Comparison

Bad Marbles vs Swing Trials

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

Head to head
About

Bad Marbles

A fast-paced arcade game where players must quickly smash red marbles while sparing green ones to earn rewards and achieve high scores. Customize your experience with earned diamonds to unlock new visuals and sounds.

Highlights
  • Smash red marbles, spare green ones
  • Collect diamonds for rewards
  • Unlock unique customizations
  • Set and beat high scores
  • Customize gameplay experience
  • Fast-paced skill challenge
Features
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It's a fast-paced challenge of skill and timing in Bad Marbles! Smash red marbles before they cross the screen and spare the green ones to collect diamonds, unlock tons of unique rewards, and set a high score! Intense Gameplay Keep your eyes on the screen as you tap away the bad marbles while letting the good ones roll by. Miss a red marble and you lose a life, but let a green marble pass and your score climbs! Streaks and Rewards As you get better, the game rewards you. Let enough good marbles pass and you’ll start a streak, earning diamonds to unlock new rewards. Slow down time, explode bad marbles, or change up the background, ramp, and music to keep things fresh and exciting! Customize Your Experience Every diamond you earn can be used to customize your gameplay. From new ramps and special backgrounds to dynamic soundtracks that make each game unique, you’re in control! Climb the Ranks With every bad marble you smash and every green marble you spare, each tap brings you closer to a new high score! Beat your friends and claim the title of Bad Marbles champion!

About

Swing Trials

Features
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Swing Trials is a side-scrolling platformer game where you use a grappling hook to overcome obstacles. Take on 10 distinct levels, each with its own challenges, and face a final boss in an epic showdown. Speedrun focused! Competing against other players for the fastest time. How to play: Tap to jump Touch and hold for the long jump Swipe to dash while mid-air Touch and hold to swing

Screenshots

Bad Marbles4 screens
Swing Trials4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bad Marbles at every 3 days against Swing Trials's every 25 months. 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. Bad Marbles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Swing Trials sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bad Marbles ships an update every 3 days, Swing Trials every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Bad Marbles versus Swing Trials: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBad MarblesSwing Trials
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 25 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB789 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTyler GreenRENAN FERREIRA

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bad Marbles

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Swing Trials

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Bad Marbles free?
Bad Marbles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Swing Trials free?
Swing Trials is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bad Marbles or Swing Trials have ads?
Both Bad Marbles and Swing Trials show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bad Marbles or Swing Trials?
Bad Marbles ships an update every 3 days, and Swing Trials every 25 months. Most recently, Bad Marbles was updated on October 15, 2026 and Swing Trials on October 24, 2026.

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