Comparison

Paddle Balls vs Critter Dash

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

Head to head
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

About

Critter Dash

Embark on an endless running adventure as one of four distinct animals. Navigate busy roads, testing your reflexes to avoid oncoming traffic. Enjoy immersive music and sound effects as you strive to cross as many roads as possible.

Highlights
  • Single-player gameplay
  • Four playable characters
  • Joystick controls
  • Music and sound effects
  • Endless road crossing
Features
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Critter Dash is a single player game where you play as a chicken, penguin, cat, or a lion and try to cross as many roads as you can before getting ran over. Controls: -Move: Joystick Features: -Singleplayer -Music -Sound Effects -4 Different Characters Project Manager: -Riley Hutton Assets: -Ash Dev: Cars -Geeko: Roads -Voxel Guy: Player Models Music/SFX: -Music: Financial Obligations conducted by Philip Milman. -Car Horn Sound Effect: Car Features. -Splat Sound Effects: Youtube Sound Effects.

Screenshots

Paddle Balls4 screens
Critter Dash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Critter Dash at none against Paddle Balls's 6. Critter Dash also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Paddle Balls sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Critter Dash asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Critter Dash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Paddle Balls versus Critter Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaddle BallsCritter Dash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB92 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMM's Gaming Community LLCGreen Country Technology Center

Customer experience

Paddle Balls

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

Critter Dash

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
None

Critter Dash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paddle Balls free?
Paddle Balls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Critter Dash free?
Critter Dash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paddle Balls or Critter Dash?
Critter Dash is rated higher. Paddle Balls averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Critter Dash averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Paddle Balls or Critter Dash have ads?
Paddle Balls shows ads; Critter Dash does not.

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