Comparison

TRAILS vs Factory Balls Go!

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

Head to head
About

TRAILS

Guide sand ships across a desert, drawing paths to avoid collisions and supply remote outposts. Juggle resources and navigate hazards like collapsing terrain and ancient traps to complete each level. Offers extra challenges for advanced players.

Highlights
  • Draw paths for sand ships
  • Supply remote outposts
  • Juggle cargo and power-ups
  • Navigate desert hazards
  • Solve challenging puzzles
  • Unlock extra levels
Features
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TRAILS is a cozy puzzle game in which you guide sand ships across a crumbling desert to reach isolated outposts. Draw paths for each ship across the treacherous sands, planning carefully to avoid collisions and ensure each ship reaches its goal. Chart Your Course Plan your route by drawing paths across the desert grid. All sand ships must follow their trails without visiting the same space twice - and without crashing into one another. With every route you sketch, you're constructing a web of paths across the dunes. Supply the Outposts Scattered across the wasteland, remote villages rely on the convoy for vital cargo. To complete each level you'll need to supply every outpost. Pick up the right goods and bring them safely to their destination. Careful coordination and efficient routing are the key to your success. Juggle Resources Each sand ship can carry one item at a time, whether its crucial cargo, a key to unlock a new route or a rare power-up, improving the ship's capabilities. Managing pickups, handoffs and avoiding unwanted items is essential to reaching your goal. Hazards of the Wasteland The dunes are your home, but they are not without danger. Collapsing terrain, narrow passages, gaping chasms, ancient traps and errant drones can block your path or derail your journey. Foresight and careful coordination will keep the convoy on track. Extra Challenges For those who seek an even greater test, optional levels and hidden challenges offer more complex maps, tighter constraints and push the puzzle mechanics to their limits. Use all you have learned to take on the toughest challenges TRAILS has to offer. Can you chart the perfect paths and navigate all trials of the desert?

About

Factory Balls Go!

Engage your mind with a logic puzzle game where you craft custom balls on an assembly line. Follow visual cues to apply paint and use tools in the correct sequence to match target designs across 100 unique levels. Hints are available if you get stuck.

Highlights
  • Custom ball crafting puzzles
  • 100 original levels
  • Visual design matching
  • Tool and paint sequence puzzles
  • Hint system available
  • Optional ad removal
Features
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Do you think working on an assembly line is boring? Not if you're manufacturing Factory Balls! Your job in this clever logic puzzle game is to custom-craft each ball. You’ve got all the tools you need to fulfill every order... except the instruction manual. Yes, the classic Factory Balls puzzle game is back with fresh ideas! And this time, the balls might even have arms and legs, welcome to Factory Balls Go! In each level, you’ll see the target design of your ball on the shipping box. Starting from a plain white ball, get to work by dipping it into paint cans, using tools, and figuring out the correct order of actions to manufacture the right ball. For example: the target ball might be red on top and blue on the bottom. Maybe you should paint the ball red first, then put on a helmet to protect the top half before dipping it into blue paint... If you enjoy clever puzzles and a satisfying mental workout, Factory Balls Go! will keep your brain busy with 100 original levels. Stuck on a level? Tap the light bulb button in the top right corner for a hint. An optional in-app purchase removes ads that appear before hints. Factory Balls Go! is a game by puzzle maestro Bart Bonte.

Screenshots

TRAILS4 screens
Factory Balls Go!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TRAILS at none against Factory Balls Go!'s 1. TRAILS also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Factory Balls Go!'s advantage is ratings volume (98 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, device support 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. Factory Balls Go! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TRAILS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TRAILS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Factory Balls Go! has 98 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of TRAILS's written reviews are positive against 94% of Factory Balls Go!'s.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TRAILS versus Factory Balls Go!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTRAILSFactory Balls Go!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (98 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better93.5% of reviews
Number of ratings198 — better
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size611 MB24 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPurple Sloth Studio eGBart BONTE

Customer experience

TRAILS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Factory Balls Go!

All ratings89 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive93.5%
Neutral5.2%
Negative1.3%

In-app purchases

None

TRAILS

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Factory Balls Go!

One-time1
  • premium$2.49

Questions

Is TRAILS free?
TRAILS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Factory Balls Go! free?
Factory Balls Go! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TRAILS or Factory Balls Go!?
TRAILS is rated higher. TRAILS averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Factory Balls Go! averages 4.7 from 98 ratings.
Do TRAILS or Factory Balls Go! have ads?
Factory Balls Go! shows ads; TRAILS does not.

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