ThreeNine vs Ball Panic!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ThreeNine
A fast-paced puzzle game where players must tap numbers when they reach nine. Avoid penalties by only touching the correct digit. Compete in timed modes to achieve high scores.
- Tap numbers when they reach nine
- Avoid penalties for incorrect taps
- Time Trial mode
- Score Trial mode
- Simple reflex-based gameplay
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[How to play] Let's make three digital numbers even with all 9. When number increase automatically, you must touch the number when the number becomes 9. (you are given a penalty when touch a number except 9) When a number does not change, you must touch the stick of the number, and change the form of the number into 9. TIME TRIAL measures the time when you prepared 25 times of three nine. SCORE TRIAL measures whether you prepared several times of three nine doring 90 seconds.
Ball Panic!
Tap to destroy incoming balls before they fill the screen in this fast-paced game. React quickly to clear the play area and avoid losing.
- Tap to blast balls
- Avoid screen fill-up
- Frantic gameplay
- Fast-paced action
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Tap to blast the balls in this frantic new game! Do not let the balls fill up the screen!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ball Panic! at 5.0 against ThreeNine's 4.0. Ball Panic! also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). ThreeNine's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Ball Panic! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ThreeNine asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ball Panic! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ball Panic! has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ThreeNine ships an update every 5 months, Ball Panic! every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ThreeNine | Ball Panic! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 有限会社ぴっくる | 1Button SARL |
Customer experience
ThreeNine
Ball Panic!
In-app purchases
ThreeNine
No in-app purchases
Ball Panic!
- Remove Ads$1.99
