Comparison

Aztec Antics vs Hat BALL

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

Head to head
About

Aztec Antics

A fast-paced, single-screen platform game where players collect gold by jumping on enemies' heads. It supports up to six players in multiplayer mode and offers various control options.

Highlights
  • Single-screen platform gameplay
  • Collect gold by jumping on heads
  • Up to six-player multiplayer
  • Virtual and hardware controller support
  • Single-player leaderboards and achievements
  • Multiple enemy types
Features
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Aztec Antics is a fast-paced, manic, collect-the-gold, single-screen platform game for one-to-six players, which involves jumping on people's (or monsters') heads. After all, how else can you stop them from grabbing the gold? (We tried asking nicely. They said no.) There are five single-player and ten multiplayer levels, a choice of virtual controls or hardware controls ("Made for iPhone" controllers, iCade, GameDock), TV-out, single-player leaderboards and achievements, and a furiously angry but enormously cute Quetzalcoatl. STOMP OR DIE! In single-player, you are a fearless gold pilferer, in a boxy land where massive gold coins mysteriously appear, one by one. Fortunately, you can athletically bound about to collect them. Less fortunately, the coins are guarded by legions of deadly critters. MONSTER MASH! Enemies flood in from the top of the screen, hurtle about, and then mysteriously vanish from the bottom, only to reappear at the top, faster and meaner. There's the blind-with-fury Rabid Boar, the unpredictable Aztec Mummy, Aztec god Nagual (in the form of a jaguar who's fond of leaping) and Quetzalcoatl, the god of death and resurrection. Being fearless (or, possibly, crazy), you lack a weapon, and so your only means of attack is to temporarily stun a foe by jumping on its head. Bonk! STOMP OR... GET LESS GOLD! In multiplayer, every fearless gold pilferer in the land descends. Cue: a massive scrap for gold and plenty of jumping-on-heads to temporarily stun opponents and secure more treasure. The first to 1500 points gets bragging rights at the next Fearless Gold Pilferer Conference! UNDER CONTROL! Platform games can be tough, and the last thing we want is for you to hurl your iPad out of the window in frustration. This is why we've provided options. In single-player, you get finely honed on-screen touch controls or can use external controls, such as an iOS device, iCade, iControlPad or GameDock. In multiplayer, up to six people can fight it out using the new controllers for iOS 7 or a mix of iOS devices and any one from the iCade, iControlPad and GameDock. (The GameDock supports two players, due to having two controllers.)

About

Hat BALL

Guide a determined ball on a quest to rescue his girlfriend from an alien spaceship. Jump, collect coins, and utilize power-ups like jets and bombs to overcome obstacles and defeat enemies across 50 challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Jump and collect gold coins
  • Utilize jet power-up to break obstacles
  • Deploy bombs to destroy aliens
  • Employ a flying helper for coin collection
  • Rescue the pink ball girlfriend
  • 50 game levels
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Hat-ball is a ball that loves to bounce. Jump and collect gold coins. He spends happy days with his pink ball girlfriend. One day, an unexpected spaceship changes their lives. The spaceship that escaped with the pink ball will not return. The ball with the hat will start to find it. You should choose a good hat for your head before starting on a long journey There are 50 game levels available * Jet: Hits obstacles and breaks them. * Bomb: Drop bombs near aliens and obstacles to destroy them. * Flying helper: The little helper will fly around to collect golds and bonuses. * Pink: Follows you after touching her.

Screenshots

Aztec Antics4 screens
Hat BALL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hat BALL at Free against Aztec Antics's $1.99. Hat BALL also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (151 vs 4). Aztec Antics's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On 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

Hat BALL is free to download; Aztec Antics costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hat BALL holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hat BALL has 151 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Aztec Antics's written reviews are positive against 59% of Hat BALL's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aztec Antics ships an update every 2 weeks, Hat BALL monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Aztec Antics versus Hat BALL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAztec AnticsHat BALL
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)3.8 (151 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better59.1% of reviews
Number of ratings4151 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBouncing Ball GamesNecmi Demirkeser

Customer experience

Aztec Antics

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

Hat BALL

All ratings151 ratings
Positive70.2%
Neutral4.0%
Negative25.8%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative35.5%

In-app purchases

None

Aztec Antics

No in-app purchases

None

Hat BALL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aztec Antics free?
Aztec Antics costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hat BALL free?
Hat BALL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Aztec Antics or Hat BALL?
Hat BALL is rated higher. Aztec Antics averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Hat BALL averages 3.8 from 151 ratings.
Do Aztec Antics or Hat BALL have ads?
Hat BALL shows ads; Aztec Antics does not.
Which is updated more often, Aztec Antics or Hat BALL?
Aztec Antics ships an update every 2 weeks, and Hat BALL monthly. Most recently, Aztec Antics was updated on October 10, 2026 and Hat BALL on October 15, 2026.

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