Comparison

Marble Race Ultimate vs Ranked Runner

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

Head to head
About

Marble Race Ultimate

Experience thrilling marble races with various game modes like elimination, team battles, and football simulations. Control your marble with intuitive swipe controls and strategize to overcome obstacles and opponents.

Highlights
  • Multiple game modes (Elimination, Teams, Battle, League, Duel, Beat the Keeper, Football, World Cup)
  • Country, state, or color selection
  • Obstacle courses
  • 8-direction swipe controls
  • Mana-based movement system
Features
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Choose your favorite country, state or color and try to race through the obstacles! Current modes: ELIMINATION - race through the stages. Every stage last few marbles are eliminated. TEAMS - race your team against enemy teams. Every stage some marbles are eliminated. BATTLE - race against few enemies marbles to get points first. LEAGUE - race in a long run to get as many points as you can. DUEL - race with big marbles. BEAT THE KEEPER - try to score the goal and beat the keeper. FOOTBALL - play football and score goals. WORLD CUP - simulate football World Cup. Use 8 direction swipe control to move your marble. You need to wait until mana restores to move your marble again. Third game by Bluza.

About

Ranked Runner

Race through endless levels, focusing on precise timing and quick reflexes. Mistakes will slow your progress, pushing you back. Survive as long as possible and achieve your highest rank in this fast-paced arcade game.

Highlights
  • Endless levels
  • Precision timing gameplay
  • Fast-paced action
  • Easy to learn controls
  • Amazing graphics
Features
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Rank up, speed up, go fast. This game is all about timing and precision. If you make a mistake, you'll slow down and pushed back into lower ranks. Your goal is to survive and go as fast as you can, as far as you can! Key features: - Endless levels, survive as much as you can! - Amazing graphics. - Easy controls, hard to master. - Unlimited FUN!

Screenshots

Marble Race Ultimate4 screens
Ranked Runner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ranked Runner at 4.8 against Marble Race Ultimate's 3.4. Ranked Runner also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Marble Race Ultimate's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (173 vs 11). On price, review sentiment 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. Marble Race Ultimate sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Ranked Runner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ranked Runner holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Marble Race Ultimate has 173 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Marble Race Ultimate's written reviews are positive against 50% of Ranked Runner's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Marble Race Ultimate versus Ranked Runner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarble Race UltimateRanked Runner
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (173 ratings)4.8 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings173 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerhii NuzhdovDumbbell Games Yazilim Anonim Sirketi

Customer experience

Marble Race Ultimate

All ratings157 ratings
Positive51.6%
Neutral16.6%
Negative31.8%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral24.2%
Negative29.7%

Ranked Runner

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Marble Race Ultimate

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Game crashes after 5 minutes of play
  • Saved custom tracks cannot be accessed or played
  • Marbles get stuck on tracks requiring restart
  • Pause button disappears after losing race
  • Gravity physics not working correctly
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  • Marbles floating/levitating in space
  • Beat the Keeper mode timer freezes at 1 second
  • Zombie marbles don't spawn after first round
  • Moving track parts stop moving during races
  • Track editor parts disappear or resize unexpectedly
  • Play button unresponsive/non-functional
  • Game freezes during editing
  • Marbles stuck in circles unable to progress
  • Elimination mode broken at level 4
  • League mode unplayable
  • Track display shows all white/invisible
  • Lag issues with certain marble selections

Requested features

13 requests
  • Bring back zombie mode (previously removed)
  • Increase custom track limit beyond 12
  • Add ability to control marble speed/playback speed
  • Implement marble tracking/highlighting feature
  • Add leaderboard system
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  • Increase marble count options (100 marbles mode)
  • Add more country/flag options (Sweden, Greenland, Scotland, England, Wales, Croatia)
  • Improve custom track editor functionality
  • Add ability to continue watching after marble elimination
  • Display race results/finishing order screen
  • Increase gem/emerald rewards for races
  • Add escape elimination mode
  • Allow custom marble face/appearance selection

Ranked Runner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Marble Race Ultimate

One-time7
  • 7 emeralds$0.99
  • 21 emeralds$2.99
  • 82 emeralds$4.99
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  • No Ads$4.99
  • 210 emeralds$9.99
  • 600 emeralds$19.99
  • 1200 emeralds$29.99
None

Ranked Runner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Marble Race Ultimate free?
Marble Race Ultimate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ranked Runner free?
Ranked Runner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Marble Race Ultimate or Ranked Runner?
Ranked Runner is rated higher. Marble Race Ultimate averages 3.4 out of 5 from 173 ratings, while Ranked Runner averages 4.8 from 11 ratings.
Do Marble Race Ultimate or Ranked Runner have ads?
Ranked Runner shows ads; Marble Race Ultimate does not.

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