Marble Run Building Blocks vs Marble Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Marble Run Building Blocks
Design and construct intricate marble runs with a variety of blocks and colors. Save your creations, undo mistakes easily, and enjoy explosive destruction. This game offers a free, ad-supported experience with no in-app purchases.
- 17 block types and 8 colors
- Save up to 3 creations
- Undo/redo functionality
- Stack up to 5 blocks
- Rotate and zoom camera
- Explosion destruction mode
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App features - With 17 types and 8 colors of blocks and sliders, you can build blocks as you wish. - You can save up to 3 data automatically. - It's okay to break it accidentally. You can go back and start over. - If you want to stack a lot, you can stack up to 5 at once with the button. - You can easily rotate and zoom in / out the camera with a touch operation. - Finally, let's destroy it in explosion mode. - No in-app purchases. You can enjoy all the functions for free.
Marble Runner
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This is an adventure around the home to build a marble run from the start location to the target zone. Can you complete all the levels? - Multiple room locations - Range of classic marble run pieces - Unlock all the colours of the rainbow for a colour run spectacular - Unlock special run pieces to make a cooler marble run.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Marble Run Building Blocks at none against Marble Runner's 1. Marble Run Building Blocks also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). Marble Runner's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 16 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Marble Runner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Marble Run Building Blocks asks for nothing beyond the download.
Marble Run Building Blocks ships an update every 16 months, Marble Runner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Marble Run Building Blocks | Marble Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (104 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 104 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 384 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | nobuhiro satake | Steven Woods |
In-app purchases
Marble Run Building Blocks
No in-app purchases
Marble Runner
- Remove Ads$0.99
Questions
Is Marble Run Building Blocks free?
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Do Marble Run Building Blocks or Marble Runner have ads?
Which is updated more often, Marble Run Building Blocks or Marble Runner?
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