Manic Marble vs Montezuma Stones Refresh
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
Montezuma Stones Refresh
Engage in a challenging puzzle adventure with 80 levels and unique power-ups. Enjoy addictive gameplay, stunning graphics, and unlock achievements as you progress through diverse backgrounds.
- 80 levels
- 5 backgrounds
- Addictive gameplay
- 11 special stones
- High resolution graphics
- Achievements
- Game Center integration
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Game features: -80 levels -5 backgrounds -easy and very addictive gameplay -insect plague -11 special stones -high resolution Retina graphics -achievements -The Game is OpenFeint Enabled -The Game is Game Center Enabled
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Manic Marble at none against Montezuma Stones Refresh's 1. Manic Marble also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (71% vs 55%). Montezuma Stones Refresh's advantage is iOS requirement (4.3 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Montezuma Stones Refresh sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Manic Marble asks for nothing beyond the download.
Manic Marble holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Manic Marble's written reviews are positive against 55% of Montezuma Stones Refresh's.
Manic Marble ships an update every 4 months, Montezuma Stones Refresh every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Manic Marble | Montezuma Stones Refresh |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (13 ratings) — better | 4.0 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.0% of reviews — better | 54.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 8 months |
| 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 | 4.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rich Olson | ECO Pawel Jarosz |
Customer experience
Manic Marble
Montezuma Stones Refresh
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
Montezuma Stones Refresh
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Manic Marble
No in-app purchases
Montezuma Stones Refresh
- Full and ad free.$0.99
Questions
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