Manic Marble vs Zombiez!
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
Zombiez!
Guide adorable zombies through challenging puzzles to reclaim their belongings from grave robbers. Utilize unique abilities like climbing, digging, and teleporting to overcome traps and outsmart enemies in over 40 levels.
- Climb, dig, and teleport zombies
- Solve crazy puzzles
- Lead a team of undead
- Overcome trap-filled mazes
- Use 8 tactical tools
- 40 sadistic stages
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*NOW FREE for a LIMITED TIME!* it’s a ZOMBIE EMERGENCY! but this time, you’re ON THEIR SIDE! ► ► ► ► ► climb, dig, TELEPORT, and PARACHUTE these CUTE little ZOMBIES to victory through the CRAZIEST PUZZLES you’ve ever seen! ► ► ► ► ► Some graverobbers just raided the wrong graves! Now it’s up to you to help the zombies get back what’s theirs! Lead a team of hapless undead through trap-filled mazes and outsmart the thieves with tools and timing. Those poor zombies already died once--don’t let it happen again! ► ► ► ► ► • FIENDISH puzzle action! • ADORABLE undead! • SECRET shortcuts! ► ► ► ► ► • 8 TACTICAL tools! • 40 SADISTIC stages! • 3 DERANGED difficulties! ► ► ► ► ► http://twitter.com/TRINITIgames http://facebook.com/TRINITIgames
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Manic Marble at none against Zombiez!'s 1. Zombiez!'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On price, review sentiment, 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. Zombiez! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Manic Marble asks for nothing beyond the download.
Zombiez! holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zombiez! has 101 ratings behind it against 11, 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 75% of Zombiez!'s.
Manic Marble ships an update every 4 months, Zombiez! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Manic Marble | Zombiez! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (11 ratings) | 4.4 (101 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.0% of reviews | 75.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 101 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 3.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rich Olson | Triniti Interactive Limited |
Customer experience
Manic Marble
Zombiez!
User reviews
Manic Marble
From 11 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
Zombiez!
From 101 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay
- 👍 Lemmings-style mechanics
- 🎮 Fun zombie theme
- 💡 Good balance of challenge and fun
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unresponsive controls
- 🔍 Difficulty targeting specific zombies
- 💰 Possible pay-to-skip levels
- 📢 Intrusive ads in a paid app
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
Zombiez!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Certain levels deemed impossible to complete
- Inconsistent touch recognition
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and updates
- Zoom/pan functionality
- Improved performance and responsiveness
In-app purchases
Manic Marble
No in-app purchases
Zombiez!
- Warp Gate$0.99
