Ball Surfer vs Tricky Race!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ball Surfer
Stack colorful balls and navigate a game board, overcoming obstacles to complete levels. Enjoy vibrant gameplay with numerous levels and unique challenges suitable for all ages.
- Stack colorful balls
- Surf the game-board
- Maneuver over obstacles
- Complete levels
- Lots of colorful levels
- Unique challenges
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Stack the colorful balls & surf the game-board maneuvering over obstacles & passing the levels with flying colors! • Lots of colorful levels • Tons of unique challenges to surf over • Fun gameplay that anyone can enjoy • Jump right in & enjoy the colorful fun!
Tricky Race!
Race against an opponent who will do anything to win. Navigate obstacle-filled tracks, tackle your rival, and use various tools to finish first. Unlock new skins and bonuses as you progress through hundreds of levels.
- 1v1 race against AI opponent
- Obstacle courses with unique layouts
- Tackle opponents and use in-game tools
- Hundreds of levels
- Unlockable skins and bonuses
- High score system
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In this Race everything goes! Compete against an evil opponent who will do anything to win, do you have what it takes to outrun him? Each one has a track to run until the finish line, equipped with a ball, you will need to clear obstacles and at the same time to tackle your opponent! Trigger hammers, balls, ramps and more everything is allowed, as long as you won’t finish last! Hundreds of new levels to play with different layouts and obstacles on each level! Gain high score and coins to unlock new skins and bonuses. Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ball Surfer at 5.0 against Tricky Race!'s 4.3. Ball Surfer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Tricky Race!'s advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Tricky Race! sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Ball Surfer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ball Surfer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Ball Surfer ships an update every 7 months, Tricky Race! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ball Surfer | Tricky Race! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 241 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HRY GROUP BILISIM INSAAT SANAYI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI | APP CENTRAL LTD |
Customer experience
Ball Surfer
Tricky Race!
In-app purchases
Ball Surfer
No in-app purchases
Tricky Race!
- Unlock All Features2 variants$4.991 Month
Questions
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