Comparison

Screw Balls! vs Glow Loop

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

Head to head
About

Screw Balls!

Features
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Screw Balls Unleash satisfying chaos in the ultimate screw-and-drop puzzle game! Relax and dive into a uniquely satisfying puzzle experience. In Screw Balls, your goal is simple: unscrew glass obstacles and guide colorful balls into the cup below. But watch out—strategy matters. The right screws unlock the path. The wrong ones? They’ll fill your limited storage and end the level! How to Play Tap screws to remove glass obstacles Match screw colors with the boxes at the top Avoid mistakes—extra screws fill limited storage slots Let gravity carry the balls into the cup to earn stars Special Screws to Master Ice Screws – Break the frost by removing surrounding screws Blocked Screws – Toggle them using clever combinations Power-Ups to Save the Day Extra Holes – Add more screw storage Brush – Remove unwanted screws Ball Duplicator – Double the ball drop Magnet – Auto-match screws to the right boxes Why You'll Love It Deep puzzle mechanics with casual, satisfying gameplay ASMR-inspired visuals and sound effects Easy to play, challenging to master Perfect for quick breaks or long relaxing sessions Can you master every level and find the perfect screw strategy? Start unscrewing and feel the flow in Screw Balls!

About

Glow Loop

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Glow Loop is a cosmic pattern-defense game where every level is a mandala waiting to be completed — and a target thieves want to steal from you. Drag glowing crystals onto the nodes of a growing mandala. Fill all three points of a slice and it locks forever. But thieves creep in from the dark, snatching unlocked crystals and nodes — swipe across them to wipe them out before they reach your core. Crash two matching crystals together in midair to trigger a Fusion — immense power, but it draws every thief on the board straight to it. Time it wrong and you'll regret it. Survive long enough and the ring in the corner fills — unleash a Supernova and clear the board in one blinding burst. • 200+ hand-tuned levels with a rising difficulty curve • A growing Cosmic Codex of constellations to collect • Passive powers and Workshop relics that carry across runs • No pay-to-win — progress is earned, not bought How long can you keep the pattern whole?

Screenshots

Screw Balls!4 screens
Glow Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Screw Balls! at daily against Glow Loop's every 10 days. Screw Balls! also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Screw Balls! ships an update daily, Glow Loop every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Screw Balls! versus Glow Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrew Balls!Glow Loop
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerferran asesKadir KIRAN

In-app purchases

None

Screw Balls!

No in-app purchases

None

Glow Loop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Screw Balls! free?
Screw Balls! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glow Loop free?
Glow Loop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Screw Balls! or Glow Loop have ads?
Both Screw Balls! and Glow Loop show ads.
Which is updated more often, Screw Balls! or Glow Loop?
Screw Balls! ships an update daily, and Glow Loop every 10 days. Most recently, Screw Balls! was updated on October 13, 2026 and Glow Loop on October 24, 2026.

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