Manic Marble 2 vs Gothball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Manic Marble 2
Navigate challenging 3D levels by tilting your device to control a marble. Race against the clock to unlock new stages, mastering precise movements and avoiding obstacles. Practice controls and learn braking techniques for optimal performance.
- Tilt controls for marble navigation
- 8 challenging 3D levels
- Time-based level unlocking
- Obstacle avoidance
- Control calibration option
- Braking mechanics
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Manic Marble is back with eight more crazy 3D levels! Now all completely free! Fly over jumps and dodge moving obstacles by tilting and turning your iPhone. Complete the current level by the goal time to unlock the next one. Tips: - Practice controlling your marble on the introductory level. Choose the "calibrate" option to optimize the controls for how you prefer to hold your device. - Don't expect to make goal time for a level the first try. Making goal time takes practice and requires completing the level with relatively few mistakes. - If you need to slow down quickly - pull your device straight back. It's easier to brake when you're not trying to turn.
Gothball
Embark on an action-adventure journey controlling a unique character through hand-designed levels. Solve puzzles, overcome traps, and battle enemies with power-ups in this exploration game with an original story.
- Devious puzzles, traps, and enemies
- Gorgeous hand-designed levels
- Intuitive controls
- Power-ups and bonus levels
- Original story with cinematic score
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Gothball is a new action-adventure game where you control the interesting being known as the Gothball... A simple and fun game of exploration and adventure that will capture the imagination. Gothball rolls, jumps and blasts it's way through tons of levels with enemies, traps and puzzles. * devious puzzles, traps, and enemies * gorgeous hand designed levels * intuitive controls, super fun gameplay * booty-kicking power-ups and bonus levels * original story with cinematic score
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gothball at 4.2 against Manic Marble 2's 3.7. Gothball also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). Manic Marble 2's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gothball holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Manic Marble 2's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gothball's.
Manic Marble 2 ships an update every 9 months, Gothball every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Manic Marble 2 | Gothball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rich Olson | andrew bell |
Customer experience
Manic Marble 2
Gothball
In-app purchases
Manic Marble 2
No in-app purchases
Gothball
No in-app purchases
