Comparison

Drop Ball 3D vs [micro]MANAGER

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

Head to head
About

Drop Ball 3D

Test your aim and precision by dropping balls to shatter all obstacles in your path. This engaging game challenges your reflexes and strategic thinking as you progress through levels.

Highlights
  • Aim and drop balls
  • Break all obstacles
  • 3D graphics
  • Challenging levels
  • Precision aiming
Features
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Aim then drop the ball to break all obstacles.

About

[micro]MANAGER

Control a cyan square to trap orange triangles on a 17x17 grid. Prevent them from escaping by setting up barriers and intercepting their moves. Advance through levels as you successfully contain more escapees.

Highlights
  • Turn-based gameplay
  • Grid-based strategy
  • AI-controlled enemies
  • Barrier placement
  • Level progression
  • Intercepting escapees
Features
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[micro]MANAGER is a turn - based game where you control a cyan square. This little square is going to be in the middle of a 17 * 17 dot field, and it is going to be surrounded by orange triangles. These orange triangles are very simple AI that will dash by one unit towards the closest end of the field to escape the player 67% of the time, or make a random move 33% of the time, every time a "turn" has passed. The cyan square, cannot allow this. You must control the cyan square to run over the triangles, set up barriers, and manage each escapee, preventing them from escaping the field. If you are successful, you will be sent to the next level, where one more runaway will be added. You will play until a triangle escapes from you, and when one does, you will be sent back to the title screen. Have fun scouting out the field, catching up to intercept runaways, launching yourself across the screen, and propping up barriers to keep control as long as possible. If you are new to this game, PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO AT THIS LINK: https://youtu.be/_hWeHDHPoE8 It will be very helpful to know how to play the game. This is my AP final for Computer Science Principles, so have fun!

Screenshots

Drop Ball 3D4 screens
[micro]MANAGER4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: [micro]MANAGER at none against Drop Ball 3D's 10. [micro]MANAGER also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Drop Ball 3D's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Drop Ball 3D sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. [micro]MANAGER asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

[micro]MANAGER holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drop Ball 3D has 1.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Drop Ball 3D versus [micro]MANAGER: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrop Ball 3D[micro]MANAGER
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBRAINWORKS PUBLISHING PTE. LTD.Teymur Kazakov

Customer experience

Drop Ball 3D

All ratings1,508 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive32.6%
Neutral11.6%
Negative55.8%

[micro]MANAGER

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Drop Ball 3D

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes and kicks out
  • Balls not bouncing correctly
  • Progress lost when offline

Requested features

3 requests
  • Earn power-ups
  • Add statistics tracking
  • Improve leaderboard functionality

[micro]MANAGER

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Drop Ball 3D

One-time10
  • Special Offer$0.99
  • Novice Bundle$1.99
  • 400 Coins$1.99
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  • 1000 Coins$4.99
  • Master Bundle$6.99
  • Remove Ads$6.99
  • Breaker Pass$9.99
  • 2000 Coins$9.99
  • Super Bundle$12.99
  • Mega Bundle$24.99
None

[micro]MANAGER

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drop Ball 3D free?
Drop Ball 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is [micro]MANAGER free?
[micro]MANAGER is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drop Ball 3D or [micro]MANAGER?
[micro]MANAGER is rated higher. Drop Ball 3D averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while [micro]MANAGER averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Drop Ball 3D or [micro]MANAGER have ads?
Drop Ball 3D shows ads; [micro]MANAGER does not.

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