Paddle Balls vs The Robot Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
The Robot Run
Navigate a challenging obstacle course, collecting data chips while avoiding hazards. Test your reflexes and aim for a high score in this fast-paced arcade game.
- Collect data chips
- Avoid dying
- Fast-paced gameplay
- High score pursuit
- Obstacle course navigation
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Collect as Many Data Chips as Possible Before Dying. Dev. Nathan Carmichael
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Robot Run at none against Paddle Balls's 6. The Robot Run also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). Paddle Balls's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price and device support 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. Paddle Balls sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. The Robot Run asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Robot Run 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Paddle Balls ships an update every 3 weeks, The Robot Run daily. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Paddle Balls | The Robot Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 272 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MM's Gaming Community LLC | Green Country Technology Center |
Customer experience
Paddle Balls
The Robot Run
In-app purchases
Paddle Balls
- 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
The Robot Run
No in-app purchases
Questions
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