Manic Marble vs Pop'n Caps!
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
Pop'n Caps!
A puzzle game where you line up three or more caps vertically or horizontally to clear them. Fill the cider tank by making as many lines as possible. Clear caps for chains and complete rounds for bonus opportunities.
- Line up three or more caps
- Swap adjacent caps
- Fill the cider tank
- Chain cap clears
- Bonus rounds
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■■A popular game in TouchLive joins app games.■■ ※As of Dec. 16, 2015, we removed the feature of the older version to link with DARTSLIVE CARD to get TouchLive bananas. TouchLive bananas can't be sent to DARTSLIVE CARD. "DARTSLIVE server access failed." will appear. Make a line and open caps!! ≪Rule≫ ■Line three caps or more vertically or horizontally. ■When you touch adjacent caps, the caps are replaced. ■When you make a line of three caps, the tank is filled with cider. Make as many lines as possible and fill the tank. ≪Point!≫ ■You can touch caps while other caps are disappearing! ■Clear caps for chains! ≪ROUND≫ ■Complete 3rounds for a bonus round. Access our website and enjoy TouchLive games! http://www.dartslive.com/jp/service/tl/ ※Please be aware that if you delete this App, the coins will also be deleted. ※When you launch this App and move to Top Menu, you can get the Coin once per day. You can get the Coin again after 24 hours from the time you got the Coin.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Manic Marble at none against Pop'n Caps!'s 2. Manic Marble also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 50%) and rating (4.2 vs 4.0). Pop'n Caps!'s advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Pop'n Caps! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Manic Marble asks for nothing beyond the download.
Manic Marble holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Manic Marble's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pop'n Caps!'s.
Manic Marble ships an update every 4 months, Pop'n Caps! every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Manic Marble | Pop'n Caps! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (11 ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rich Olson | DARTSLIVE Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
Manic Marble
Pop'n Caps!
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
Pop'n Caps!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Manic Marble
No in-app purchases
Pop'n Caps!
- package "20 Coins for Pop'n Caps"$0.99
- package "100 Coins for Pop'n Caps"$3.99
