Comparison

Paddle Balls vs StarBuddies

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

StarBuddies

Embark on a charming pixel art adventure as a pig named Herbert seeks love with a duck. This story-driven game features hand-drawn visuals and no dialogue, allowing players to interpret the narrative through cutscenes and gameplay. Enjoy a simple yet engaging experience suitable for all players.

Highlights
  • Story-based 2D pixel game
  • Hand-drawn art style
  • No dialogue narrative
  • 4 playable scenes
  • Original music and sound effects
  • Simple, engaging gameplay
Features
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StarBuddies: A Duck & Herbert Love Story, is a story based, 2D, pixel game, that follows the protagonist Herbert, a pale blue pig with an eyepatch, as he finds love with a Duck named Duck. In this love story Herbert is faced with challenges to get to, and stay with, his love. It's an art based game with no dialogue, which leaves it up to the player to try and piece together the story from hand drawn cutscenes. It's simple enough even non gamers can beat it, but it's also an engaging and cute story that anyone, gamer and non gamer alike, can enjoy. This game includes: - 4 hand drawn playble scenes - 4 hand drawn cutscenes - a hand drawn main menu with falling stars that spawn in randomly and can fill the entire screen if given the time. - hand drawn panels and buttons for the user interface - end credits scene with photos of the original Duck and Herbert - 3 different forms of gameplay over the 4 playable scenes - original music and some original sound effects It's a fully original game with everything in it having been made by the creator or friends, apart from a few sound effects from the free use site mixkit. (Respawn sound, raindrop sounds, button sounds)

Screenshots

Paddle Balls4 screens
StarBuddies4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StarBuddies holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Paddle Balls versus StarBuddies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaddle BallsStarBuddies
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better3
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 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
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%

StarBuddies

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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
Show 3 more
  • Coins x80$3.99
  • Coins x150$4.99
  • Coins x500$9.99
None

StarBuddies

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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