Comparison

Marble Runs vs Marble Machine Medley

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

Head to head
About

Marble Runs

A physics-based puzzle game where players rotate platforms to guide rolling balls into holes. It offers a simple yet engaging challenge for players of all ages.

Highlights
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Platform rotation puzzles
  • Guide balls into holes
  • Simple objective
  • Engaging challenge
Features
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Marble runs is a physics-based game. Your objective is to rotate a given platform until all the balls rolling on the platform get into the empty holes.

About

Marble Machine Medley

A unique puzzle game where you design and build marble machines to guide marbles into cups. Progress through different modes, collect jewels, and unlock fun mini-games. Customize the game's appearance with earned coins.

Highlights
  • Design and build marble machines
  • Guide marbles to cups
  • Multiple game modes (One Cup, Two Cups, Jewel Collect)
  • Unlockable marble mini-games
  • In-game currency for themes
  • Customizable graphics and sound
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Tinker with the marble machine to make the marbles reach the cup! Marble Machine Medley is a game that lets you show off your best puzzle-solving skills by tinkering with marble machines. Each level starts you off with an empty machine that you can add pieces to. Your job is to set up the machine so that when you run it, you send the marbles on the right paths and into the right cups. The initial One Cup mode starts you off focusing on yellow marbles and introduces you to all of the marble machine pieces you'll need to play the rest of the game. After that, you'll move on to the Two Cups mode where you'll use your knowledge of marble machine features to handle both yellow and red marbles. Once completing that, you'll move on to the Jewel Collect mode where you'll make the marbles collect jewels as they navigate each machine to reach the cups. Additionally, as you earn stars from completing levels in the main game, you'll unlock some fun little marble minigames that you can play anytime you like. And with the coins you earn from playing the minigames, you can add themes that transform the look and feel of the game with new graphics and sound effects. There's a lot to discover in this unique puzzle game, so if you like tinkering with gadgets and watching them run, Marble Machine Medley might be just the game you're looking for.

Screenshots

Marble Runs4 screens
Marble Machine Medley3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Marble Runs at 5.0 against Marble Machine Medley's 4.3. Marble Runs also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Marble Machine Medley sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Marble Runs asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Marble Runs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Marble Runs versus Marble Machine Medley: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarble RunsMarble Machine Medley
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB171 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer俊杰 吴Palbuzzo, LLC

Customer experience

Marble Runs

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Marble Machine Medley

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Marble Runs

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Marble Machine Medley

One-time3
  • Neon Theme$1.99
  • Upgrade$3.99
  • Upgrade Plus$4.99

Questions

Is Marble Runs free?
Marble Runs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marble Machine Medley free?
Marble Machine Medley is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Marble Runs or Marble Machine Medley?
Marble Runs is rated higher. Marble Runs averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Marble Machine Medley averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Marble Runs or Marble Machine Medley have ads?
Neither Marble Runs nor Marble Machine Medley shows ads.

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