Manic Marble vs Laboratory Run
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
Laboratory Run
Guide a mysterious character through a challenging running game. Collect bonuses, jump over obstacles, and dodge enemies to become the champion. Make friends with the character to avoid being chased.
- Collect bonuses
- Jump over obstacles
- Dodge enemies
- Become the champion
- Improve character speed and strength
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How many fear and suffering brought on earth this mysterious character from childhood dreams? How much fear you had suffered while he was chasing you through the woods? But this time we will try to help him in such difficult task, like running long on distances! Help him in collecting bonuses, jumping obstacles and dodging enemies. Help Slenderman become the first, and perhaps you will make friends with him, and he will no longer chase you through the woods! In this race you'll get: - Help Slender become faster and stronger! - Dodging the enemies, jump over obstacles, collect bonuses! - Become the absolute champion!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Manic Marble at none against Laboratory Run's 5. Laboratory Run's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 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. Laboratory Run sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Manic Marble asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Manic Marble against 4.2 for Laboratory Run. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 17 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Manic Marble's written reviews are positive against 70% of Laboratory Run's.
Manic Marble ships an update every 4 months, Laboratory Run every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Manic Marble | Laboratory Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (13 ratings) — better | 4.2 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.0% of reviews — better | 69.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 17 — better |
| 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 | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rich Olson | App Holdings |
Customer experience
Manic Marble
Laboratory Run
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
Laboratory Run
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Manic Marble
No in-app purchases
Laboratory Run
- Stack of dolls$0.99
- Stack of crystals$0.99
- Stack of dolls$1.99
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- Stack of crystals$1.99
- Stack of dolls$2.99
Questions
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