Trace vs PowerBall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trace
Draw your own path through challenging levels in this casual platformer. Navigate obstacles and reach the goal using the touch screen to create platforms. Enjoy unique worlds and test your skills with high scores.
- Draw custom paths
- Navigate obstacles
- Reach level goals
- 6 unique worlds
- 120 levels
- High score challenges
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We've finally released Trace 2! If you've enjoyed this game over the years, please consider supporting us and go check it out :D Trace is a casual platformer where you draw your own path through the levels. Use the touch screen to draw platforms and navigate past obstacles to reach to goal at the end of each level. The game is easy to pick up and play anytime, and high scores add another level of challenge. • 6 Unique Worlds • 120 Levels • Original Soundtrack • Free! ______________________________________ "Trace is a refreshingly new and brilliantly simple game" — iPhonefootprint.com "8/10 ... GO GET THIS GAME. NOW. Trace ranks close to many of the existing great free games like Aurora Feint and TTR in the fact that it is very well developed, and contains quite a bit of content." — iphonegamenetwork.com ______________________________________ Current high score time: 100%, 11:46:33 - Daniel G. Mayard Email the support email with a picture of your time to get it posted here!
PowerBall
Experience a unique gravity-based single-player maze challenge collecting stars, then switch to a competitive pool-like game. Employ tricky moves and avoid hazards to outsmart opponents.
- Gravity-based single-player levels
- Star collection in mazes
- Competitive pool-like multiplayer
- Trick shot mechanics
- Hazard avoidance (fire holes, devils)
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A brand new game, or better, two games in one. Enjoy yourself with a gravity based single player levels, where you have to save your powerball in a dangerous maze, collecting stars during your journey, and later try to challenge others player in a pool like game. Not a regular pool game, but a powerball pool game. Use tricks to annoy your enemy, avoid the fire holes and the devils in the play area. Be ready, be quick!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Trace at 4.5 against PowerBall's 2.5. Trace also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and review sentiment (92% vs 67%). PowerBall's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 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. PowerBall sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Trace asks for nothing beyond the download.
Trace holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trace has 128 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Trace's written reviews are positive against 67% of PowerBall's.
Trace ships an update every 10 months, PowerBall every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trace | PowerBall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (128 ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.5% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 128 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Calderone | Lorenzo Malaguti |
Customer experience
Trace
PowerBall
Bugs and requests
Trace
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on certain devices
- Issues with drawing precision
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and worlds
- Ability to customize character
- Pause button
- Undo/eraser function
PowerBall
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Trace
No in-app purchases
PowerBall
- 5000 Coins$0.99
- 20000 Coins$1.99
- 50000 Coins$2.99
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- 100000 Coins$3.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
- 250000 Coins$4.99
- 500000 Coins$6.99
