Liquid Apptoy vs Pocket Marble Runs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Liquid Apptoy
Experience a fluid simulation game where you can manipulate water. Add colors, transform it into clouds, or even ice. This interactive experience offers a unique way to play with virtual liquids.
- Fluid simulation gameplay
- Water manipulation
- Add colors to water
- Transform water into clouds
- Transform water into ice
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This game is the 15th iPhone game for the Web Game Site "DAN-BALL". This fluid simulation game allows you to play with water. Enjoy adding some colors or transform water into clouds or ice.
Pocket Marble Runs
Create interactive marble runs and chain reaction machines by simply tracing the screen. Design unique paths and experiment with different devices to watch your creations come to life. This app offers a fun and intuitive way to build complex contraptions with ease.
- Trace screen to create paths
- Draw lines to create devices
- Change devices after creation
- Adjust camera angle and zoom
- Toggle sound effects and music
- Enable/disable device shadows
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Simply trace the screen to create a Marble Runs! An easy-to-use app designed for everyone – it allows them to create fun devices similar to those featured on Marble Runs (Chain reaction machine). Use a dragging motion to draw a line and create a simple device that follows that path, and then try changing the device afterward! The longer the straight line, the more devices you can choose from. Have fun making your device move in many different ways! We plan to add many more devices in the future! *Method of operation: - Trace the screen with your finger to create a path. - Lift your finger to create a simple device. - Tap the device to swap it for another one. - Press the Start button to start. Have fun by changing the angle and the zoom on the camera. - Sound effects: turn them on/off from the options on the top right of the top screen. - Music: turn it on/off from the options on the top right of the top screen. - Device shadows: turn them on/off from the options on the top right of the top screen. *If your smartphone is showing low performance, we recommend turning the shadows off.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Liquid Apptoy at none against Pocket Marble Runs's 4. Liquid Apptoy also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Pocket Marble Runs's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 66). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Pocket Marble Runs sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Liquid Apptoy asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Liquid Apptoy against 4.7 for Pocket Marble Runs. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Marble Runs has 2.1K ratings behind it against 66, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Liquid Apptoy's written reviews are positive against 81% of Pocket Marble Runs's.
Liquid Apptoy ships an update every 8 months, Pocket Marble Runs every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Liquid Apptoy | Pocket Marble Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (66 ratings) | 4.7 (2.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.5% of reviews — better | 80.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 66 | 2.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| 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 | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | monois Inc. |
Customer experience
Liquid Apptoy
Pocket Marble Runs
User reviews
Liquid Apptoy
From 66 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😄 Fun and entertaining
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Creative sandbox
- 💡 Realistic physics simulation
- 😊 Cute characters (ducks)
Room to improve
- 😴 Gets boring quickly
- 📉 Limited content
- 🤔 Confusing gameplay
- 👎 Outdated interface
- 🚫 Capacity limit annoying
Pocket Marble Runs
From 2.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good game
- 🙂 Fun and engaging
- 💡 Helps understand physics
- 🎨 Interesting style and variety of levels
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🛑 Annoying ads
- 🤔 Some tricks don't work as expected
Bugs and requests
Liquid Apptoy
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes when adding wallpaper
- Lava floats unexpectedly
- Lava doesn't move
- Game crashes when doing certain actions
- Glitch prevents element usage
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- Pixelated duck appears
Requested features
12 requests- More realistic water
- Add more elements/liquids
- Add sound effects
- Add new objects (spinner, planets)
- Add a layout button for UI
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- Add ability to save worlds
- Add more things to do
- Add a paid ad-free version
- Add a star-making feature
- Add meteorites and falling objects
- Add a stick figure game
- Add more duck types
Pocket Marble Runs
Reported bugs
3 issues- Premature activation of modules
- Floating point errors
- Inconsistent English descriptions
Requested features
5 requests- More save file slots
- Ability to build custom tracks
- New tricks and modes
- Larger building area
- Online level sharing
In-app purchases
Liquid Apptoy
No in-app purchases
Pocket Marble Runs
- No Ads Pack$2.99
- Tricks Pack$2.99
- Save Slot Pack$2.99
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- Combo pack$4.99
Questions
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