Comparison

Candy Pins vs Balls Release

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

Head to head
About

Candy Pins

Engage your brain with this colorful puzzle game where you pull pins to guide candies past obstacles into a bowl. Complete over 200 challenging levels to earn rewards and customize your game elements.

Highlights
  • Over 200 challenging levels
  • Brain-teasing puzzles
  • Hint system
  • Customizable candies, pins, and bowls
  • Variety of obstacles
  • Reward system
Features
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In this pull the pins game, you will meet different obstacles where your goal is to avoid them and make colorful candies reach the bowl, in order to successfully complete the level. Your brain will be challenged in this pin lock game through our amazing and colorful levels. By completing those levels you will receive different rewards that will let you customize candies, pins, and bowls in this amazing pin lock game. What you will see in this pin game: - More than 200 levels - Challenging puzzles that will satisfy you among completion - Hint system which will guide you to pull the pins - Easy to get rewards - Customizable candies, pins, and bowls - Big variety of obstacles! Pull the pins in this colorful and brain-burning puzzle game. Do you accept the challenge?!

About

Balls Release

Strategically pull pins to guide balls through challenging levels. This puzzle game offers a relaxing experience with hundreds of levels featuring mind-blowing graphics and increasing difficulty.

Highlights
  • Strategic pin pulling
  • Ball release mechanics
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Mind-blowing graphics
  • Changing difficulties
  • Relaxing gameplay
Features
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In this game you will have to pull the pins in order to release the balls! Use your mind and strategy to remove the pins! Some will require a remove from high up, so the balls will gain momentum and some cases will need a slower, more subtler release so they won’t spill. Get ready for a super relaxing gaming sensation! Unlock hundreds of new levels with mind blowing graphics and changing difficulties to solve. Enjoy!

Screenshots

Candy Pins4 screens
Balls Release3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Candy Pins at none against Balls Release's 2. Candy Pins also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). Balls Release's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Balls Release sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Candy Pins asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Candy Pins holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Candy Pins ships an update every 4 days, Balls Release every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Candy Pins versus Balls Release: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandy PinsBalls Release
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (12 ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size233 MB618 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHORRUS GAMES S.L.APP CENTRAL LTD

Customer experience

Candy Pins

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Balls Release

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Candy Pins

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Balls Release

Subscriptions2
  • All Bundle Features Unlocked$19.991 Month
  • All appcentral games unlocked$39.991 Month

Questions

Is Candy Pins free?
Candy Pins is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Balls Release free?
Balls Release is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Candy Pins or Balls Release?
Candy Pins is rated higher. Candy Pins averages 4.5 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Balls Release averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Candy Pins or Balls Release have ads?
Both Candy Pins and Balls Release show ads.
Which is updated more often, Candy Pins or Balls Release?
Candy Pins ships an update every 4 days, and Balls Release every 4 months. Most recently, Candy Pins was updated on September 15, 2026 and Balls Release on October 7, 2026.

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