Balls go High vs Texas PowerGrid Challenge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Balls go High
Guide a ball over challenging hills, collecting multipliers to increase your score. This addictive game offers satisfying gameplay with vibrant colors and a competitive leaderboard. Test your skills with simple one-finger controls.
- One-finger swipe controls
- Multiplier gates for higher scores
- Addictive collect gameplay
- Global leaderboard
- Vivid colors and satisfying animations
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Jump high over hills, pass the best gate, and get as many balls as you can! Looking for some satisfaction and challenge? Then this ball game is just for you! Features: • Easy to play with just one-finger swipe • The multipliers will help you to get more and more balls • Addictive and satisfying collect gameplay • See if you are the top collector on the leaderboard • Enjoy the fun game with the vivid colors
Texas PowerGrid Challenge
Manage a state's power grid to keep citizens happy by transferring power between stations. Navigate 20 challenging shifts, dealing with random events and strategizing power usage. Enjoy a tense yet patient gameplay experience with extensive in-app help.
- Power grid management
- 20 challenging shifts
- Random events
- Strategic power transfer
- Extensive help section
- Accomplishment sharing
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Do you have what it takes to supply enough power across the state to keep all its citizens happy? Take control of the power grid and transfer power to and from each power station to maintain high satisfaction throughout your 24 hour shifts. -20 shifts to play through. -Random events that occur throughout the shift. -Manage and strategize your use of power grid. -Challenging and tense, mixed with patience gameplay. Includes extensive on screen Help. Optionally shares your accomplishments via email, or text messaging. Universal App - supports iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, including standard, Retina, and iPhone X displays. Even runs on Apple Mac or MacBooks equipped with the new Apple’s M-series Silicon chips with easy to use mouse and keyboard controls. There is also a separate version is for Apple TV, available as a free download to purchasers of the iOS version.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Balls go High at Free against Texas PowerGrid Challenge's $2.99. Balls go High also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (33K vs 1). Texas PowerGrid Challenge's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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
Balls go High is free to download; Texas PowerGrid Challenge costs $2.99 up front. Balls go High sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Texas PowerGrid Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.
Texas PowerGrid Challenge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Balls go High has 33K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Balls go High ships an update every 6 weeks, Texas PowerGrid Challenge every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Balls go High | Texas PowerGrid Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (33K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 33K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 261 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | Magnin & Associates |
Customer experience
Balls go High
Texas PowerGrid Challenge
Bugs and requests
Balls go High
Reported bugs
3 issues- Balls falling through map
- Freezing and crashing issues
- Incorrect score tracking
Requested features
4 requests- More varied level obstacles
- Offline play mode
- Customizable ball skins
- Improved leaderboard functionality
Texas PowerGrid Challenge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Balls go High
- No Ads$2.99
Texas PowerGrid Challenge
No in-app purchases
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