Manic Marble vs Space Race Typing
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
Space Race Typing
Race through space by typing quickly and maneuvering your ship. Challenge friends or other players online in this unique type racing game. Dodge obstacles and defeat alien bugs to win.
- Type racing gameplay
- Multiplayer online races
- Solo missions
- Dodge asteroids and lasers
- Battle alien bugs
- Leaderboard rankings
- Classic and Endless Survival modes
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Are you ready to type, tilt, and challenge other players online? Enjoy a first-of-its-kind type racing game! RACE your way to the finish line. Play against friends or on a solo mission in space. Dodge asteroids and lasers hurtling toward you in a harrowing battle against alien bugs! Balance between typing speed, and maneuvering your ship win the day! Rule the Leaderboard in Single or Multiplayer modes Play with friends using invite system, or matchmake with random players. Use Classic Mode to test your skills and train. See how far you can go in Endless Survival mode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Space Race Typing at 5.0 against Manic Marble's 4.2. Space Race Typing also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Manic Marble's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Space Race Typing sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Manic Marble asks for nothing beyond the download.
Space Race Typing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Manic Marble's written reviews are positive against 100% of Space Race Typing's.
Manic Marble ships an update every 4 months, Space Race Typing every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Manic Marble | Space Race Typing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Rich Olson | Benjamin Welch |
Customer experience
Manic Marble
Space Race Typing
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
Space Race Typing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Manic Marble
No in-app purchases
Space Race Typing
- F-99 Skin$0.49
- G26 Skin$0.49
- Azure Cobra Skin$0.49
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- Tarantula Hawk Skin$0.49
- Void Albatross Skin$0.49
- Silver Talon Skin$0.49
- Wolf Spider Skin$0.49
- X-5 Skin$0.49
Questions
Is Manic Marble free?
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