Comparison

BallBastic! vs Fun Chess Master

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

Head to head
About

BallBastic!

Test your reflexes and precision in this challenging game. Navigate through handcrafted levels filled with deadly traps and hazards, utilizing power-ups to overcome obstacles. With multiple worlds, difficulty levels, and unlockable content, the game offers endless replayability and a dynamic soundtrack.

Highlights
  • 185 handcrafted levels
  • 7 difficulty levels
  • Skill-first action gameplay
  • Power-ups and hazards
  • 6 unique worlds
  • Revenge and Randomizer modes
  • Dynamic soundtrack
Features
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Brutally fun. Lightning fast. One wrong move and you’re done. The ultimate reflex and precision challenge, BallBastic! is easy to pick up, but brutally tough to master. 185 handcrafted levels across 7 difficulties – From Tutorial to the punishing Marathon Skill-first action – Roll, bounce, and blast through deadly traps and hazards Power-ups & chaos – Rockets, trampolines, teleporters, and more Six unique worlds – Peaceful mountaintops to psychedelic dreamscapes Revenge mode – previous levels made difficult to see if you really are a ball-rolling master Endless replayability – Beat the game? Unlock Randomizer Mode Dynamic soundtrack – 19 pulse-pounding one-minute songs that react to your timer Voice acting – Featuring Brian Matt, announcer from Super Monkey Ball 20+ unlockable balls – From a virus to the literal sun Great for all ages – Seven difficulty levels, no violence or in-app tricks Proudly free of AI-generated assets. Player-driven updates – Real gameplay data shapes the future No gimmicks. No fluff. Just you, the ball, and the challenge.

About

Fun Chess Master

Learn and play chess with a distraction-free interface. Offers multiple difficulty levels, interactive lessons, and training puzzles for all skill levels. Supports local multiplayer and multiple languages.

Highlights
  • 16 difficulty levels
  • Interactive lessons
  • 1000 training puzzles
  • Local two-player mode
  • Offline play
  • Multiple languages
  • Light and dark mode
Features
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Fun Chess Master is a friendly, colorful chess app for kids and beginners, and anyone who wants to get better at chess. PLAY TALKING ANIMAL OPPONENTS Sixteen levels, each with its own animal, from a chick that is still learning the moves to a grandmaster dragon. Every opponent shows its approximate Elo, reacts to your moves out loud, and the gentle ones share tips as you play. A THOUSAND-LEVEL PUZZLE ADVENTURE Climb a map of 1,000 hand-picked tactics puzzles, from beginner to master. Earn up to three stars on each level, beat a boss every ten levels, use a hint when you're stuck, and chase your best score. LEARN TO PLAY Thirty interactive lessons across seven modules cover how each piece moves, the special rules, tactics, checkmate patterns, and opening and endgame ideas, with the legal squares highlighted right on the board. LEVEL UP EVERY DAY Earn experience for training, playing and visiting each day. Build a daily streak and rise from Pawn to King. Choose your own name and avatar. TWO PLAYERS, ONE DEVICE Hand the device to a friend and play a full game together. PLAYS IN YOUR LANGUAGE English, Spanish, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, French and Japanese. Switch any time in Settings. EVERYTHING YOU'D EXPECT - Full rules: castling, en passant, promotion, check, checkmate, stalemate and the 50-move rule - Captured pieces shown for both sides - Undo a move or start a new game any time - Sound effects and opponent voice, each with its own switch - Light and dark mode, on iPhone and iPad - Works offline. Your games and progress never leave your device No accounts. No subscriptions. No ads. Just chess.

Screenshots

BallBastic!4 screens
Fun Chess Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fun Chess Master at none against BallBastic!'s 13. Fun Chess Master also leads on ads (none vs shown). BallBastic!'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. BallBastic! sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Fun Chess Master asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BallBastic! against 5.0 for Fun Chess Master. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BallBastic! ships an update every 4 days, Fun Chess Master every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BallBastic! versus Fun Chess Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBallBastic!Fun Chess Master
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGarrett HellmannPeng Li

Customer experience

BallBastic!

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Fun Chess Master

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

BallBastic!

One-time12
  • Revenge$0.99
  • No Ads Mega$0.99
  • Rookie$1.99
Show 9 more
  • Novice$2.99
  • No Ads Upgrade Plus$2.99
  • Journeyman$3.99
  • Expert$4.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • No Ads Upgrade In-Game$4.99
  • Ultimate Package2 variants$5.99
  • Rookie Offer$5.99
  • Whole Package$5.99
None

Fun Chess Master

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BallBastic! free?
BallBastic! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fun Chess Master free?
Fun Chess Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BallBastic! or Fun Chess Master?
BallBastic! and Fun Chess Master are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do BallBastic! or Fun Chess Master have ads?
BallBastic! shows ads; Fun Chess Master does not.
Which is updated more often, BallBastic! or Fun Chess Master?
BallBastic! ships an update every 4 days, and Fun Chess Master every 8 days. Most recently, BallBastic! was updated on October 25, 2026 and Fun Chess Master on October 11, 2026.

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