Comparison

Balloon Crush vs The Workshop

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

Head to head
About

Balloon Crush

A simple and fun arcade game where players tap balloons to crush them. Utilize darts for precise single balloon pops and aim for bonuses by keeping remaining balloons under ten. Enjoy endless entertainment with this casual game.

Highlights
  • Tap to select balloons
  • Tap again to crush
  • Use darts for single pops
  • Bonus for fewer remaining balloons
  • Casual arcade gameplay
Features
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^Get balloons crush!!! For fun!!!^ Tips: • Tap To Select • Tap Again for CRUSH! • Use Dart for single balloon • Extra Bonus IF remain number less than 10. Have Fun!

About

The Workshop

Features
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A brass ball falls. A hoop waits below. Between them, you build the machine that connects the two. The Workshop is a physics puzzle game about building small, satisfying contraptions. Each level hands you a few machines — a fan, a seesaw, a cannon, a conveyor — and an empty board. Where you place them, and which way they face, is the whole puzzle. Press GO and watch your machine run: if the ball lands home, it's on to the next one. If it doesn't, the fun is in seeing exactly why. BUILD WITH 20+ MACHINES Fans push, cannons launch, balloons lift, pipes teleport, magnets pull, and tar slows everything down. Machines are introduced one at a time across 100 hand-built levels, so there's always a new tool arriving just as you've mastered the last one. EVERY LEVEL IS SOLVABLE — PROVABLY Each level's solution is machine-verified before it ships: it works at any frame rate, survives imprecise placement, and needs every machine it gives you. If you're stuck, it's not the level. STUCK ANYWAY? YOU DECIDE HOW MUCH HELP Reveal the solution one machine at a time with a Nudge, buy a little more clock when the timer runs hot, or skip a level that's beaten you and come back later. Help is always optional and never forced on you. MAKE THE BALL YOURS Earn coins by solving levels and spend them on ball finishes — brass, jade, obsidian, prismatic — and trails that ribbon behind the ball as it flies. RESPECTS YOUR TIME AND YOUR PRIVACY No account. No sign-in. Works offline. The free version shows non-personalised ads — the game never tracks you across apps or websites — and a single one-time purchase removes ads forever, unlocks every level, and makes hints free. One ball. One hoop. One hundred machines between them. Welcome to the workshop.

Screenshots

Balloon Crush4 screens
The Workshop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Workshop at every 2 days against Balloon Crush's every 2 months. Balloon Crush's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Balloon Crush sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and The Workshop sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Balloon Crush ships an update every 2 months, The Workshop every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Balloon Crush versus The Workshop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBalloon CrushThe Workshop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer丽婷 谭Eran Amrani

Bugs and requests

Balloon Crush

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes or freezes
  • Balloons not popping properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • More generous dart/resource distribution
  • Option to save progress and resume from last level
  • Ability to play own music in the background

The Workshop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Balloon Crush

One-time4
  • 50 darts$0.99
  • 120 darts$1.99
  • 300 darts$3.99
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  • 1000 darts$8.99
4 purchases

The Workshop

One-time4
  • 600 Coins$1.99
  • The Workshop Premium$4.99
  • 2,000 Coins$4.99
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  • 5,000 Coins$9.99

Questions

Is Balloon Crush free?
Balloon Crush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Workshop free?
The Workshop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Balloon Crush or The Workshop have ads?
Both Balloon Crush and The Workshop show ads.
Which is updated more often, Balloon Crush or The Workshop?
Balloon Crush ships an update every 2 months, and The Workshop every 2 days. Most recently, Balloon Crush was updated on October 29, 2026 and The Workshop on October 25, 2026.

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