# Flower Board™ vs Ball Drop

The clearest difference is rating: Flower Board™ at 4.4 against Ball Drop's 1.0. Flower Board™ also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (107 vs 1). Ball Drop's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Flower Board™ sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Ball Drop asks for nothing beyond the download.

Flower Board™ holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flower Board™ has 107 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Flower Board™ ships an update every 3 months, Ball Drop weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Flower Board™ | Ball Drop |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.4 (107 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flower-board/id434811164/reviews)** | [1.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ball-drop-no-timer/id6808163926/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **107** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 92.1% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 15 MB | 142 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.6** | 17.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Tue Nguyen Minh](https://appshunter.io/developer/434811167) | [anh pham](https://appshunter.io/developer/824671670) |

## What reviewers say

### Flower Board™

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flower-board/id434811164)

A challenging and addictive puzzle game where players group six or more colored balls to clear them from a hexagonal board. Strategic use of special balls and an undo feature helps achieve high scores. Games can be long but are easily paused and resumed.

**Highlights:** Hexagonal board grid, Preview next balls, Undo button, Wild card flower, Special clearing balls, Game Center leaderboards

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10 Magic Flowers | $0.99 | one-time |
| 25 Magic Flowers | $1.99 | one-time |
| 45 Magic Flowers | $2.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Relaxing and enjoyable game
- 🕰️ Great time killer
- 🧠 Challenging and mentally stimulating
- 🎨 Colorful and beautiful visuals

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Difficulty seeing small flowers
- 🔧 Lack of updates and support
- 🔮 Removal of magic flower feature

**Reported bugs**

- Game crashes after completing a game
- Unable to enter name in high score screen
- Magic flower feature not working as expected
- Incompatibility issues with newer iOS versions

**Requested features**

- Bring back magic flower feature
- Add more game modes and difficulty levels
- Improve high score tracking and leaderboards
- Provide better instructions and tutorials


### Ball Drop

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ball-drop-no-timer/id6808163926)

Engage in a relaxing color sorting puzzle where strategic ball drops are key. Match colorful balls to targets, clear the board, and overcome tricky obstacles in increasingly challenging 3D levels. Enjoy satisfying gameplay without the pressure of a timer.

**Highlights:** Color sorting puzzle, Match colorful balls, Satisfying ball drop gameplay, Tricky obstacles and targets, Relaxing no-timer gameplay, 3D puzzle levels

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Flower Board™ free?

Flower Board™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Ball Drop free?

Ball Drop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Flower Board™ or Ball Drop?

Flower Board™ is rated higher. Flower Board™ averages 4.4 out of 5 from 107 ratings, while Ball Drop averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Flower Board™ or Ball Drop have ads?

Ball Drop shows ads; Flower Board™ does not.

### Which is updated more often, Flower Board™ or Ball Drop?

Flower Board™ ships an update every 3 months, and Ball Drop weekly. Most recently, Flower Board™ was updated on November 6, 2026 and Ball Drop on October 31, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*