OddBalls vs Poly Rules!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OddBalls
Guide unique balls through challenging physics-based puzzles by utilizing their special traits and power-ups. Explore a facility filled with obstacles, collect energy points, and uncover a secret storyline with multiple endings.
- Over 80 physics puzzles
- Three distinct balls with special traits
- Multiple power-ups
- Interactive obstacles
- Secret storyline with multiple endings
- Game Center Leaderboards
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Launch OddBalls from a cannon in this crazy physics puzzle game! Bounce off walls, float in fans, and bend around magnets to solve tricky puzzles using real physics. WHAT THE REVIEWS ARE SAYING: * "OddBalls was a very pleasant surprise and I definitely recommend it if you’re looking for a new puzzle game" - Indie Statik * "The bottom line: If you like puzzle games, and you like playing with balls, buy Oddballs" - The Indie Developer One of the OddBalls bounces, one floats and the other is made of heavy metal. Combine these traits with special powerups to guide the OddBalls through challenging puzzle rooms. Collect energy points and progress through a facility full of obstacles. Uncover the secret storyline about the OddBalls and leave no OddBall behind! Features: - Over 80 clever physics puzzles - Colorful 3D graphics (supports retina display) - Three different OddBalls each with special traits - Multiple powerups - Moving platforms, fans, magnets, buttons and more - Game Center Leaderboards - A storyline with multiple endings and end game boss battles
Poly Rules!
A challenging sorting game where the rules dynamically change as you progress. It offers increasingly complex scenarios to test your cognitive abilities. Researchers can inquire about using the game for studies.
- Dynamic rule changes
- Increasingly complex scenarios
- Cognitive benefit focus
- Research support available
- Log storage and analytics (coming soon)
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PolyRules is a challenging sorting game where the rules change as you play. As you progress through the game you will encounter increasingly more complicated scenarios that challenge you in ways you can't imagine. The current release is our first prototype and we will update the game semi-frequently as we move towards a design that features tried and true game design to facilitate the cognitive benefits this game aids to provide. Researchers who are interested in using this game for their own studies please reach out to us to us through our support page for more information on how to best use this App. We have several ways to support you including a central server to store logs and automatic analytics which will be implemented in the coming weeks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Poly Rules! at 4.8 against OddBalls's 4.0. Poly Rules! also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 38 months). OddBalls's advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Poly Rules! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of OddBalls's written reviews are positive against 80% of Poly Rules!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
OddBalls ships an update every 38 months, Poly Rules! monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OddBalls | Poly Rules! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Graham Davis | Northeastern University Information Services |
Customer experience
OddBalls
Poly Rules!
In-app purchases
OddBalls
No in-app purchases
Poly Rules!
No in-app purchases
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