Comparison

Meeblings vs Paplinko

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

Head to head
About

Meeblings

Guide adorable creatures through challenging physics-based puzzles. Utilize a variety of unique powers and multi-touch controls to help them reach the exit. Earn in-game currency to access solutions or skip difficult levels, ensuring a fun and accessible experience.

Highlights
  • Physics-based puzzles
  • Unique creature powers
  • Multi-touch controls
  • 72 challenging levels
  • Earn in-game currency
  • Level solutions and skips
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Now optimized for iPhone 5 and iPod Touch 5! From the creators of Bloons and Bloons TD 4, this amazing puzzle game takes you on a tap-happy physics adventure to save the Meeblings. Premium quality gameplay - for free! Updated with 12 fun new levels! Lost amongst 72 puzzling levels, these little heroes must use all of their powers to find the exit and get home. Push, pull, play with gravity, power on and off, burn through terrain, grow trees, create exits, and transform into other meeblings - use any of these tricks plus your own smarts to get enough meeblings to the exit. Master each power to pull off incredible physics stunts and use multi-touch controls for even more fun, or to play with a friend. Earn Gemlings when you win levels, then use these to look at solutions or use fun Level Skips, which keeps the game kid-friendly even if they get stuck. Great gameplay, cool physics powers, repeatable fun levels, and ways to get past tricky levels - all for free from Ninja Kiwi. MORE AWESOMER FEATURES ★ Unique, fun physics play across 72 diverse and challenging levels ★ 8 cool meebling powers to go crazy with ★ Use multi-touch to double or triple your physics force - it's awesome to send the meeblings flying ★ Earn Gemlings for passing levels, and for mutliple replays - then use Gemlings to unlock new content and get past tough levels ★ Two cool ways to get unstuck - Solutions let you see one way to pass a level, and Level Skips give you the unbridled power of the Meebling-Vac! ★ Plenty of challenge, but kid friendly and super-repeatable, too Now go play and enjoy!

About

Paplinko

Bounce balls into cups, collecting coins and prizes while earning points by hitting pegs. Strategize with shifting peg boards and special pegs to maximize your score. Customize your game with new backgrounds and ball characters.

Highlights
  • Bounce balls into cups
  • Collect coins and prizes
  • Hit pegs for points
  • Shifting peg boards
  • Special pegs and bonus effects
  • Customize backgrounds and characters
  • Complete puzzles and achievements
Features
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Drop in some fun with PAPLINKO! In PAPLINKO, the goal is to bounce balls into cups, collecting coins and prizes as you go along! It's not all just about collecting prizes though- bouncing off the pegs earns points and careful play will rack up your high score! The balls bounce off multiple pegs, each hit racking up points and changing the ball's path to the bottom. You can carefully aim and shoot each one, but the peg board is constantly shifting, so you'll have to rethink your strategy as you play! Hordes of special pegs shake things up, from bomb pegs to teleporter pegs! Use special multiplier pegs and bonus boxes to make that score grow and grow! Beware, prizes aren't the only things at the bottom- slimes will break your high score if you're not careful! Trade in all the coins you've collected to buy new backgrounds and ball characters to customize your game! Don't worry if you run out of balls, check back later and you'll have more available! “Never before have bouncing balls been so hypnotizing!” “More fun than Angry Birds!” Fun is just a bounce away! Features: - Over 30 prizes to collect! - Mobile pegs that change as you play! - Multiple puzzles to complete, with each puzzle set showing a different story! - Over 25 achievements to complete! - A huge variety of special bonus effects to collect from the bonus box! - Combines some of the action you loved in Peggle and Plinko Check back for new prizes, new customizations and more! Try other games by Game Circus, including COIN DOZER, PRIZE CLAW and TAPS TO RICHES!

Screenshots

Meeblings4 screens
Paplinko4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Meeblings at none against Paplinko's shown. Meeblings also leads on iOS requirement (4.3 vs 12.0). Paplinko's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (80% vs 62%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Meeblings sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Paplinko sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paplinko holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 740 and 731 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Meeblings's written reviews are positive against 80% of Paplinko's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meeblings ships an update monthly, Paplinko every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Meeblings versus Paplinko: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeeblingsPaplinko
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (740 ratings)4.5 (731 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.0% of reviews80.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings740 — better731
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS4.3 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB162 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperNinja Kiwi LimitedGame Circus Studios, LLC

Customer experience

Meeblings

All ratings740 ratings
Positive79.3%
Neutral8.5%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews266 reviews
Positive62.0%
Neutral7.9%
Negative30.1%

Paplinko

All ratings727 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews297 reviews
Positive80.1%
Neutral8.4%
Negative11.4%

User reviews

Meeblings

From 740 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Cute and fun graphics
  • 💡 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive controls

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • ⚠️ Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • 💰 Paywall for accessing later levels

Paplinko

From 731 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game
  • 🕹️ Addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Great graphics
  • 🕰️ Good time killer
  • 💰 Free to play

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Too many ads
  • 🤖 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🕰️ Slow ball regeneration
  • 🧠 Lack of challenge
  • 🤯 Frustrating slime mechanics

Bugs and requests

Meeblings

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch or when trying to access levels
  • Levels not loading or freezing
  • Purchased solutions not working as intended

Requested features

4 requests
  • Update to support latest iOS versions
  • More levels and content
  • Level editor or creator
  • Ability to restart the game

Paplinko

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Ads not working properly
  • Game freezing on launch
  • Multiplier reset by slimes
  • Inconsistent ball spawning
  • Incompatibility with newer devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more levels and puzzles
  • Improve slime mechanics
  • Implement save/restore progress
  • Introduce new power-ups and customization options
  • Reduce ad frequency or provide ad-free option

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Meeblings

One-time5
  • Disable Banner Ads$0.99
  • Small Gemling Pack$1.99
  • Medium Gemlings Pack$4.99
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  • Large Gemling Pack$9.99
  • Unlimited Solutions and Level Skips$24.99
7 purchases

Paplinko

One-time7
  • 45 Paplinko Balls$0.99
  • 5 Paplinko Bucks$0.99
  • 275 Paplinko Balls$4.99
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  • 30 Paplinko Bucks$4.99
  • 650 Paplinko Balls$9.99
  • 1750 Paplinko Balls$18.99
  • 150 Paplinko Bucks$19.99

Questions

Is Meeblings free?
Meeblings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paplinko free?
Paplinko is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Meeblings or Paplinko?
Paplinko is rated higher. Meeblings averages 4.2 out of 5 from 740 ratings, while Paplinko averages 4.5 from 731 ratings.
Do Meeblings or Paplinko have ads?
Paplinko shows ads; Meeblings does not.
Which is updated more often, Meeblings or Paplinko?
Meeblings ships an update monthly, and Paplinko every 2 months. Most recently, Meeblings was updated on November 3, 2026 and Paplinko on November 3, 2026.

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