Batak vs Steer the Marbles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Batak
Experience a popular trick-taking card game, a variant of Spades, known by many names worldwide. Bid on the number of tricks you'll win and aim to meet your bid in this engaging card game.
- Trick-taking gameplay
- Bidding mechanics
- Simple and auction game modes
- Standard 52-card deck
- Follow suit rules
- Trump card mechanics
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Batak is a variant of popular trick-taking card game Spades. Batak is also known by many other names, including Oh Hell!, Blackout, Nomination Whist, Elevator (l'Ascenseur in France), Boerenbridge or 10 op en neer in the Netherlands, German Bridge in Hong Kong. A standard 52 card deck is used. The cards in each suit rank (from high to low) A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2. 13 cards are dealt to each player. A player leads the first card. Each player must follow the suit led, if he can. If not, he should play the trump, or any suit if he has no trump. The player who has played the card with the highest value ( the trump card or the card of the suit led, if no trump was played) wins the trick. That player then leads to the next trick. Continue until all tricks have been played and won. The game has two modifications: simple and auction. In the simple game the object is for each player to bid the number of tricks he thinks he can take in the hand, then to take at least that number of tricks. In the auction game a player offering higher bid wins the auction. He has to take bid number of tricks or more. Other players have to win at least one trick. Enjoy simple interface and attractive game view!
Steer the Marbles
Guide marbles and balls to their goals by tilting your device. Navigate through challenging levels with obstacles, mazes, and multiple holes while avoiding red balls. Collect gems and earn stars in this physics-based puzzle game.
- Tilt device to steer
- 100+ playable levels
- Avoid red balls
- Collect gems
- Physics game engine
- Maze and obstacle levels
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Tilt your mobile device to steer the marbles and balls towards the goals. This classic roll-the-balls game has twists and many levels. It's not as easy as it sounds because you must also avoid the red balls from entering the holes. Variety of levels include obstacles, maze level, multiple holes, and different ball sizes. Collect all the gems and earn star ratings. Have fun steering, balancing, and aiming the balls and watch them interact with physics using the accelerometer. A great game to relax and spend a few minutes. • Very easy to play, just tilt your device to steer the marbles/balls to the holes. • 100+ levels, all playable, no In App Purchase. • Relaxing and addictive game play. Straightforward interface. • Built using physics game engine. • Variety of challenges and things to discover, such as maze/labyrinth levels, pipe/tunnel, and gems.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Steer the Marbles at Free against Batak's $0.99. Steer the Marbles also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). Batak's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 18 months). On in-app purchases 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
Steer the Marbles is free to download; Batak costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Steer the Marbles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Batak has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Batak ships an update every 3 months, Steer the Marbles every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Batak | Steer the Marbles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (25 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Adikus | F Permadi |
Customer experience
Batak
Steer the Marbles
Bugs and requests
Batak
Reported bugs
9 issues- Crashes frequently
- Game freezes
- Volume not turning off
- Settings not saving
- Incompatible with iPhone 6+
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- Incompatible with iPhone 5 screen
- Game logic issues (e.g., not following rules)
- AI makes illogical moves
- App closes unexpectedly
Requested features
10 requests- Add eşli batak (partner batak)
- Add gömmeli batak
- Add açık ihale (open auction) mode
- Improve AI difficulty and logic
- Add more game modes/variations
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- Add options for difficulty levels
- Add online multiplayer mode
- Update for newer iPhone screens
- Add ability to save settings
- Add 2 vs 2 mode
Steer the Marbles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Batak
No in-app purchases
Steer the Marbles
No in-app purchases
