Manic Marble vs StickBo Zombies Lite
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
StickBo Zombies Lite
Engage in a thrilling zombie-slaying adventure with a variety of weapons and combat scenarios. Earn medals for your survival skills and compete with friends on leaderboards. Explore different themes and unlock unique characters as you progress.
- Chainsaw zombie combat
- Exploding arrow bow
- Multiple unlockable weapons
- Zombie Slayer medals
- Leaderboard competition
- Themed environments
- Unlockable characters
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Trigger Fist -- a new fully 3D shooter. Check it out now! http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/trigger-fist/id531184261?ls=1&mt=8 Shred the Undead!!! StickBo Zombies Lite, sibling and twisted reincarnation of the Number One Downloaded App StickBo, is ready. Are you? Do you have what it takes to chainsaw your way through countless zombies? Can you avoid their flesh eating tendencies and projectile spit as you blow them apart with your new Stick Bow and Exploding Arrows? Can you top your friends on the leader boards by earning the most Zombie Slayer Medals? Only you can decide. Download now and see why your friends are staring at their phones and smiling with delight. ====The Weapons==== M16: The M16 is your default weapon. Its accuracy and 3 shot burst will eliminate zombies one-by-one. Chain Saw: There’s nothing like the smell of freshly shredded undead in the morning. Frag Grenades: Awarded at Wave 2 Incoming Fragmentation Grenade…Outgoing Zombie Parts Stick Bow: Awarded at Wave 4 Revel in the glory of exploding arrows implanting themselves into the bodies of soon to be disintegrated zombies… AK-47: Awarded at Wave 6 Hold trigger, kill zombies. Shotgun: Awarded at Wave 11 The multi-kill special, clear a line of zombies with one pull. -Full Version Guns- 50 Cal. Sniper Rifle: Awarded at Wave 21 Take cover and surgically remove some spitting zombie heads. Flamethrower: Awarded at Wave 31 In case of zombies, break glass. Mini-Gun: Awarded at Wave 51 Easily dispatch large groups of zombies no matter if they still have their heads or not. ====The Medals==== Zombie Slayer: Complete the wave with over 90% health. Zombie Hunter: Complete the wave with over 50% health. Zombie Survivor: Complete the wave with under 50% health. ===Themes=== ---Mr. Clown’s Carnival ---Shoppingtown Mall -Full Version- ---The Crypt ---The Salt City ===Characters=== ---StickBo ---ChickBo ---MulletBo -Full Version- ---NorrisBo (His tears kill zombies… too bad he’s never cried) ---AfroBo (The Baddest Man you’ve ever seen) ---SWATBo character ====Community==== Follow us on Twitter @LakeEffectApps. Visit Lake Effect Applications on Facebook, Please email suggestions to: Suggestions@StickBo.com Please email problems to: Support@StickBo.com -Lake Effect Applications-
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Manic Marble at 4.3 against StickBo Zombies Lite's 4.0. Manic Marble also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 11 months). StickBo Zombies Lite's advantage is ratings volume (164 vs 13) and iOS requirement (3.2 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Manic Marble holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StickBo Zombies Lite has 164 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Manic Marble's written reviews are positive against 76% of StickBo Zombies Lite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Manic Marble ships an update every 4 months, StickBo Zombies Lite every 11 months. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Manic Marble | StickBo Zombies Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (13 ratings) — better | 4.0 (164 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.0% of reviews | 75.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 164 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 3.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rich Olson | Lake Effect Applications |
Customer experience
Manic Marble
StickBo Zombies Lite
User reviews
Manic Marble
From 13 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Challenging levels
- 👍 Fun and entertaining
- 👍 Good value (on sale)
- 👍 Great physics
Room to improve
- 👎 Too hard for some
- 👎 Low graphics quality
- 👎 Not enough levels
- 👎 Controls can be tricky
- 👎 High battery consumption
StickBo Zombies Lite
From 164 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Great memories associated with the game
- 💯 "Best game ever" sentiment
- 💥 "Awesome" and "epic" descriptions
- 🔫 Variety of weapons mentioned positively
Room to improve
- 😞 Game is no longer playable/available
- 👎 Controls are often described as rubbish
- 🥱 Repetitive and gets boring
- 🤷♂️ "Meh" and "alright" feedback
- 🗑️ "Trash" and "terrible" descriptions
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
StickBo Zombies Lite
Reported bugs
7 issues- Can't download
- Developer left, game not playable
- App logs out for no reason
- Controls are rubbish
- Interface too tightly bundled
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- Enemies and smoothness need work
- Lite version throws you to the paid version
Requested features
15 requests- Bring back the game to the App Store
- Add more waves of zombies
- Add multiplayer mode
- Add more weapons
- Add music
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- Make bug fixes
- Add more blood
- Make zombies less noisy
- Make more levels for the demo
- Add more guns like desert eagle or rocket launcher
- Add more bosses
- Make full version free on special occasions
- Make it so you can tap and drag to where you want to fire instead of bad controls
- Make more levels and guns on the lite version
- Make the full version $0.99
In-app purchases
Manic Marble
No in-app purchases
StickBo Zombies Lite
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Manic Marble free?
Is StickBo Zombies Lite free?
Which has better reviews, Manic Marble or StickBo Zombies Lite?
Do Manic Marble or StickBo Zombies Lite have ads?
Which is updated more often, Manic Marble or StickBo Zombies Lite?
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