Comparison

Marble Race Ultimate vs MapGame!

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

MapGame!

A daily geography challenge where you guess a hidden country on a map. Features multiple game modes, helpful hints, and global leaderboards. Track your progress with detailed statistics and compete with friends worldwide.

Highlights
  • Daily hidden country challenge
  • Ranked global leaderboards
  • Unlimited practice mode
  • Country-specific hints
  • Detailed performance statistics
  • Compete with friends
Features
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Guess the hidden country on a map every day! Meet MapGame, a fun and challenging geography game with three exciting modes: Today's Game: Each day, there's a new country to guess for everyone around the world. Use the hints and move around the map to figure out the correct answer! Share your results and compete with friends. Ranked Mode: Think you're a geography expert? Put your skills to the test! Play three consecutive random challenges and compete for the top spot on our global leaderboard. Challenge players worldwide and climb the rankings! Practice Mode: Perfect your skills with unlimited games. Game Features: Helpful Hints: Who knew hints could be this interesting?! They range from "The country is west of Congo" to facts about the country's flag colors or its capital city. More Guesses, More Hints: Can't get the guess in the first go? No problem. Every wrong guess unlocks another hint to help you out. It's a New Day, It's a New Game: A new quiz appears every midnight. Test your knowledge with fresh challenges every day. Global Competition: • Compare daily scores with friends • Compete on the worldwide leaderboard in Ranked Mode • Track your position against players globally Comprehensive Stats: Keep track of your progress with detailed statistics: • Average completion time • Win percentage • Max streak • Global ranking • Personal best scores 100% Free to Play: MapGame is completely free, with all game modes available to everyone! Get ready to sharpen your geography skills with MapGame. Challenge yourself daily, compete globally, and become a geography master! Join millions of players exploring the world on their screens, one country at a time. Download today and let the adventure begin!

Screenshots

Marble Race Ultimate4 screens
MapGame!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MapGame! at 4.8 against Marble Race Ultimate's 3.4. MapGame! also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 46%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Marble Race Ultimate's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and MapGame! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MapGame! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 174 and 420 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Marble Race Ultimate's written reviews are positive against 78% of MapGame!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marble Race Ultimate ships an update every 2 months, MapGame! monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Marble Race Ultimate versus MapGame!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarble Race UltimateMapGame!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (174 ratings)4.8 (420 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews78.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings174420 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerhii NuzhdovMinas Giannekas

Customer experience

Marble Race Ultimate

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

MapGame!

All ratings420 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral13.0%
Negative8.7%

User reviews

Marble Race Ultimate

From 174 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and engaging marble racing gameplay
  • 🌍 Diverse marble selection (countries, states, colors)
  • 📱 Works offline without internet required
  • 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing graphics
  • 🎯 Multiple game modes (World Cup, Football, Euro, etc.)

Room to improve

  • 💰 Excessive paywall and monetization
  • 🐢 Marbles move too slowly during races
  • 🎬 Too many ads interrupting gameplay
  • 💎 Insufficient gem/emerald rewards for progression
  • 🔒 Locked content behind expensive paywalls

MapGame!

From 420 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 🧠 Helps improve geography knowledge
  • 🌍 Covers a wide range of countries

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Incorrect or misleading clues
  • 🔍 Difficulty accurately clicking small countries
  • 🔋 Device overheating and battery drain issues

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

MapGame!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Tutorial screen gets stuck with no exit option
  • Scores not properly recorded on leaderboards

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more languages (e.g., Portuguese, Russian)
  • Update country data and population information
  • Improve leaderboard functionality and tracking

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
1 purchases

MapGame!

One-time1
  • No Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Marble Race Ultimate free?
Marble Race Ultimate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MapGame! free?
MapGame! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Marble Race Ultimate or MapGame!?
MapGame! is rated higher. Marble Race Ultimate averages 3.4 out of 5 from 174 ratings, while MapGame! averages 4.8 from 420 ratings.
Do Marble Race Ultimate or MapGame! have ads?
MapGame! shows ads; Marble Race Ultimate does not.
Which is updated more often, Marble Race Ultimate or MapGame!?
Marble Race Ultimate ships an update every 2 months, and MapGame! monthly. Most recently, Marble Race Ultimate was updated on October 24, 2026 and MapGame! on October 24, 2026.

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