Comparison

BALL x PIT vs Ghost Shock

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

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About

BALL x PIT

Engage in a brick-breaking, ball-fusing roguelite adventure. Battle enemies with ricocheting projectiles, gather resources, and build a new city. Recruit heroes and explore diverse realms in this fast-paced fantasy quest.

Highlights
  • Brick-breaking gameplay
  • Ball fusion system with 60+ randomized balls
  • Base building with 70+ unique structures
  • Hero recruitment and upgrades
  • Exploration of diverse realms
  • Roguelite progression
Features
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BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes. BALL x PIT is a fast-paced fantasy roguelite where heroes must find the balls to plunge deeper into a seemingly bottomless pit of monsters. Develop arcane ammunition and resources in pursuit of treasure, recruiting additional heroes to aid you in your perilous quest. Ballbylon has fallen. After a meteoric and completely unexpected event annihilated the great city, all that remains is an ominous, yawning pit. Treasure hunters from far and wide flock to the city’s tomb to seek their fortune, plumbing the depths in search of Ballbylon’s scattered riches. Few return. The pit plays host to armies of barbaric creatures, hellbent on ending your quest before it even begins. Armed with a growing arsenal of magic-infused projectiles, batter your way through multiple levels of increasingly challenging obstacles to claim the ultimate prizes and rebuild New Ballbylon. Fuse Your Balls The Ball Fusion system encourages explosive experimentation with over 60 randomized balls to equip and combine during your journey. Discover overpowered combinations and unexpected synergies from hundreds of possible outcomes. Build New Ballbylon Expand New Ballbylon with over 70 unique buildings that provide gameplay bonuses and unlock further power-ups, new characters, and more! As your community grows, task homebound heroes with automated tasks to keep the resources coming while you dive deeper into the pit. Discover New Realms Face legions of diverse enemies within the pit, battling through barren deserts, frozen caverns, savage forests and more. Each region offers its own unique set of hazards on top of hordes of increasingly challenging foes and mighty, screen-filling bosses. Recruit Fellow Hunters As you explore the pit you’ll encounter fellow treasure hunters eager to add their skills to your expedition. Each character has unique, upgradable mechanics that totally change the way you play the game. Experimentation and adaptation are crucial to the success of New Ballbylon!

About

Ghost Shock

Experience an asymmetrical action game where heroes transform into monsters upon defeat, and monsters become heroes. Collect loot to upgrade equipment and skills, evolve monsters, and challenge a powerful boss controlled by ghosts.

Highlights
  • Asymmetrical action gameplay
  • Hero-to-monster transformations
  • Monster evolution system
  • Equipment and skill combinations
  • Boss battles with ghost control
  • Spirit servant mechanic
Features
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An asymmetrical action single-player game. At the start of battle, players control a hero with extraordinary powers. Upon defeat, the hero randomly transforms into a monster, while the monster that lands the final blow becomes the hero and continues the fight. Ultimately, players must challenge a boss controlled by three ghosts, or control the boss with two ghosts to meet the hero's challenge. 【Death Is Not the End】 The death of a hero does not mean the end of the game. Ghosts who defeat heroes are reborn as new heroes. Defeated heroes become spirit servants controlled by demons until they defeat the hero and are resurrected. 【Equipment Combinations】 Heroes can collect teeth as loot to purchase more powerful equipment and skills. Combine diverse weapons, equipment, and skills to create different combat styles. You can choose to use ranged skills for sustained damage or employ sharp melee attacks to overwhelm enemies. Combat strategy and style are entirely up to your choices. 【Monster Evolution】 Loyal servants can receive blessings from demons. Monsters can consume psionic energy to evolve into one of two new forms, easily defeating heroes with more powerful dark forces. 【Boss Battle】 As the victory condition, the hero will challenge a boss controlled by three ghosts. If the hero successfully defeats the boss within three attempts, they win the game. Conversely, if the hero fails in the third attempt, the three ghosts share the victory.

Screenshots

BALL x PIT4 screens
Ghost Shock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BALL x PIT at 4.9 against Ghost Shock's 4.0. BALL x PIT also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.6K vs 2). Ghost Shock's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BALL x PIT sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Ghost Shock sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BALL x PIT holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BALL x PIT has 3.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
BALL x PIT versus Ghost Shock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBALL x PITGhost Shock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.6K ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.6K — better2
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#193 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size457 MB320 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperDevolverWingjoy Games Co., Ltd

Customer experience

BALL x PIT

All ratings3,626 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews397 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral10.8%
Negative18.6%

Ghost Shock

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BALL x PIT

One-time2
  • Full Game$14.99
  • Full game$14.99
10 purchases

Ghost Shock

One-time10
  • Hero 2$1.99
  • Monster Pack 1$2.99
  • Monster Pack 3$2.99
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  • All Hero Pack$2.99
  • Monster Pack 2$2.99
  • 靈骨鎧$2.99
  • All Monster Pack$5.99
  • Upgrade to Ultimate Pack$6.00
  • Ultimate Pack$10.99
  • Diamonds 8800$99.99

Questions

Is BALL x PIT free?
BALL x PIT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ghost Shock free?
Ghost Shock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BALL x PIT or Ghost Shock?
BALL x PIT is rated higher. BALL x PIT averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.6K ratings, while Ghost Shock averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do BALL x PIT or Ghost Shock have ads?
Ghost Shock shows ads; BALL x PIT does not.

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