Ball Surfer vs Level Up Pencil
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!
Level Up Pencil
Control a pencil, collecting smaller pencils to grow stronger while avoiding larger pencils and obstacles. This game offers a simple yet engaging experience for quick play sessions.
- Collect pencils to grow stronger
- Avoid larger pencils and obstacles
- Simple tap controls
- Time-killing gameplay
- Endless runner mechanics
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Pencil Running Imagine you are a pencil and try to expand yourself. How to play Strong: Collect small pencils on the raod to strong yourself. Avoid Failure: Avoid pencils bigger than you and obstacles. FEATURES: Excellent time killer game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ball Surfer at 5.0 against Level Up Pencil's 3.0. Level Up Pencil's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ball Surfer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Ball Surfer ships an update every 7 months, Level Up Pencil every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ball Surfer | Level Up Pencil |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HRY GROUP BILISIM INSAAT SANAYI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI | 敏 胡 |
Customer experience
Ball Surfer
Level Up Pencil
In-app purchases
Ball Surfer
No in-app purchases
Level Up Pencil
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Ball Surfer free?
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