Manic Marble vs Plasma Orb
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
Plasma Orb
Control a ball-shaped creature by tilting your device. Navigate through beautiful and mysterious environments, overcoming obstacles and mazes in various themed levels.
- Tilt device to control movement
- Navigate mazes and obstacles
- Explore diverse environments
- Beautifully designed levels
- Challenging gameplay
Read full descriptionHide full description
*** Dive in the beautiful and mysterious world with your Plasmorb! *** Plasmorb is a ball shaped creature that you are going to control. Playing is easy - just tilt your device to the required side and the ball will roll to the same direction. You will encounter many hindrances, mazes and mysterious constructions. All the game levels look beautiful. You have to travel through an old forest, dangerous swamps and even explore the depths of underground!
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Manic Marble at none against Plasma Orb's 4. Plasma Orb's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Plasma Orb sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Manic Marble asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Manic Marble against 4.1 for Plasma Orb. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Manic Marble's written reviews are positive against 66% of Plasma Orb's.
Manic Marble ships an update every 4 months, Plasma Orb every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Manic Marble | Plasma Orb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (11 ratings) — better | 4.1 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.0% of reviews — better | 66.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 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 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rich Olson | TZAR games |
Customer experience
Manic Marble
Plasma Orb
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
Show 10 moreShow fewer
- 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
Show 9 moreShow fewer
- 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
Plasma Orb
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Manic Marble
No in-app purchases
Plasma Orb
- Unlock all levels$0.99
- Small bag of coins$0.99
- Bag of Coins$1.99
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- Large bag of Coins$2.99
