://www.flaticon.com/authors/good-ware) from www.flaticon.com Icons made by Freepik(https://www.flaticon.com/authors/freepik) from www.flaticon.com Icons made by Kiranshastry(https://www.flaticon.com/authors/kiranshastry) from www.flaticon.com Icons made by Those Icons(https://www.flaticon.com/authors/those-icons) from www.flaticon.com

Screenshots

Disasteroids 3D3 screens
Paddle Balls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Disasteroids 3D at none against Paddle Balls's 6. Disasteroids 3D also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Paddle Balls's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price 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. Paddle Balls sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Disasteroids 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Disasteroids 3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paddle Balls has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Disasteroids 3D versus Paddle Balls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDisasteroids 3DPaddle Balls
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings214 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTom KiddMM's Gaming Community LLC

Customer experience

Disasteroids 3D

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Paddle Balls

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Disasteroids 3D

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Paddle Balls

One-time6
  • Coins x10$0.99
  • Coins x30$1.99
  • Coins x50$2.99
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  • Coins x80$3.99
  • Coins x150$4.99
  • Coins x500$9.99

Questions

Is Disasteroids 3D free?
Disasteroids 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paddle Balls free?
Paddle Balls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Disasteroids 3D or Paddle Balls?
Disasteroids 3D is rated higher. Disasteroids 3D averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Paddle Balls averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do Disasteroids 3D or Paddle Balls have ads?
Paddle Balls shows ads; Disasteroids 3D does not.

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