Comparison

Ball Bounds vs Macaron Box

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

Head to head
About

Ball Bounds

Features
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Roll, jump, and navigate your way through crazy breaking platforms in this free-to-play, action-packed 2D platformer! Use your skills and collect life-saving power-ups to keep the ball in play as the platforms speed up. Compete with friends and climb the online rankings with your high score. Enjoy smooth controls, exciting gameplay, and immersive audio that will keep you coming back for more! Music: Itty Bitty 8 Bit, Pookatori And Friends - Kevin MacLeod

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Macaron Box

Features
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"Cute Macarons are ready for you to choose! Tap to select a macaron from the top of the box. Once selected, the macaron is ready to be moved. Tap an empty box or a box with the same macaron on top to stack them together. Your goal is to fill the boxes with matching macarons. Every 20 levels, you can take on a special challenge to unlock background images. Win the challenge, and you'll get to select a cute girl as your game background! With 1,000 levels ready for you, the fun never ends. Need more levels? Don’t worry—I’ve got you covered. Apple Game Center is useful for restore purchases. "An active internet connection is required for real-time data synchronization." Good luck and enjoy the game!"

Screenshots

Ball Bounds3 screens
Macaron Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ball Bounds at none against Macaron Box's 4. Macaron Box's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, 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. Macaron Box sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Ball Bounds asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ball Bounds ships an update every 3 weeks, Macaron Box weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Ball Bounds versus Macaron Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBall BoundsMacaron Box
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB250 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeshua HertzkeMatthew & Rouge

In-app purchases

None

Ball Bounds

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Macaron Box

One-time4
  • Tiny GOLD$2.99
  • Best GOLD$9.99
  • Remove Ads$9.99
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  • Best DEAL$19.99

Questions

Is Ball Bounds free?
Ball Bounds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Macaron Box free?
Macaron Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ball Bounds or Macaron Box have ads?
Both Ball Bounds and Macaron Box show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ball Bounds or Macaron Box?
Ball Bounds ships an update every 3 weeks, and Macaron Box weekly. Most recently, Ball Bounds was updated on October 7, 2026 and Macaron Box on October 16, 2026.

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