Comparison

Fun Lines 98 vs Cave Balloon

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

Head to head
About

Fun Lines 98

Features
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Rules are very simple: - Arrange five or more balls of the same color to destroy them. - Balls can be arranged horizontally, vertically or diagonally - To move the ball click on it to select, then tap on an empty tile to move it. - Balls can be moved only if there is a path available - 5 Arranged balls = 5 points, 6 balls = 11 points, 7 balls = 18 points, 8 balls = 26, 9 balls = 35 points

About

Cave Balloon

Guide a balloon through 40 levels of caves, collecting stars and avoiding hazards. This calm arcade game offers a friendly experience for all ages with offline play and no ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • 40 hand-tuned levels
  • Collect stars and unlock skins
  • Dodge friendly hazards
  • Gentle music per world
  • Offline play
  • Optional spoken guidance
Features
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Cave Balloon is a calm, friendly arcade game for the whole family. Slide your finger up or down and the balloon smoothly follows it; let go and it gently floats up on the cave wind. (A classic hold-to-dive mode is available in the Parents area.) Glide through 40 hand-tuned levels across bright, crystal, windy, icy and golden caves — collect stars, dodge spikes, and find the way out to the sky. • 40 levels across 5 worlds • Earn stars and unlock balloon skins in the shop • Collect 14 album stickers for flying feats • Friendly hazards: bats, spiders, worms and falling stalactites on later levels • Each world has its own gentle music • Optional spoken guidance for early readers (off by default) • Three languages: Russian, English, German • Works 100% offline — play anywhere Made for kids, gentle for everyone. No ads. No in-app purchases. No accounts. No data collection. A simple parental area (behind a math gate) holds all settings and links.

Screenshots

Fun Lines 984 screens
Cave Balloon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cave Balloon at none against Fun Lines 98's shown. Cave Balloon also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 29 months). Fun Lines 98's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fun Lines 98 ships an update every 29 months, Cave Balloon fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and August 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fun Lines 98 versus Cave Balloon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFun Lines 98Cave Balloon
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksa RacovicAKRUS-PRO, OOO

In-app purchases

None

Fun Lines 98

No in-app purchases

None

Cave Balloon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fun Lines 98 free?
Fun Lines 98 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cave Balloon free?
Cave Balloon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fun Lines 98 or Cave Balloon have ads?
Fun Lines 98 shows ads; Cave Balloon does not.
Which is updated more often, Fun Lines 98 or Cave Balloon?
Fun Lines 98 ships an update every 29 months, and Cave Balloon fortnightly. Most recently, Fun Lines 98 was updated on September 17, 2026 and Cave Balloon on August 4, 2026.

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