Comparison

Marble Race Ultimate vs Thumb Marbles

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

Thumb Marbles

Features
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A marble game you can almost feel. Slide forward deliberately, feel the thumb snap, and flick realistic glass marbles across the felt. Move your shooter anywhere along the launch rail, calculate the angle, and clear every target before your shots run out. Play free, offline, with no advertising and no account required. Choose between two complete journeys with 96 levels in total. EXPLORE 48 FREE HEALING ORCHARD LEVELS Pull back a river stone, release the sling, and knock apples from a peaceful painted orchard. Move your launch position freely, watch fruit fall into the harvest basket, and keep a stone flying through more than one apple. Eight chapters add wider fruit arrangements, visible rebound obstacles, moving branch guards, changing ground, and optional mastery goals. All 48 Orchard levels are free, with separate progress and no power-up spending. MASTER 48 CLASSIC RING LEVELS Progress through eight chapters of tighter shot limits, mixed materials, moving bumpers, armor, vaults, precision locks, surface zones, and mastery goals. The first 36 levels are free. Chapters 7 and 8 are available as one optional permanent expansion. BUILD A SKILL-BASED LOADOUT Earn coins through play and spend them on six campaign power-ups: longer trajectory guidance, steadier control, extra elasticity, added mass, score criticals, or one extra flick. No paid coin packs are offered, and fair modes ignore numerical power-ups. LAND PERFECT STRIKES Hit clean, aligned, high-energy shots for a deterministic momentum bonus. Score-only critical strikes add excitement without changing collision physics. COMPLETE DAILY MISSIONS Return for a deterministic new board, improve your best score, build a streak, and complete three daily missions for coins and a free power-up. DUEL OFFLINE AI Share one persistent board with an AI opponent in fast six-turn matches where position and timing decide the winner. FEEL EVERY SHOT Realistic glass marbles, responsive haptics, strength-aware launch sounds, collision effects, and an animated right- or left-handed thumb make each flick feel physical. KEEP MOVING FORWARD After repeated failed attempts, receive a recommended support item. Practice Assist becomes available later with an extra shot and aim help while capping mastery at two stars. No account required. No advertising. Progress, settings, rewards, and match history stay on your device. Clear the ring one perfect flick at a time.

Screenshots

Marble Race Ultimate4 screens
Thumb Marbles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Thumb Marbles at every 2 weeks against Marble Race Ultimate's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and Thumb Marbles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marble Race Ultimate ships an update every 2 months, Thumb Marbles every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Marble Race Ultimate versus Thumb Marbles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarble Race UltimateThumb Marbles
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (174 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings174 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerhii Nuzhdov超 屈

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

Thumb Marbles

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
1 purchases

Thumb Marbles

One-time1
  • Master Circuit Expansion$2.99

Questions

Is Marble Race Ultimate free?
Marble Race Ultimate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thumb Marbles free?
Thumb Marbles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Marble Race Ultimate or Thumb Marbles have ads?
Neither Marble Race Ultimate nor Thumb Marbles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Marble Race Ultimate or Thumb Marbles?
Marble Race Ultimate ships an update every 2 months, and Thumb Marbles every 2 weeks. Most recently, Marble Race Ultimate was updated on November 7, 2026 and Thumb Marbles on October 31, 2026.

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