Shift Balls vs Ball Run Sky
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shift Balls
Navigate challenging levels by switching between paper, wood, and stone balls. Each ball type has unique resistances and vulnerabilities to environmental hazards like fire and water. Adapt your strategy to overcome obstacles and progress through the game.
- Ball type switching (paper, wood, stone)
- Environmental hazard interaction
- Obstacle navigation
- Physics-based gameplay
- Progressive difficulty
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Shift between paper ball, wood ball and stone ball to pass obstacles. Remember: Paper ball can't pass fire and water Wood ball can't pass fire Stone ball can't pass water Wind will affect paper ball only
Ball Run Sky
Navigate a rolling ball through challenging sky-high obstacle courses. Collect gold coins and power-ups to unlock new ball styles and decorations. Experience addictive gameplay with numerous levels and exciting challenges.
- Ball rolling gameplay
- Obstacle avoidance
- Gold coin collection
- Power-up items (keys, hearts, shields, magnets)
- Ball customization
- Multiple challenging levels
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Enjoy relaxing moments with the ball rolling on the road in the sky and the challenge of avoiding traps that constantly appear. The race will be more interesting when you can accumulate gold coins and choose your own ball style along with attractive decorations. Swipe left and right to control the ball to overcome obstacles, and don't forget to pick up gold coins on the way! There are also other great items: - The key: picking up all 3 keys will give you rewards after completing the level. - Heart: helps you return to the previous checkpoint where the ball passed after hitting or falling into the abyss. - Shield: Protects the ball from breaking when hitting obstacles on the road. - Magnet: attracts gold coins. - Special coin: doubles the remaining gold that has not been picked up. - Lightning: accelerates the ball. Many levels with many different challenges are waiting for you to explore, join this fun and addictive Ball Run Sky game, which is a new exciting way to experience the game of running on a winding road in the sky.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shift Balls at none against Ball Run Sky's 16. Shift Balls also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 11 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Ball Run Sky's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Ball Run Sky sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Shift Balls asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shift Balls holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ball Run Sky has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Shift Balls ships an update weekly, Ball Run Sky every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shift Balls | Ball Run Sky |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (22 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 11 months |
| 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 | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 458 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 嘉杰 孙 | Tran Thanh Tung |
Customer experience
Shift Balls
Ball Run Sky
In-app purchases
Shift Balls
No in-app purchases
Ball Run Sky
- Buy - Disco Ball$0.99
- Buy - Eye Ball$0.99
- Buy - Mars Ball$0.99
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- Buy - Air Trail$0.99
- Buy - Fire Trail$0.99
- Buy - Sparks Trail$0.99
- Buy - Smoke Trail$0.99
- Buy - FootBall Ball$0.99
- Buy: 1000 Coins$0.99
- Buy - Neptune Ball$1.99
- Buy - Electric Trail$1.99
- Buy - Ice Trail$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Buy: 10.000 Coins$2.99
- Buy: 30.000 Coins$6.99
- Buy: 100.000 Coins$12.99
Questions
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