Comparison

Bust A Marble vs Space Wars 3D

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Space Wars 3D

Pilot your spaceship through the galaxy to defend your planet from an alien invasion. Engage in fast-paced arcade-style combat, utilizing barrel rolls and automatic firing. Collect power-ups and devastating bombs to defeat increasingly dangerous alien forces in stunning 3D.

Highlights
  • Full 3D space combat
  • Multiple control types (stick and tilt)
  • Automatic firing
  • Collect power-ups
  • Fight diverse alien hordes
  • Use the Cosmos Bomb
Features
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The galaxy is under attack and only your piloting can save us! A merciless alien race has their sights set on our planet, and the only opposition left is you! Pilot your ship through the galaxy blasting an alien race to pieces all in gorgeous 3D! Fast paced arcade style gameplay gets you into the action fast! The choice is yours: control your ship with an on screen control stick or use your device’s tilt control. Turn your ship quickly to execute death-defying BARREL ROLLS to shrug off enemy attacks with style! Firing is automatic, just aim and vaporize the enemy fleet! The more enemies you destroy the more power-ups, health packs, and COSOMS BOMBS you can collect! • Full 3D Space Combat! • Multiple Control Types for all players! • Collect Power Ups! • Fight an alien horde: Each type more deadly than the last! • Use the awesome COSMOS BOMB to decimate all enemies on screen!

Screenshots

Bust A Marble4 screens
Space Wars 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bust A Marble at 87% against Space Wars 3D's 45%. Bust A Marble also leads on ratings volume (544 vs 20). Space Wars 3D's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (4.3 vs 4.1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bust A Marble sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Space Wars 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Space Wars 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bust A Marble has 544 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Bust A Marble's written reviews are positive against 45% of Space Wars 3D's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bust A Marble versus Space Wars 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBust A MarbleSpace Wars 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (544 ratings)4.3 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews — better45.5% of reviews
Number of ratings544 — better20
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.04.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFairlady MediaShiny Box Games, LLC

Customer experience

Bust A Marble

All ratings544 ratings
Positive73.9%
Neutral12.9%
Negative13.2%
Written reviews208 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative4.3%

Space Wars 3D

All ratings20 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative36.4%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bust A Marble

One-time2
  • Full Game Unlock$0.99
  • Bust A Marble - No Ads!$0.99
None

Space Wars 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bust A Marble free?
Bust A Marble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Space Wars 3D free?
Space Wars 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bust A Marble or Space Wars 3D?
Space Wars 3D is rated higher. Bust A Marble averages 4.1 out of 5 from 544 ratings, while Space Wars 3D averages 4.3 from 20 ratings.
Do Bust A Marble or Space Wars 3D have ads?
Neither Bust A Marble nor Space Wars 3D shows ads.

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