Comparison

Skittleball vs SYSCALL

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Skittleball

Navigate a ball through challenging levels by tilting your device. Avoid obstacles like black holes and race against the clock to achieve the best times. Unlock new rooms and replay levels for improved scores.

Highlights
  • Tilt controls for ball movement
  • Avoid black holes and obstacles
  • Race against the clock
  • Over 30 challenging levels
  • Top-down and landscape views
  • Saves best times and unlocked levels
Features
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Tilt your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad to roll a ball to knock over numbered pins in order. Avoid falling down the black holes. Roll over the green button to open the doors to the outer rooms. Play in top-down view (like a marble game) or landscape view (like a racing game). Switch between views at any time by just tilting the device. Race the clock. Repeat previous levels for a new best time. Over 30 challenging levels. Saves best times and last unlocked level. Universal App - supports iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, including standard, Retina, and iPhone X displays.

About

SYSCALL

Engage in a unique reverse-engineering and assembly optimization puzzle game set within a 1990s warez BBS. Write and debug assembly programs to crack software, patch code, and navigate a virtual network. Explore a private board with tools and community features.

Highlights
  • Reverse-engineering assembly puzzles
  • Code tracing and patching
  • Network hacking challenges
  • Virtual BBS environment
  • Assembly pixel art tool
  • Chip-tune maker
Features
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The mobile version of the SYSCALL: RING ZERO assembly puzzle game is here! This is our world now. The world of the electron and the switch. SYSCALL is a reverse-engineering and assembly optimization puzzle game inside a private 1990s warez BBS. You will be writing assembly programs, reading listings, tracing the machine, changing the code, and shipping the crack. READ THE CODE THAT RUNS Every CRACK release is a small SYSCALL CORE program. You are able to trace programs, inspect assembly instructions, get hints and watch registers move, in order to find the way to TRACE, CRACK and PATCH programs. FOUR WAYS TO HACK THE NETWORK CRACK: Read the listing, find the secret input key, and bypass the protection. PATCH: Fit the smallest fix into fixed edit slots, then run the test battery. WORM: Program a dynamic up to nine-core rack, route values across ports, and cut lines and cycles. SCOPE: Write firmware until the live trace locks onto the ghost signal. A PRIVATE BOARD WITH REAL TOOLS Dial in, pick a node on the NETWORK MAP, read the mail, check the notes, and work the releases. The board has PHILES that teach the SYSCALL CORE, crew messages, NFOs, greets, records, and side tools. CANVAS is a freeform assembly pixel toy. TRACKER is a four-channel chip-tune maker you can set as the board music.

Screenshots

Skittleball4 screens
SYSCALL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Skittleball at 100% against SYSCALL's 0%. Skittleball also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). SYSCALL's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 36 months). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SYSCALL is free to download; Skittleball costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Skittleball holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skittleball has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Skittleball's written reviews are positive against 0% of SYSCALL's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skittleball ships an update every 36 months, SYSCALL every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Skittleball versus SYSCALL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkittleballSYSCALL
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 36 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMagnin & AssociatesChilling Moose

Customer experience

Skittleball

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SYSCALL

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Skittleball

No in-app purchases

None

SYSCALL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skittleball free?
Skittleball costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SYSCALL free?
SYSCALL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Skittleball or SYSCALL?
Skittleball is rated higher. Skittleball averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while SYSCALL averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Skittleball or SYSCALL have ads?
Neither Skittleball nor SYSCALL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skittleball or SYSCALL?
Skittleball ships an update every 36 months, and SYSCALL every 11 days. Most recently, Skittleball was updated on October 27, 2026 and SYSCALL on October 26, 2026.

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