SameGame vs Marbles Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SameGame
Clear large areas of same-colored gems to achieve the highest score. Progress through increasingly challenging levels in this classic puzzle game. Customize your experience with ambient music or play with shapes instead of colors.
- Clear same-colored gems
- Achieve high scores
- Progress through levels
- Ambient background music
- Play with shapes
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The goal of SameGame is to get the highest score by removing as large areas of the same-colored gems as possible — bigger areas mean higher scores. It couldn't be simpler — the further you progress, the harder it is to reach the next level. Toggle the included ambient background music, play with shapes instead of colors.
Marbles Plus
This classic puzzle game challenges you to clear a field of colored balls by tapping groups of two or more of the same color. Earn more points by popping larger groups. Explore four distinct game modes for varied gameplay experiences.
- Clear colored balls
- Tap groups of same-colored balls
- Score points based on group size
- Four game modes: Basic, Shift, Nonstop, Combo
- Classic puzzle gameplay
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Marbles is a great puzzle game made in the best traditions of classic Bubble Breaker. The goal of the game is to clear the game field of color balls. Tap two or more balls of the same color to remove them and earn points. The more balls you pop at once — the more points you get. Four game modes: - Basic: balls simply drop down. - Shift: balls shift to the right after the drop. - Nonstop: endless balls. - Combo: basic + shift + nonstop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SameGame at none against Marbles Plus's 1. SameGame also leads on ratings volume (48 vs 7) and device support (4 vs 2). Marbles Plus's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Marbles Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SameGame asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for SameGame against 4.4 for Marbles Plus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SameGame has 48 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of SameGame's written reviews are positive against 60% of Marbles Plus's.
SameGame ships an update every 8 months, Marbles Plus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SameGame | Marbles Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (48 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steven Troughton-Smith | Serpensoft Group |
Customer experience
SameGame
Marbles Plus
In-app purchases
SameGame
No in-app purchases
Marbles Plus
- Remove Ads$2.99
