Manic Marble vs Neverputt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Manic Marble
Guide a marble through challenging 3D levels using your device's motion controls. Tilt and turn to navigate obstacles and beat the clock to unlock new stages. Experience vibrant graphics and an original soundtrack.
- Guide marble through 3D levels
- Tilt and turn controls
- Dodge moving obstacles
- Unlock levels by beating par time
- 3D graphics and physics
- Original soundtrack
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The original Manic Marble is back - with all levels totally free! (If you want even more levels - check out Manic Marble 4- also free!) Guide your marble through six crazy 3D levels, each with its own unique theme. Fly over jumps and dodge moving obstacles by tilting and turning your iPhone. Complete your current level in less than the "par" time to unlock the next one. Features: -Powerful 3D graphics and physics engine provided by SIO2 Interactive -Intuitive accelerometer-based control system -Original soundtrack by Nothing Labs
Neverputt
Experience a 3D mini golf adventure with numerous challenging courses. Perfect for players of all skill levels, this game offers a diverse range of environments to test your putting prowess.
- 3D Mini Golf gameplay
- Variety of golf courses
- Levels for all skill levels
- Challenging gameplay
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A 3D Mini Golf game with lots of levels. Test your skills playing mini golf. This game provides variety of golf courses for players of any level.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Manic Marble at Free against Neverputt's $0.99. Manic Marble also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). Neverputt's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). On ads, 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
Manic Marble is free to download; Neverputt costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Neverputt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Manic Marble has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Manic Marble's written reviews are positive against 100% of Neverputt's.
Manic Marble ships an update every 4 months, Neverputt every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Manic Marble | Neverputt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rich Olson | Dmitry Rodin |
Customer experience
Manic Marble
Neverputt
Bugs and requests
Manic Marble
Reported bugs
15 issues- Controls not sensitive enough
- Controls too sensitive
- Steering sensitivity needs improvement
- Hard to steer on sharp turns
- Doesn't turn when needed
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- Fall is too long
- Weird fart music on levels 3 & 6
- Music on levels 3 and 7 are farting sounds
- Can't get past level one
- Controls are slugish and badly implemented
- Menus and method of getting to levels are terrible
- Graphics can be confusing
- Difficult to differentiate between ramp and obstacle
- Time restraint makes it frustrating
- Game ends abruptly in free version
Requested features
14 requests- More levels
- New themes
- Map maker
- Option to listen to own music
- Reset button
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- Optional time restraint
- Update existing app instead of new version
- Better background graphics
- Ability to change marble designs
- Increase par on each level
- Add break or reverse option
- Better graphics
- Different color marbles with different capabilities
- Expand on current app instead of new app
Neverputt
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Manic Marble
No in-app purchases
Neverputt
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Manic Marble free?
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