Bust A Marble vs Basket Fall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bust A Marble
Connect strings of like-colored marbles to clear the board and meet score goals before time runs out. Unlock power-ups with bonus marbles and enjoy dazzling special effects and music. Compete with friends through Game Center achievements.
- Connect like-colored marbles
- Score goals before time runs out
- Unlock power-ups with bonus marbles
- 20 levels of gameplay
- Game Center achievements
- Advanced special effects and sound
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Swipe to connect matching marbles and bust colorful chains in Bust A Marble, a fast, timed puzzle game for iPhone and iPad. Build bigger groups, chase each level's score goal, and keep the clock alive with special marbles. Use clock marbles for extra seconds, unleash lightning to clear more marbles, and refresh the board when you need a new path. Connect seven or more to gain bonus time and raise your score multiplier. THE CLASSIC RETURNS Enjoy Connie's original colorful artwork, lively music, sound effects, and marble-busting action on modern iPhone and iPad screens. TWO WAYS TO PLAY Start in Classic mode with the original marbles and gameplay. The full-game purchase adds Updated mode with refreshed marble styles and a wider board layout. Switch between Classic and Updated in Settings. FEATURES - 20 levels of fast-paced marble matching - Clock, lightning, and refresh bonus marbles - Game Center scores and achievements - In-game tutorial and tips - Separate music, sound, and voice settings - Landscape play on iPhone and iPad FREE TO START Classic levels 1–9 are free. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks Classic level 10 onward and Updated mode. No subscription. Owners of the original No Ads purchase can restore it to unlock the full game at no additional charge. Use Restore Purchases on the MORE... page with the Apple Account used for the original purchase.
Basket Fall
A surreal basketball simulation where you tap to break ropes, drop balls, and aim for the hoop. Features various characters and power-ups to overcome challenging scenarios.
- Tap to break ropes
- Drop the ball
- Aim for the hoop
- Multiple characters
- Spring and magnet boosts
- Challenging scenarios
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Tap to break the rope. Break the rope to drop the ball. Aim for the hoop -- win! - Ancient Basket Fall Proverb From the award-winning team that brought you Duet comes a surreal Basketball simulation, featuring: - Lots of Characters! - Spring & Magnet Boosts! - Challenging Scenarios!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bust A Marble at none against Basket Fall's shown. Bust A Marble also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Basket Fall's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Bust A Marble sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Basket Fall sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Basket Fall holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 544 and 882 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Bust A Marble's written reviews are positive against 83% of Basket Fall's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bust A Marble ships an update fortnightly, Basket Fall every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bust A Marble | Basket Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (544 ratings) | 4.4 (882 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.0% of reviews — better | 83.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 544 | 882 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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 | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fairlady Media | Kumobius |
Customer experience
Bust A Marble
Basket Fall
Bugs and requests
Bust A Marble
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Basket Fall
Reported bugs
2 issues- Ball disappearing after using shield
- Inconsistent scoring on quick shots
Requested features
3 requests- More game modes and levels
- Ability to reset progress
- Option to purchase themes directly
In-app purchases
Bust A Marble
- Full Game Unlock$0.99
- Bust A Marble - No Ads!$0.99
Basket Fall
- Small Coin Pack$0.99
- Golf$0.99
- Bowling$0.99
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- Grid Iron$0.99
- Street Rules$0.99
- Big Leagues$0.99
- Sports Pack$0.99
- Games Pack$0.99
- Out There Pack$0.99
- Baseball$0.99
- Creatures Pack$0.99
- Piggy Bank$2.99
