Comparison

Cup Confusion vs Bolt Bolder!

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

Head to head
About

Cup Confusion

A skill-based game where players follow a ball under one of three shuffled cups. The shuffling speed increases, challenging players to identify the correct cup. Compete globally for the highest score.

Highlights
  • Skill-based gameplay
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Global leaderboards
  • Competitive multiplayer
  • Simple controls
Features
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Test your skills on this world famous game, trying to follow a ball under one of three cups. The cups are shuffled in increasing speed and duration and you must try to reveal the correct cup containing the ball. Beat the game and grow your pool to reach the highest score in the game center and to compete against other players globally. But watch out, the game is very smart and will try to get the pool off you.

About

Bolt Bolder!

Features
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Pay attention to the colors and sizes of the screws, sort them into the correct boxes, prove your expertise across different levels, and progress to more challenging levels! It's very easy to play: > Watch out for the screws coming from above and tap the screw box of the correct color > Sort the screw boxes correctly > The screws will fit into the screw boxes based on their color and size. The goal is to perfectly complete the screw boxes > Watch out for surprise screws and screw boxes > You can use boosters to make things easier on the more challenging levels Enjoy Bolt Bolder!

Screenshots

Cup Confusion2 screens
Bolt Bolder!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cup Confusion at none against Bolt Bolder!'s shown. Cup Confusion also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 12.0). Bolt Bolder!'s advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 24 months). On price, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cup Confusion ships an update every 24 months, Bolt Bolder! weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cup Confusion versus Bolt Bolder!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCup ConfusionBolt Bolder!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOliver KlemenzIconic Games

In-app purchases

None

Cup Confusion

No in-app purchases

None

Bolt Bolder!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cup Confusion free?
Cup Confusion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bolt Bolder! free?
Bolt Bolder! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cup Confusion or Bolt Bolder! have ads?
Bolt Bolder! shows ads; Cup Confusion does not.
Which is updated more often, Cup Confusion or Bolt Bolder!?
Cup Confusion ships an update every 24 months, and Bolt Bolder! weekly. Most recently, Cup Confusion was updated on November 1, 2026 and Bolt Bolder! on November 8, 2026.

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