Abalone® vs Meteorfall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Abalone®
Experience a classic two-player board game on a hexagonal board. Push your opponent's marbles off while protecting your own. Offers strategic depth, online play, and over 200 puzzles.
- Classic hexagonal board gameplay
- Push opponent's marbles off
- Play against computer or online
- Casual and ranked matches
- Over 200 puzzles and brain-teasers
- Customizable game settings
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Enter the world of Abalone, the classic board game that's been enjoyed by millions of players worldwide.With intuitive gameplay, and endless strategic possibilities, Abalone offers an immersive and challenging gaming experience that will keep you coming back for more. Abalone is a two-player game that takes place on a hexagonal board, with each player controlling 14 marbles of their chosen color. The goal of the game is to push your opponent's marbles off the board while protecting your own. Players take turns making moves, which consist of either moving a single marble one space in any direction, or pushing a line of marbles in a straight line, as long as they have the numerical advantage. The first player to push six marbles off the board wins the game. While the rules of the game are simple and easy to learn, the strategic possibilities are endless. Players must use their analytical skills and strategic thinking to outmaneuver their opponents, create defensive lines, use angles to their advantage, harness momentum, and even sacrifice a marble when necessary. The game is accessible to players of all skill levels, yet offers endless depth and complexity for those who crave a true challenge. You have the option to play against the computer, online with friends or , or against other players from around the world. The game includes both casual and ranked matches, so players can choose the level of competition they want to face. With a simple and intuitive interface, players can easily customize their settings, select their preferred marbles, board, frame, and sumito to fit their style, and get into the game with ease. But that's not all! Abalone also includes over 200 puzzles and brain-teasers that will challenge you to think outside the box and improve your skills. These puzzles range from simple and straightforward to complex and challenging, and are sure to keep players engaged and entertained for hours on end. With easy-to-learn mechanics, challenging gameplay, and endless strategic possibilities, Abalone is a game that you won't want to put down. Download now and start your Abalone adventure!
Meteorfall
Engage in rapid card battles by strategically playing cards and positioning allies. Build powerful combos by mixing card upgrades and impress the crowd with challenging feats to gain an edge. Assemble a dream team of heroes and explore over 200 unique cards to dominate the arena.
- Fast-paced card battles
- Mix-and-match card upgrades
- Impress crowd with feats
- Build a team of 3 heroes
- Over 200 unique cards
- Upgrade cards in Bramble Town
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Play cards, maneuver your allies, and brawl in fast-paced battles. Welcome to the Rustbowl Rumble - the great tournament in all of Meteorfall - where the likes of sozzled bearbearians and nuke-addled snotwolves battle it out for a chance to win the legendary Mask of the Uberlich. Win over legions of fans and help fill Bramble’s pockets as he seeks to rebuild his once-mighty arena. Winning the Rustbowl Rumble isn't about fighting fair - it's about winning. The crowd demands spectacle! Take advantage of Wild Cards to change the rules of the brawl, exploiting them to your advantage. - Mix-and-match multiple upgrades on a single card to build overpowered combos - Impress the crowd and power-up in battle by completing challenging feats - Build your dream team of 3 heroes (from a pool of 8), each with their own unique set of cards - Discover more than 200 cards to turn the tides of battle in your favor Between bouts in the arena, you'll take a break in Bramble Town, where you'll have an opportunity to upgrade your cards, train your heroes, or just enjoy the sights. There's not enough time between brawls to do it all, so you'll have to make critical decisions about which vendors you want to visit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Meteorfall at 69% against Abalone®'s 17%. Meteorfall also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (31 vs 2). Abalone®'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (daily vs weekly). On in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Abalone® costs $3.99 and Meteorfall $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Abalone® holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meteorfall has 31 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of Abalone®'s written reviews are positive against 69% of Meteorfall's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Abalone® ships an update daily, Meteorfall weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Abalone® | Meteorfall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.3 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 69.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 209 MB | 780 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Plug In Digital | Eric Farraro |
Customer experience
Abalone®
Meteorfall
Bugs and requests
Abalone®
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Meteorfall
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game stalls and crashes during battles
- UI elements like card previews bug out
- Misclicks due to poor UI design
Requested features
3 requests- More playable characters
- Improved tutorial and training mode
- Larger text and better UI readability
In-app purchases
Abalone®
No in-app purchases
Meteorfall
No in-app purchases









