Comparison

Tricky Traps vs Pipes and Balls

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

Head to head
About

Tricky Traps

Engage in a physics-based puzzle adventure where you strategically use a cannon to eliminate monsters. With limited shots per level, you'll need to employ clever aiming, useful tools, and an understanding of realistic physics to overcome challenges and defeat formidable bosses. Enjoy offline play with vibrant graphics and exciting explosions.

Highlights
  • Physics-based puzzles
  • Strategic cannon aiming
  • Monster destruction
  • Useful tools and traps
  • Big boss battles
  • Offline play
Features
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Blast Away Monsters in a Fun Physics-based Puzzle Game! Get ready for an exciting adventure where you use a big cannon to blast away monsters! This fun game is filled with physics-based puzzles that make you think and shoot in clever ways. You have a limited number of shots, so you need to use them wisely to destroy all the monsters. Game Features: Clever Puzzles: Each level is a fun puzzle where you figure out how to aim the cannon and get rid of all the monsters. Useful Tools: Use all sorts of fun tools like traps, exploding barrels, and spinning saws to help you defeat the monsters. Realistic Physics: Watch your cannonballs fly and bounce around! Big Boss Battles: Face off against huge, tough bosses that will challenge your skills. Play Offline: You can play the game anytime, even without internet. Why You'll Love This Game: Many Ways to Win: Find lots of different ways to destroy the monsters and complete each level. Endless Fun: With so many levels and challenges, you’ll never get bored. Exciting Effects: Enjoy colorful graphics and stunning explosions as you play. Easy to Learn: Simple controls and fun gameplay make it simple to start playing. Creative Challenges: Every level is a new adventure with different puzzles to solve. Are you ready to have a blast and become the ultimate monster killer? Load up your cannon, aim carefully, and let the fun begin!

About

Pipes and Balls

Twist, match, and connect vibrant pipelines to guide rolling balls to their destination in this immersive 3D puzzle game. Navigate hundreds of tricky levels, from easy to epic, and face challenging boss levels. Enjoy fresh puzzles weekly in an easy-to-learn, hard-to-master experience.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of tricky levels
  • Immersive 3D gameplay
  • New puzzles weekly
  • Twist, match, and connect pipelines
  • Guide rolling balls
  • Boss levels
Features
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Pipes and Balls: A Unique 3D Puzzle Experience! Dive into the colorful world of Pipes and Balls, where you’ll twist, match, and connect vibrant pipelines to guide rolling balls to their destination. This immersive puzzle journey combines the art of pin manipulation with the excitement of decoding near-impossible knots, challenging your mind and captivating your senses all at once. From easy to hard and finally to the epic stages, each level reveals fresh and diverse puzzles that test your strategic brilliance. Prepare to face Boss Levels where only the most courageous puzzle-solvers can triumph, and prove your worth in the elite ranks of puzzle-solving masters. Highlights • Hundreds of Tricky Levels: Progress through an ever-growing library of challenges. • Immersive 3D Gameplay: Experience the lifelike rush of aligning pipes and balls • Fresh Puzzles Every Week: Stay on your toes with regular updates featuring new obstacles and twists. It’s easy to play, yet hard to master—the perfect formula for endless fun. Download now and embark on the journey of a lifetime, connecting pipes and unraveling complex knots one puzzle at a time. If you have what it takes to step into this enigmatic universe, prepare to become the next puzzle-solving legend!

Screenshots

Tricky Traps4 screens
Pipes and Balls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pipes and Balls at every 6 days against Tricky Traps's every 2 months. Pipes and Balls also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 43%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Tricky Traps's advantage is ratings volume (616 vs 78). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Tricky Traps sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Pipes and Balls sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Tricky Traps against 4.7 for Pipes and Balls. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tricky Traps has 616 ratings behind it against 78, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of Tricky Traps's written reviews are positive against 56% of Pipes and Balls's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tricky Traps ships an update every 2 months, Pipes and Balls every 6 days. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tricky Traps versus Pipes and Balls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTricky TrapsPipes and Balls
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (616 ratings)4.7 (78 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews55.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings616 — better78
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size237 MB225 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperHeroCraft Ltd.Mesiba Games

Customer experience

Tricky Traps

All ratings616 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.6%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral19.0%
Negative38.1%

Pipes and Balls

All ratings78 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.3%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

Bugs and requests

Tricky Traps

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Ads make it difficult to play the game
  • Ads cover the bottom of the screen

Requested features

2 requests
  • Reduce the number of ads
  • Shorten the duration of ads

Pipes and Balls

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tricky Traps

One-time2
  • Remove ads$4.99
  • Remove ads$9.99
5 purchases

Pipes and Balls

One-time5
  • 2 Peeks$0.99
  • 3 Hints$0.99
  • No ads$5.99
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  • Bundle package$9.99
  • VIP package$29.99

Questions

Is Tricky Traps free?
Tricky Traps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pipes and Balls free?
Pipes and Balls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tricky Traps or Pipes and Balls?
Pipes and Balls is rated higher. Tricky Traps averages 4.6 out of 5 from 616 ratings, while Pipes and Balls averages 4.7 from 78 ratings.
Do Tricky Traps or Pipes and Balls have ads?
Both Tricky Traps and Pipes and Balls show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tricky Traps or Pipes and Balls?
Tricky Traps ships an update every 2 months, and Pipes and Balls every 6 days. Most recently, Tricky Traps was updated on September 23, 2026 and Pipes and Balls on September 23, 2026.

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