Comparison

Marble balls vs Marbles in Chains

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

Head to head

About

Marble balls

Features

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Bring back the memories with friends when playing marble balls together. Marble balls is a multiplayer competitive game. play with friends and other people all around the world to win and collect new marbles. show off your marble balls skins and enjoy short and fun matches with other players in a stunning 3D environment from your mobile device

About

Marbles in Chains

Features

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Physic-based marble adventure! Aim, steady and shoot to hit marbles and release them from their chains! Play in different enviroments from ancient Egypt to Gardens of Asia! Collect different marble customization pieces to create your ultimate marble! Face other players and write your own destiny! - Play different game modes! - Free marbles from their chains in different enviroments.

Screenshots

Marble balls4 screens

Marbles in Chains4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Marbles in Chains at none against Marble balls's 4. Marbles in Chains also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). Marble balls's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Marble balls sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Marbles in Chains asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marble balls ships an update every 5 weeks, Marbles in Chains every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on May 17, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

Marble balls versus Marbles in Chains: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Marble balls	Marbles in Chains
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 5 weeks	Every 9 days — better
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	12.0	12.0
Further details — not scored
Size	356 MB	1.1 GB
Age rating	4+	12+
Developer	Ivory - store	CNCX GAMES OYUN YAZILIM VE PAZARLAMA ANONIM SIRKETI

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Marble balls

One-time4

one marble$0.99
five marble$1.99
ten marbles$2.99

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package$2.99

None

Marbles in Chains

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Marble balls free?

Marble balls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Marbles in Chains free?

Marbles in Chains is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Marble balls or Marbles in Chains have ads?

Marbles in Chains shows ads; Marble balls does not.

Which is updated more often, Marble balls or Marbles in Chains?

Marble balls ships an update every 5 weeks, and Marbles in Chains every 9 days. Most recently, Marble balls was updated on May 17, 2026 and Marbles in Chains on September 18, 2026.