Comparison

Marble Craft Premium vs Tantrix.com

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

Head to head
About

Marble Craft Premium

Connect four or more marbles of the same type to clear them from the board. Avoid filling the board and race against the clock in this addictive puzzle game. Enjoy beautiful graphics and sound effects across many levels.

Highlights
  • Connect 4+ marbles
  • Avoid board filling
  • Timed gameplay
  • Beautiful Retina Graphics
  • Lots of Levels
  • 3 Difficulty settings
  • Resume later
Features
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Marble Craft is a fun and addictive puzzle game, to play just move the marbles to connect 4 or more marbles of the same type, avoid the board getting full and keep an eye on the clock! Features: - Fun and addictive Gameplay - Beautiful Retina Graphics - Great Music and Sound Effects - Lots of Levels to complete - 3 Difficulty settings - Universal App - Close any time and resume later A great time killer for puzzle lovers! More info at www.boviosoft.com

About

Tantrix.com

A strategic puzzle game where players connect hexagonal tiles with colored paths. Compete against others online or a robot opponent, testing your spatial reasoning and planning skills.

Highlights
  • Hexagonal tile-based gameplay
  • Strategic path connection
  • Online multiplayer
  • Robot opponent
  • Develops strategic thinking
  • Enhances spatial ability
Features
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Welcome to Tantrix.com - a spatial game of colour and strategy - now available on iPad! This fascinating New Zealand game was invented in 1988 and has since won numerous awards worldwide for its quality, beauty and elegance. It consists of 56 unique hexagonal tiles connected by red, green, blue and yellow paths. Players must try to block or control their opponents path-colour while simultaneously growing their own. Online Tantrix has been available for nearly 20 years, and now with this app you can compete against the international Tantrix community on your mobile. Or challenge the resident robot opponent to a game anytime! Tantrix is simple enough to learn, yet with the possibility to be infinitely complex. Unlike conventional strategy games such as chess, in Tantrix the ratio of skill and luck varies from game to game. The best player usually wins, but not always! Great for training strategic thinking, spatial ability, problem solving, planning and also memory skills.

Screenshots

Marble Craft Premium4 screens
Tantrix.com1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tantrix.com at Free against Marble Craft Premium's $0.99. Tantrix.com also leads on rating (3.6 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 19 months). Marble Craft Premium's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On ratings volume, ads, 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

Tantrix.com is free to download; Marble Craft Premium costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tantrix.com holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Marble Craft Premium's written reviews are positive against 54% of Tantrix.com's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marble Craft Premium ships an update every 19 months, Tantrix.com every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Marble Craft Premium versus Tantrix.com: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarble Craft PremiumTantrix.com
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)3.6 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews53.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVictor BovioDave Dyer

Customer experience

Marble Craft Premium

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%

Tantrix.com

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative30.8%

In-app purchases

None

Marble Craft Premium

No in-app purchases

None

Tantrix.com

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Marble Craft Premium free?
Marble Craft Premium costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tantrix.com free?
Tantrix.com is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Marble Craft Premium or Tantrix.com?
Tantrix.com is rated higher. Marble Craft Premium averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Tantrix.com averages 3.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Marble Craft Premium or Tantrix.com have ads?
Neither Marble Craft Premium nor Tantrix.com shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Marble Craft Premium or Tantrix.com?
Marble Craft Premium ships an update every 19 months, and Tantrix.com every 2 weeks. Most recently, Marble Craft Premium was updated on October 2, 2026 and Tantrix.com on October 1, 2026.

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