Comparison

Marble Jam vs Budbrain's Marbles

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

Head to head
About

Marble Jam

Features
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Fun match 3 puzzle with shiny marbles! Collect the marbles and match 3 similar ones. Clear the board and solve entertaining puzzles.

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Budbrain's Marbles

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Budbrain's Marbles is a cozy marble-sort puzzle for relaxed breaks โ€” fully offline. Tap a tube to pick up its top marble, tap another tube to drop it. Sort every tube so it contains marbles of one colour only โ€” that's the level solved. Sounds easy. The early levels are. The later ones aren't. FEATURES โ€ข 105 solvable levels โ€ข 5 beach worlds โ€” Sandy Beach, Lagoon, Tropical Island, Shell Bay and Sunset Beach, each with its own palette, scenery and marble surface โ€ข 3-star rating per level โ€” the more efficiently you solve, the more stars โ€ข Achievements gallery: every solved level with its move count and time โ€ข One-tap controls โ€” no dragging, no precision required โ€ข Undo any move with the Undo button โ€ข Auto-save โ€” your progress stays exactly where you left it โ€ข Optional haptic feedback on pickup, drop and win โ€ข 22 languages with automatic language detection HOW TO PLAY 1. Pick a level from the overview โ€” start at Sandy Beach, work towards Sunset Beach 2. Tap a tube to lift its top marble 3. Tap another tube to drop it (only on an empty tube or a matching colour) 4. Sort every tube into one colour โ€” done WHY IT'S RELAXING No timer pressure. No score chasing. No leaderboards. Just you, the marbles and a steady "click โ€ฆ plop" until the level resolves into clean colour columns.

Screenshots

Marble Jam4 screens
Budbrain's Marbles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Budbrain's Marbles at none against Marble Jam's shown. Marble Jam's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Marble Jam versus Budbrain's Marbles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarble JamBudbrain's Marbles
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size104 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGameloopsJosef Sejrek

In-app purchases

None

Marble Jam

No in-app purchases

None

Budbrain's Marbles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Marble Jam free?
Marble Jam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Budbrain's Marbles free?
Budbrain's Marbles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Marble Jam or Budbrain's Marbles have ads?
Marble Jam shows ads; Budbrain's Marbles does not.
Which is updated more often, Marble Jam or Budbrain's Marbles?
Marble Jam ships an update every 3 weeks, and Budbrain's Marbles every 3 weeks. Most recently, Marble Jam was updated on September 19, 2026 and Budbrain's Marbles on October 8, 2026.

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