Comparison

BALL x PIT vs SmiteSource

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

Head to head
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
Currently charting
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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

SmiteSource

This companion app provides live ranked meta, god win rates, and community-curated builds for Smite 2. Track player performance, view match replays, and follow the in-game ladder to see top player strategies.

Highlights
  • Live ranked meta
  • God win rates and matchups
  • Community builds
  • Player tracking
  • Match replays
  • Ladder following
Features
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SmiteSource is the Smite 2 companion: live ranked meta, god win rates and matchups, builds and tier lists from the community with real match performance, player tracking with SR history, and map replays. Look up any player, follow the ladder, and see what the best players actually build.

Screenshots

BALL x PIT4 screens
SmiteSource4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SmiteSource at none against BALL x PIT's 2. SmiteSource also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%). BALL x PIT's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.6K vs 8). On price, rating, update cadence 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. BALL x PIT sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. SmiteSource asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for BALL x PIT against 5.0 for SmiteSource. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BALL x PIT has 3.6K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of BALL x PIT's written reviews are positive against 100% of SmiteSource's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BALL x PIT ships an update weekly, SmiteSource every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
BALL x PIT versus SmiteSource: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBALL x PITSmiteSource
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.6K ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.6K — better8
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#182 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size457 MB133 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperDevolverSmiteSource

Customer experience

BALL x PIT

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

SmiteSource

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BALL x PIT

One-time2
  • Full Game$14.99
  • Full game$14.99
None

SmiteSource

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BALL x PIT free?
BALL x PIT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SmiteSource free?
SmiteSource is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BALL x PIT or SmiteSource?
SmiteSource is rated higher. BALL x PIT averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.6K ratings, while SmiteSource averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do BALL x PIT or SmiteSource have ads?
SmiteSource shows ads; BALL x PIT does not.
Which is updated more often, BALL x PIT or SmiteSource?
BALL x PIT ships an update weekly, and SmiteSource every 5 days. Most recently, BALL x PIT was updated on October 17, 2026 and SmiteSource on October 10, 2026.

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