Drop and Explode vs Level Up Balls!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drop and Explode
Engage in explosive soda experiments by dropping mint candies into a bottle of coke. Collect candies and use multipliers to create the tallest geyser possible in this fun physics-based game.
- Soda geyser experiments
- Mint candy collection
- Multiplier power-ups
- Hundreds of levels
- Simple controls
- Explosive gameplay
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What do you get when you mix a thousand mint candies with a cistern of soda? Let’s check! Carry out incredible experiments with coke in this fun explosion game. Create the highest soda geyser and reach the Moon! The game rules are simple. Collect as many mint candies on your way, use multipliers to create even more balls, and drop everything into a bottle of coke. The more mint candies you gather, the higher your soda fountain is. Why you’ll love this coke game: - Fun experiments with coke & mint candies - Challenges you’ve never dreamed of - Exciting gameplay - Hundreds of interesting levels - Simple controls Make your soda geyser erupt as high as possible! Download Drop and Explode right now and run fun experiments with coke!
Level Up Balls!
Control a ball, leveling it up as you crash smaller balls. Navigate through obstacles and avoid higher-level balls to reach the finish line. The sky is the limit for your ball's progression.
- Level up your ball
- Crash other balls
- Avoid obstacles
- Survive high-level balls
- Reach the end
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Level up your ball to crash other balls. Avoid obstacles and high level balls to reach to the end.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Level Up Balls! at weekly against Drop and Explode's every 5 months. Drop and Explode's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (49% vs 29%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Drop and Explode sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Level Up Balls! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Drop and Explode holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2K and 5.9K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Drop and Explode's written reviews are positive against 29% of Level Up Balls!'s.
Drop and Explode ships an update every 5 months, Level Up Balls! weekly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Drop and Explode | Level Up Balls! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (2K ratings) — better | 4.6 (5.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.8% of reviews — better | 29.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2K | 5.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 256 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | AI Games FZ | Rollic Games |
Customer experience
Drop and Explode
Level Up Balls!
User reviews
Drop and Explode
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Awesome
- ⭐ Fun
- ⭐ Best game ever
- ⭐ Satisfaction of the game
- ⭐ Good game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches
- 🔍 Leaderboard issues
- 🛑 Too many ads
- 🚫 Couldn't load/play the game
- 🤔 Wrong math calculations
Level Up Balls!
From 5.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive game
- 💡 Interesting concept of leveling up balls
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay until higher levels
Room to improve
- 🐛 Significant performance issues and lag at higher levels
- 🔋 Game becomes unplayable due to excessive ads
- 🔒 Requires constant internet connection to play
Bugs and requests
Drop and Explode
Reported bugs
3 issues- Leaderboard glitch
- Loading/crashing issues
- Upgrade issues
Requested features
2 requests- More levels
- Level ideas (Mars, Pluto)
Level Up Balls!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes or crashes when reaching high levels
- Ball upgrade level cap at 1001 despite showing higher level
- Progress reset after watching certain ads
Requested features
3 requests- Offline play mode
- Option to disable ads or purchase ad-free version
- Improved performance and stability at higher levels
In-app purchases
Drop and Explode
- No Ads$2.99
Level Up Balls!
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
Is Drop and Explode free?
Is Level Up Balls! free?
Which has better reviews, Drop and Explode or Level Up Balls!?
Do Drop and Explode or Level Up Balls! have ads?
Which is updated more often, Drop and Explode or Level Up Balls!?
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