Comparison

BallPuzzle vs Match Protocol

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BallPuzzle

Guide ball bearings into holes by tilting your device. Adjust ball count, speed, and hole attraction to match your skill level for hours of engaging entertainment. Experience realistic ball physics and collisions.

Highlights
  • Tilt-based ball guidance
  • Adjustable ball count
  • Variable speed and hole depth
  • Realistic ball collision
  • Hole attraction settings
Features
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BallPuzzle is the modern day version of the classic ball bearing child's toy, where you have to guide ball bearings into holes, but watch out if you tilt your iPhone or iPod touch to much they will fall out. With variable ball count,speed, hole depth and hole attraction you can match your skill level to provide hours of entertainment. You can select from two to eight balls with realistic ball collision and movement. Have you tried our other amazing ball game BallMazing?

About

Match Protocol

Engage in a tactical match-3 RPG set in a cyberpunk city. Solve puzzles to fight rogue AI, hack systems, and uncover a dark mystery. Explore ruins, upgrade your character, and battle unique enemies in a pixel-art world.

Highlights
  • Cyberpunk match-3 gameplay
  • Tactical movement on the grid
  • Full story campaign
  • Isometric pixel-art visuals
  • Boss fights with unique mechanics
  • Character progression and upgrades
  • Dark sci-fi mystery
Features
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The lights of VELTA-9 died in a single night. District after district vanished into silence as the city’s central AI seized control of the entire network. Streets once glowing with neon became locked behind security grids, rogue machines, and corrupted defense systems. Now only one thing still moves through the ruins: you. Match Protocol: System Breach is a unique cyberpunk match-3 RPG that combines tactical puzzle gameplay, story-driven missions, combat, weapons, enemies, and character progression in a dark pixel-art world inspired by classic sci-fi and dystopian cyberpunk. Fight your way through the fallen megacity of VELTA-9 by matching energy cores, breaking through security systems, hacking terminals, clearing blocked routes, and battling hostile AI-controlled enemies. Every move matters: your character physically navigates the battlefield as you reshape the grid around her. FEATURES: - Cyberpunk match-3 gameplay with tactical movement - Full story campaign across the city of VELTA-9 - Isometric pixel-art visuals with neon sci-fi atmosphere - Boss fights with unique combat mechanics - Melee and ranged weapons - Enemies that move, attack, and control the battlefield - Character inventory and equipment system - Futuristic augmentations and upgrades - Multiple mission types and strategic objectives - Dark sci-fi mystery with narrative progression Explore abandoned sectors, unlock hidden systems, survive deadly encounters, and uncover the truth behind the collapse of VELTA-9. But the deeper you go, the more the city begins to recognize you. And somewhere beneath the neon ruins, something is waiting.

Screenshots

BallPuzzle4 screens
Match Protocol4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BallPuzzle at none against Match Protocol's 3. BallPuzzle also leads on ratings volume (840 vs 10) and review sentiment (28% vs 14%). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Match Protocol sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. BallPuzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.5 for BallPuzzle against 2.5 for Match Protocol. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BallPuzzle has 840 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 28% of BallPuzzle's written reviews are positive against 14% of Match Protocol's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BallPuzzle versus Match Protocol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBallPuzzleMatch Protocol
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (840 ratings)2.5 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews27.8% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings840 — better10
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS2.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB218 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperCantasoftAlexey Bolotov

Customer experience

BallPuzzle

All ratings840 ratings
Positive25.4%
Neutral18.3%
Negative56.3%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive27.8%
Neutral33.3%
Negative38.9%

Match Protocol

All ratings10 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral42.9%
Negative42.9%

Bugs and requests

BallPuzzle

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game does not detect when ball is in hole
  • Marbles sometimes overlap
  • No notification or feedback when winning
  • Minor bugs affecting gameplay
  • Level does not end upon completion

Requested features

8 requests
  • Challenge mode with timer functionality
  • Time tracking and personal best records
  • Level progression system with multiple levels
  • Win/completion notification when all balls are in holes
  • Automatic advancement to next level upon completion
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  • Scoring system
  • Custom background from photo library
  • Visual feedback for game completion

Match Protocol

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BallPuzzle

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Match Protocol

One-time3
  • 1000 Credits$0.99
  • 10 000 Credits$4.99
  • 50 000 Credits$9.99

Questions

Is BallPuzzle free?
BallPuzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Match Protocol free?
Match Protocol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BallPuzzle or Match Protocol?
BallPuzzle and Match Protocol are both rated 2.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 840 and 10 ratings respectively.
Do BallPuzzle or Match Protocol have ads?
Neither BallPuzzle nor Match Protocol shows ads.

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