Comparison

Bubble Ball vs Marble Machine Medley

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

Head to head
About

Bubble Ball

A physics puzzle game where you use creative solutions with various pieces and powerups to guide a bubble to its goal. Test your ingenuity and logical thinking skills with over 150 levels, including user-created content.

Highlights
  • Physics-based puzzles
  • Level editor
  • Community levels
  • Wood and metal pieces
  • Powerups (speed boost, reverse gravity)
  • 156 levels
Features
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Try this fun, new physics puzzle game, where you will test your ingenuity and thinking skills to get the bubble to the goal. Community Levels – create your own levels for Bubble Ball, and play levels created by others! Visit naygames.com/create on your computer to start making your own levels! Using the pieces and powerups provided, come up with creative solutions to get the bubble to the goal! There are two types of pieces, wood and metal. Wood pieces are affected by gravity when you tap Start, while metal ones stay where you placed them. Use powerups to give the bubble speed boosts and even reverse gravity! Don't want to start at the beginning? You can skip around to your liking and jump right into the 156 exciting levels (48 are free; then upgrade to the full version of Bubble Ball for all 156 levels). A great game to test your logical thinking skills and to play whenever you're bored!

About

Marble Machine Medley

A unique puzzle game where you design and build marble machines to guide marbles into cups. Progress through different modes, collect jewels, and unlock fun mini-games. Customize the game's appearance with earned coins.

Highlights
  • Design and build marble machines
  • Guide marbles to cups
  • Multiple game modes (One Cup, Two Cups, Jewel Collect)
  • Unlockable marble mini-games
  • In-game currency for themes
  • Customizable graphics and sound
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Tinker with the marble machine to make the marbles reach the cup! Marble Machine Medley is a game that lets you show off your best puzzle-solving skills by tinkering with marble machines. Each level starts you off with an empty machine that you can add pieces to. Your job is to set up the machine so that when you run it, you send the marbles on the right paths and into the right cups. The initial One Cup mode starts you off focusing on yellow marbles and introduces you to all of the marble machine pieces you'll need to play the rest of the game. After that, you'll move on to the Two Cups mode where you'll use your knowledge of marble machine features to handle both yellow and red marbles. Once completing that, you'll move on to the Jewel Collect mode where you'll make the marbles collect jewels as they navigate each machine to reach the cups. Additionally, as you earn stars from completing levels in the main game, you'll unlock some fun little marble minigames that you can play anytime you like. And with the coins you earn from playing the minigames, you can add themes that transform the look and feel of the game with new graphics and sound effects. There's a lot to discover in this unique puzzle game, so if you like tinkering with gadgets and watching them run, Marble Machine Medley might be just the game you're looking for.

Screenshots

Bubble Ball4 screens
Marble Machine Medley3 screens

Verdict

The call

Bubble Ball and Marble Machine Medley both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Marble Machine Medley's written reviews are positive against 59% of Bubble Ball's. Bubble Ball's advantage is ratings volume (160 vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Bubble Ball sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Marble Machine Medley sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Bubble Ball against 4.0 for Marble Machine Medley. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubble Ball has 160 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Bubble Ball's written reviews are positive against 100% of Marble Machine Medley's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bubble Ball versus Marble Machine Medley: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubble BallMarble Machine Medley
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (160 ratings)4.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings160 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB171 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNay Games LLCPalbuzzo, LLC

Customer experience

Bubble Ball

All ratings160 ratings
Positive69.4%
Neutral4.4%
Negative26.3%
Written reviews260 reviews
Positive59.2%
Neutral11.2%
Negative29.6%

Marble Machine Medley

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Bubble Ball

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Congratulations screen appearing after completing single levels
  • Pieces getting stuck or behaving unexpectedly
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and level packs
  • Improved controls and responsiveness
  • Customization options (ball color, backgrounds, etc.)
  • Difficulty settings or progressive challenges

Marble Machine Medley

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bubble Ball

One-time1
  • Level Pack 1$1.99
3 purchases

Marble Machine Medley

One-time3
  • Neon Theme$1.99
  • Upgrade$3.99
  • Upgrade Plus$4.99

Questions

Is Bubble Ball free?
Bubble Ball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Marble Machine Medley free?
Marble Machine Medley is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bubble Ball or Marble Machine Medley?
Marble Machine Medley is rated higher. Bubble Ball averages 3.9 out of 5 from 160 ratings, while Marble Machine Medley averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Bubble Ball or Marble Machine Medley have ads?
Neither Bubble Ball nor Marble Machine Medley shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bubble Ball or Marble Machine Medley?
Bubble Ball ships an update every 2 months, and Marble Machine Medley every 2 months. Most recently, Bubble Ball was updated on June 11, 2026 and Marble Machine Medley on September 8, 2026.

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