Comparison

Bust A Marble vs LUMINES REMASTERED

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

LUMINES REMASTERED

Experience an addictive audio-visual puzzle game with block-dropping action and a vibrant soundtrack. Try free modes before unlocking the full experience with a single purchase.

Highlights
  • Audio-visual puzzle gameplay
  • Multiple game modes
  • House, trance, and techno soundtrack
  • Intuitive touch controls or gamepad support
  • Online leaderboards
  • Cloud saves
Features
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[TRY BEFORE YOU BUY] Try the first 15 levels in Challenge Mode and the full 60-second Time Attack Mode for free, then unlock the full game with a single in-app purchase. LUMINES REMASTERED brings the ultimate audio-visual puzzle phenomenon straight to your fingertips, beautifully marrying sound, light, and puzzle-action into one addictive yet simple game. Immerse yourself at the center of high-energy, block-dropping action while you groove to awesome house, trance, and techno beats. LUMINES REMASTERED is engineered perfectly for mobile. Take control by choosing from multiple intuitive touch layouts or connecting a gamepad for old-school precision. Take Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s critically acclaimed masterpiece with you everywhere and lose yourself in the music. Key Features: - Feel the vibes: 40 stages and a legendary soundtrack of house, trance, and techno beats—from chill to upbeat. Shuffle stages like a music playlist in Skin Edit mode. - Feel the challenge: From the non-stop puzzle fun of Challenge mode to the Time Attack, Puzzle, Mission, VS CPU and a 2P Battle (local only) modes, there's more than enough to sink your teeth into. - Feel the fun: Unlock all the music, stages, and avatars, and climb the ranks to the top of the online leaderboards. Cloud saves keep your progression going. - Feel the music: Grab your favorite pair of headphones and turn on vibration (if offered) on your device to immerse yourself in the experience.

Screenshots

Bust A Marble4 screens
LUMINES REMASTERED4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LUMINES REMASTERED at 4.6 against Bust A Marble's 4.1. Bust A Marble's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 63%) and ratings volume (544 vs 54). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bust A Marble sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and LUMINES REMASTERED sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LUMINES REMASTERED holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bust A Marble has 544 ratings behind it against 54, 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 63% of LUMINES REMASTERED's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bust A Marble ships an update fortnightly, LUMINES REMASTERED every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bust A Marble versus LUMINES REMASTERED: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBust A MarbleLUMINES REMASTERED
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (544 ratings)4.6 (54 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews — better62.8% of reviews
Number of ratings544 — better54
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB596 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFairlady MediaSound Games

Customer experience

Bust A Marble

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

LUMINES REMASTERED

All ratings54 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral7.4%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive62.8%
Neutral16.3%
Negative20.9%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bust A Marble

One-time2
  • Full Game Unlock$0.99
  • Bust A Marble - No Ads!$0.99
2 purchases

LUMINES REMASTERED

One-time2
  • Unlock Full Game$7.99
  • Unlock Full Game$9.99

Questions

Is Bust A Marble free?
Bust A Marble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LUMINES REMASTERED free?
LUMINES REMASTERED is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bust A Marble or LUMINES REMASTERED?
LUMINES REMASTERED is rated higher. Bust A Marble averages 4.1 out of 5 from 544 ratings, while LUMINES REMASTERED averages 4.6 from 54 ratings.
Do Bust A Marble or LUMINES REMASTERED have ads?
Neither Bust A Marble nor LUMINES REMASTERED shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bust A Marble or LUMINES REMASTERED?
Bust A Marble ships an update fortnightly, and LUMINES REMASTERED every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bust A Marble was updated on October 22, 2026 and LUMINES REMASTERED on October 17, 2026.

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