Comparison

Marble Runs vs Marble Run Building Blocks

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 Run Building Blocks

Design and construct intricate marble runs with a variety of blocks and colors. Save your creations, undo mistakes easily, and enjoy explosive destruction. This game offers a free, ad-supported experience with no in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • 17 block types and 8 colors
  • Save up to 3 creations
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Stack up to 5 blocks
  • Rotate and zoom camera
  • Explosion destruction mode
Features
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App features - With 17 types and 8 colors of blocks and sliders, you can build blocks as you wish. - You can save up to 3 data automatically. - It's okay to break it accidentally. You can go back and start over. - If you want to stack a lot, you can stack up to 5 at once with the button. - You can easily rotate and zoom in / out the camera with a touch operation. - Finally, let's destroy it in explosion mode. - No in-app purchases. You can enjoy all the functions for free.

Screenshots

Marble Runs4 screens
Marble Run Building Blocks3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Marble Runs at 5.0 against Marble Run Building Blocks's 4.4. Marble Runs also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Marble Run Building Blocks's advantage is ratings volume (156 vs 5). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Marble Runs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Marble Run Building Blocks has 156 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Marble Runs's written reviews are positive against 80% of Marble Run Building Blocks's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Marble Runs versus Marble Run Building Blocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarble RunsMarble Run Building Blocks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.4 (156 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5156 — better
Update frequency—Every 16 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer俊杰 吴nobuhiro satake

Customer experience

Marble Runs

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

Marble Run Building Blocks

All ratings104 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral8.7%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Marble Runs

No in-app purchases

None

Marble Run Building Blocks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Marble Runs free?
Marble Runs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marble Run Building Blocks free?
Marble Run Building Blocks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Marble Runs or Marble Run Building Blocks?
Marble Runs is rated higher. Marble Runs averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Marble Run Building Blocks averages 4.4 from 156 ratings.
Do Marble Runs or Marble Run Building Blocks have ads?
Marble Run Building Blocks shows ads; Marble Runs does not.

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