Comparison

Bust A Marble vs Super Grav

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

Super Grav

Experience retro arcade action with this gravity-defying cave flyer. Engage in solo or co-op missions, thrilling races, and intense dogfights with smooth 60fps gameplay and precise physics. Master 57 levels with various power-ups and difficulty settings.

Highlights
  • 60fps gameplay with pixel-perfect collision detection
  • Single-player and co-op multiplayer modes
  • Race and Dogfight game modes
  • Local multiplayer split-screen up to 4 players
  • Game Center leaderboards and achievements
  • 57 levels with star ratings
  • Power-up pods for weapon upgrades
Features
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Super Grav is a retro gravity cave flyer for 1-4 players, featuring single player or co-op multiplayer missions, racing and dogfighting. With fast-paced, super smooth 60fps gameplay, pixel-perfect collision detection and that ‘just right’ feel to the physics, Super Grav offers a true test of skill, precision and reflexes. Dodge enemies and bullets, navigate caverns to complete Missions either solo or co-op, battle deathmatch in Dogfight mode or see who can complete 3 subterranean laps the fastest in Race mode. Back by popular demand, with graphics inspired by the 8-bit and 16-bit era of gaming, Super Grav is an extended remake of DemonStudios founder James Shaughnessy’s very own first game and 1998 Net Yaroze coverdisc hit, Gravitation. Features: - Pixel-perfect collision detection and super smooth 60fps gameplay - Single-player Mission and time trial Race modes - Face-to-face 2-player tabletop play using just the touchscreen - Local multiplayer split-screen up to 4 players(*) - Novice, Normal and Expert difficulty modes make it easy for beginners to learn how to fly - Game Center online Leaderboards and Achievements - compete with friends for the best Mission scores and fastest Race times - Textbook 1, 2 or 3-Star rating on each mission. Aim to 3-Star all missions individually and ultimately all in a single run - 57 levels including all 9 original Gravitation levels - PowerUp Pods offer weapon upgrades such as triple shot and rapid fire, or strike an opponent with a Negative PowerUp such as reverse steering or gravity! - Watch full replays of the action at any time, with automatic saving of record-breaking Mission and Race replays - Easily move and scale all in-game touchscreen controls to suit every player - Lots of configuration options in versus modes, such as disabling weapons and ship-to-ship collisions which is great for really pure racing - Handicap system: add weight or weapons to help balance versus modes for differing player skill levels - An original chip tune music soundtrack by DaveDexterMusic - Supports iOS Game Controllers (*) Due to the physical limitations of multiple people using a touchscreen simultaneously, iOS Game Controllers are required for 3 and 4 player mode Game Modes: Mission - Find and return all crates back to their bases. Playable in single-player or multiplayer in either co-op or versus mode Race - Race laps around the caverns through the gates against the clock. Playable in single-player time trial or multiplayer race mode Dogfight - Multiplayer deathmatch mode Pod Hunter - Multiplayer PowerUp Pod scavenge Super Grav - the retro arcade gravity game that’s great fun chasing high-scores in single-player and even more fun in local multiplayer!

Screenshots

Bust A Marble4 screens
Super Grav4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bust A Marble at Free against Super Grav's $2.99. Bust A Marble also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (544 vs 1). Super Grav's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, review sentiment, 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

Bust A Marble is free to download; Super Grav costs $2.99 up front. Bust A Marble sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Super Grav asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Bust A Marble against 4.0 for Super Grav. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bust A Marble has 544 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 87% and 88% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bust A Marble ships an update fortnightly, Super Grav every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bust A Marble versus Super Grav: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBust A MarbleSuper Grav
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.1 (544 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings544 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFairlady MediaDemonStudios

Customer experience

Bust A Marble

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

Super Grav

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bust A Marble

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

Super Grav

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bust A Marble free?
Bust A Marble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Super Grav free?
Super Grav costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bust A Marble or Super Grav?
Bust A Marble is rated higher. Bust A Marble averages 4.1 out of 5 from 544 ratings, while Super Grav averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bust A Marble or Super Grav have ads?
Neither Bust A Marble nor Super Grav shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bust A Marble or Super Grav?
Bust A Marble ships an update fortnightly, and Super Grav every 9 months. Most recently, Bust A Marble was updated on October 22, 2026 and Super Grav on October 6, 2026.

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