Diversion vs Micro Battles 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Diversion
Embark on a thrilling platform running adventure with hundreds of levels and characters to unlock. Navigate diverse worlds, overcome challenging obstacles, and engage in boss battles. Experience dynamic gameplay that changes with every play.
- 255+ levels of platform running action
- 9 unique worlds
- 700+ unlockable characters
- Boss battles
- Hover board gameplay
- Diverse obstacles and hazards
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Like platform games? Like running games? Well, you're gonna luv Diversion: 700+ characters, 300+ Levels, 9 Worlds - one touch! - Millions of players world-wide!! - 700+ fully-animated playable characters to unlock and collect - 300+ Levels of platform running action - 9 Unique Worlds including the Endless Bonus World - Boss battles! - Different every time you play! HOVER WORLD LEVELS: Cruise around on your hover board collecting gems, or jump off and run around in this free roaming world. Be amazed at what you can do : run, jump, climb, hang, swim, zip, slide, and even fly! As you progress through levels you'll unlock more challenging gameplay and hazards, including: spikes, chasms, zip-lines, slides, ledges, holes, buttons, spiderbots, bouncer bombs, water, laser walls, meteors, security drones, aliens, mutant sharks, chompers, stompers, lava, steam vents, blast vents, reversers, stoppers, portals, spike rollers, and more! 300+ challenging levels will require timing and puzzle solving skills to complete and unlock the hundreds of playable characters including: Ninja, Alien, Rocket, Karate, Robo, 60s, Zombie, Burglar, Tiger, Egyptian and even the Freaky Chicken and Future Banana! Will this be your next Diversion?
Micro Battles 3
Engage in head-to-head 8-bit style battles with friends on a single device. Relive classic arcade fun with games like Snakes, Cars, Robots, and Samurais. New challenges are added daily for endless entertainment.
- Head-to-head battles
- 8-bit retro style
- Single device multiplayer
- Daily changing battles
- Classic game themes
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Whoop your friends in HEAD-TO-HEAD battles, 8-BIT STYLE! Picking up where the glorious 2-player based video games of the 1970-1980s left off, it's time to bring back SNAKES, CARS, ROBOTS and SAMURAIS to once again settle the score between players. HOW TO PLAY Using two buttons (one for each player) on a single device, you can place your portable battleground anywhere. Grab a friend, neighbor, dog or anyone who's up for a battle, pick a strategy and LAUGH OUT LOUD as you chase, whack, bump into or outsmart your opponent. Battles are changed on a daily basis, so be sure to open the app every day for another fun challenge. - - - - - - - - - - - - * Micro Battles 3 is free from ads and playable at no cost. A premium upgrade is provided as an optional one-time in-app purchase, allowing players to access mini-games outside the daily scheme. * Friend not included ;)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Diversion at 4.7 against Micro Battles 3's 3.9. Diversion also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 56%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 45 months). Micro Battles 3's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Diversion sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Micro Battles 3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Diversion holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diversion has 1.4K ratings behind it against 152, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Diversion's written reviews are positive against 56% of Micro Battles 3's.
Diversion ships an update monthly, Micro Battles 3 every 45 months. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.
| Parameter | Diversion | Micro Battles 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better | 3.9 (152 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.7% of reviews — better | 55.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 152 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 45 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 323 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ezone.com | Donut Games |
Customer experience
Diversion
Micro Battles 3
User reviews
Diversion
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Unique and creative visuals
- 🕹️ Simple and intuitive controls
- 🕰️ Nostalgic and memorable gameplay
- 💯 Excellent value for the price
- 🎮 Highly addictive and fun
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
- 🔍 Difficulty finding the game again after a long time
- 🕹️ Hover world controls can be frustrating
- 💰 Desire for more free content/levels
Micro Battles 3
From 152 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and enjoyable gameplay
- 👍 Small file size
- 👍 Good multiplayer control
- 👍 No advertisements (even when free)
- 👍 Simple, two-button controls
Room to improve
- 💸 Pay to play more games
- 💸 Forced to buy premium
- 💸 Expensive for small games
- 👎 Limited to one game daily (free)
- 👎 Randomizer issues
Bugs and requests
Diversion
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes or freezes on certain devices
- Audio issues after updates
- Compatibility problems with newer OS versions
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and worlds to explore
- Ability to save progress and continue later
- Improved hover world controls and mechanics
- Multiplayer or competitive modes
Micro Battles 3
Reported bugs
13 issues- Cannot play any minigame you want (premium only)
- Game needs money to play more than 1 game
- Only battle daily, wants money for anything else
- Only one game available
- Game is hard to control
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- Player chooses game for you
- Frozen app due to hack/exploit
- Keeps giving snakes even if deleted
- Cannot get the snakey game
- Only one match per day without paying
- Randomizer lands on the same game
- Racing game has no use for button
- Totem game struggles with single button
Requested features
8 requests- Make more Micro Battles games
- Add Micro Battles 4
- Add cooperative 2 player vs AI
- Add hunger games
- Make all games free
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- Add a 'best of' compilation
- Add Bluetooth/wifi for multiplayer
- Add thief town game mode
In-app purchases
Diversion
- 10,000 Gem Pack$3.99
- 10 Save Tokens$3.99
- 100,000 Gem Pack$6.99
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- 100 Save Tokens$6.99
- 1,000,000 Gem Pack$29.99
- 1000 Save Tokens$29.99
Micro Battles 3
- Premium$1.99
Questions
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