Popball vs Grim Bounce
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Popball
Embark on a magical quest to save the Emerald Forest from darkness. This game combines Roguelike elements with pinball gameplay, offering unique combinations and over 500 levels. Design your home and discover rich monsters and combo skills.
- Roguelike + pinball gameplay
- Level customization
- Home design
- Monster and combo skills
- 500+ levels
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Answer the call of queens and prophets and fight. A magician from the land of light! The Emerald Forest is in danger now, and only you can save the Emerald Forest from the darkness! Use the magic in your hands to remove the darkness from the forest and bring peace and tranquility back to our kingdom and forest! Game Features: The innovative gameplay of Roguelike + pinball, enjoy the fun brought by countless unique combinations. Customize the level and use your wisdom to block the enemy's invasion. Collect materials to design your own unique home. Rich monsters and combo skills are waiting for you to discover. More than 500+ levels welcome challenges.
Grim Bounce
Engage in intense combat against endless waves of monsters using a diverse arsenal of unique weapons. Collect gold and materials to upgrade your stats and enhance your arsenal, unlocking devastating powers to crush your foes and become a legendary hero.
- Endless monster waves
- Diverse weapon arsenal
- Weapon and stat upgrades
- Chest rewards
- Unlockable powers
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Warning! Warning! Endless monsters are surging like a tide. You will use every weapon at your disposal to fend them off. Firing marbles, magnets, scissors—why are there pumpkins?! And what is this pufferfish?! But somehow, it works pretty well; defeat monsters to open chests (Wow! It's gold~). Unlock more powerful weapons: flaming arrows, spinning blades, lightning chains, black holes, Cthulhu's hand, and more. Earn gold and materials to freely upgrade your stats, enhance weapons, and unleash their sealed powers. Master unparalleled strength to completely crush the united assault of otherworldly monsters. Become the great existence praised in legends! Fight! Unleash the power you command without reservation. Let the enemies fear you! Let future generations sing your praises!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Grim Bounce at 100% against Popball's 0%. Grim Bounce also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0). Popball's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Popball sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Grim Bounce sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Grim Bounce holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Popball's written reviews are positive against 100% of Grim Bounce's.
Popball ships an update fortnightly, Grim Bounce every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Popball | Grim Bounce |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 275 MB | 547 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | YOULOFT GAMES | HARVEST STAR INTERACTIVE LIMITED |
Customer experience
Popball
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In-app purchases
Popball
- Element Pack 1$0.99
- Element Pack 2$4.99
- Wish Pack 1$4.99
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- Element Pack 3$9.99
- Wish Pack 2$9.99
- Element Pack 4$24.99
- Wish Pack 3$24.99
- Wish Pack 4$49.99
- Growth Fund 7$49.99
- Growth Fund 8$49.99
Grim Bounce
- Diamond*60$0.99
- First Pack$0.99
- Diamond*300$4.99
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- Monthly Card$6.99
- Diamond*680$9.99
- daily Pack$9.99
- Battle Pass$12.99
- Diamond*1280$29.99
- Diamond*3280$49.99
- Diamond*6480$99.99









