Comparison

Drop Ball 3D vs Cannon Survive

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

Cannon Survive

Control a cannon, moving it left and right to precisely hit targets at the correct level. Power up your cannon to survive increasingly challenging waves.

Highlights
  • Move cannon left and right
  • Hit targets at exact level
  • Power up cannon
  • Survive waves
Features
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Move your cannon left and right to hit the targets at the exact level.

Screenshots

Drop Ball 3D4 screens
Cannon Survive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cannon Survive at every 9 days against Drop Ball 3D's every 2 months. Cannon Survive also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Drop Ball 3D's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 10%) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, ads, 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. Drop Ball 3D sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Cannon Survive sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drop Ball 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drop Ball 3D has 1.5K ratings behind it against 255, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Drop Ball 3D's written reviews are positive against 10% of Cannon Survive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drop Ball 3D ships an update every 2 months, Cannon Survive every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Drop Ball 3D versus Cannon Survive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrop Ball 3DCannon Survive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.5K ratings) — better4.3 (255 ratings)
Positive reviews32.6% of reviews — better9.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better255
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB140 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBRAINWORKS PUBLISHING PTE. LTD.Upperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim Sirketi

Customer experience

Drop Ball 3D

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

Cannon Survive

All ratings248 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral5.2%
Negative13.7%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive9.5%
Neutral14.3%
Negative76.2%

User reviews

Drop Ball 3D

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎉 Fun game
  • 🤩 Enjoyable and relaxing
  • 👍 Nice physics and visuals

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game resets progress
  • 🔥 Too many ads
  • 🤯 Ads interrupt gameplay
  • 🤖 Glitches and crashes

Cannon Survive

From 255 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Good simple game
  • ⭐ Amazing game, love playing it

Room to improve

  • 🚨 Too many forced ads
  • 🚨 Ads are everywhere, not even a good game
  • 🚨 Ads in gameplay, big no no
  • 🚨 Forced ad down throat a minute in
  • 🚨 Game forces you to use WiFi

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

Cannon Survive

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Bug on level 5, balls roll past the edge and get stuck
  • Gold reward bug, gold total stays at zero
  • Game is glitched, money disappeared after level 1
  • Level 5 is glitching, nothing else is falling and the level won't end
  • Level 5 bug, says one or three left but they never show up

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add tokens to buy transactions, 100-300 tokens per dollar
  • Fix bug on level 5

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
10 purchases

Cannon Survive

One-time10
  • Ticket 10$1.99
  • 2X Damage$2.99
  • 2X Speed$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Ticket 20$2.99
  • 2X Income$3.99
  • Ticket 50$4.99
  • No Ads$4.99
  • 30 Tickets and No Ads$5.99
  • Mega Bundle$7.99
  • Big Chest Treasure$11.99

Questions

Is Drop Ball 3D free?
Drop Ball 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cannon Survive free?
Cannon Survive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drop Ball 3D or Cannon Survive?
Drop Ball 3D is rated higher. Drop Ball 3D averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Cannon Survive averages 4.3 from 255 ratings.
Do Drop Ball 3D or Cannon Survive have ads?
Both Drop Ball 3D and Cannon Survive show ads.
Which is updated more often, Drop Ball 3D or Cannon Survive?
Drop Ball 3D ships an update every 2 months, and Cannon Survive every 9 days. Most recently, Drop Ball 3D was updated on November 3, 2026 and Cannon Survive on November 4, 2026.

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