Comparison

OddBalls vs Poly Rules!

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Over 80 physics puzzles
  • Three distinct balls with special traits
  • Multiple power-ups
  • Interactive obstacles
  • Secret storyline with multiple endings
  • Game Center Leaderboards
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Dynamic rule changes
  • Increasingly complex scenarios
  • Cognitive benefit focus
  • Research support available
  • Log storage and analytics (coming soon)
Features
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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.

Screenshots

OddBalls4 screens
Poly Rules!4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OddBalls ships an update every 38 months, Poly Rules! monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
OddBalls versus Poly Rules!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOddBallsPoly Rules!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings)4.8 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings513 — better
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB111 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGraham DavisNortheastern University Information Services

Customer experience

OddBalls

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

Poly Rules!

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

OddBalls

No in-app purchases

None

Poly Rules!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OddBalls free?
OddBalls is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Poly Rules! free?
Poly Rules! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OddBalls or Poly Rules!?
Poly Rules! is rated higher. OddBalls averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Poly Rules! averages 4.8 from 13 ratings.
Do OddBalls or Poly Rules! have ads?
Neither OddBalls nor Poly Rules! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OddBalls or Poly Rules!?
OddBalls ships an update every 38 months, and Poly Rules! monthly. Most recently, OddBalls was updated on November 1, 2026 and Poly Rules! on November 2, 2026.

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