Snowball vs Lucky Coins
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snowball
Guide a penguin on a journey to collect snowflakes and build a giant snowball. Navigate treacherous crumbling floors with simple swipe or tilt controls. Enjoy an ad-free and purchase-free gaming experience.
- Collect snowflakes
- Build a snowball
- Crumbling floor mechanic
- Swipe controls
- Tilt controls option
- No ads
- No in-app purchases
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Snowball is easy to play, but hard to master. Play as a penguin trying to collect enough snowflakes to make his very own snowball, but watch out as the floor crumbles below! Simply swipe to move, or enable classic tilt controls via the options menu. The game contains no ads or in-app purchases. Snowball has been available exclusively for iPhone since 2008.
Lucky Coins
Experience a thrilling blend of pinball, pachinko, and arcade gameplay. Drop golden coins and strategically guide them through bumpers and gizmos, using magnets to adjust your aim for high scores. Unlock new boards and collect bonus items in this addictive casual game.
- Pinball, Pachinko, Arcade mix
- Two game modes: Challenges & Arcade
- 60 unlockable boards
- Collect bonus items and gizmos
- Skill and luck combination
- Responsive gameplay
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LUCKY COINS is a bumping fun mix of the best elements of Pinball, Pachinko and Arcades! Feeling lucky? Drop the golden coin and let it bounce off bumpers, pins and moving gizmos. Magnets will trap the coin and allow you to set new aim and blast away the coin in your desired direction. Combine your skill and luck to rack up some serious points in this updated version of the web classic LUCKY COINS. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GAME FEATURES: - Two game modes: - "CHALLENGES", 60 BOARDS to unlock - "ARCADE", 4 classic boards from the original web game - A fun, crazy twist on pinball and pachinko - Easy to learn, hard to master - Tons of BONUS ITEMS to collect and GIZMOS to hit - Responsive, smooth game play - Combines both skill and luck. Got enough of both? TECH FEATURES: - Game Center support - Widescreen support - Joypad support (MFi, ION Arcade and compatibles) - Universal App (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Props to the Donut Games team for putting out yet another fabulous game" -- JayIsGames.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Snowball at Free against Lucky Coins's $1.99. Snowball also leads on ratings volume (185 vs 35). Lucky Coins's advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 48%) and rating (4.8 vs 2.9). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Snowball is free to download; Lucky Coins costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lucky Coins holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snowball has 185 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Snowball's written reviews are positive against 92% of Lucky Coins's.
Snowball ships an update every 9 months, Lucky Coins every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snowball | Lucky Coins |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 2.9 (185 ratings) | 4.8 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.3% of reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 185 — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Ewers | Donut Games |
Customer experience
Snowball
Lucky Coins
User reviews
Snowball
From 185 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and entertaining
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Great time waster
- 👍 Cool graphics
- 👍 Simple to pick up and play
Room to improve
- 👎 Not worth the price
- 👎 Lacks features
- 👎 Repetitive gameplay
- 👎 Annoying music
- 👎 Poor controls (older versions)
Lucky Coins
From 35 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Great time-killer
- 💡 Unique take on pinball/pachinko
- 🎨 Excellent graphics and sound design
- 🕹️ Good challenge and replayability
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and compatibility issues
- 🔄 Repetitive after extended play
- 💰 Wish it had more free levels
Bugs and requests
Snowball
Reported bugs
2 issues- Poker invite message appears every time
- Sound plays even on vibrate
Requested features
6 requests- Add levels
- Add mission mode
- Add unlockable characters
- Option to turn off sound
- Remove poker invite message
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- Option to revert to older version
Lucky Coins
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game not displaying properly on iPhone 6
- Freezing and crashes on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and challenges
- Online leaderboards and achievements
- Ability to reset progress
- Tilt controls or other input methods
In-app purchases
Snowball
No in-app purchases
Lucky Coins
No in-app purchases
