Bust A Marble vs schizophrenia
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.
schizophrenia
A challenging arcade game where players must prevent a ball from leaving the screen. Collect specific items to advance through levels while avoiding detrimental power-ups. The game features simple controls and a unique pause mechanism.
- Prevent ball from leaving screen
- Bounce ball off bars
- Collect green pills
- Avoid side-effect pills
- Swipe to pause
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SCHIZOPHRENIA This game will make you lose your mind! - Never let the ball leave the screen by the left and right sides. - Let the ball bounce against the upper and lower bars. - Catch the green pills to finish the level. BEWARE of the other pills, they have sides effects. Tip: To bring the game to pause, swipe the screen from right to left. TWITTER : @schizophreniav4
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: schizophrenia at none against Bust A Marble's 2. schizophrenia also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Bust A Marble's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (544 vs 5). On price, rating, ads 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. Bust A Marble sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. schizophrenia asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Bust A Marble against 4.2 for schizophrenia. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bust A Marble has 544 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Bust A Marble's written reviews are positive against 75% of schizophrenia's.
Bust A Marble ships an update fortnightly, schizophrenia every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bust A Marble | schizophrenia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (544 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 544 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fairlady Media | Shuva |
Customer experience
Bust A Marble
schizophrenia
In-app purchases
Bust A Marble
- Full Game Unlock$0.99
- Bust A Marble - No Ads!$0.99
schizophrenia
No in-app purchases
Questions
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