Comparison

Oust vs Abbalone

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

Head to head
About

Oust

Features
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Oust is a territorial strategy game where you must capture all opponent stones to win. Think it sounds simple? Think again! Strategically place your stones on the hexagonal board to form groups and capture smaller enemy groups. Fair warning: Matches are insanely addictive. Privacy Policy: https://oust-game.eu/legal/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Abbalone

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Abbalone is a two-player marble strategy game on a hexagonal board. Select up to three connected marbles, plan your move, and push six of your opponent's marbles off the edge to win. PLAY YOUR WAY โ€ข How to Play: open Profile โ†’ How to Play to learn the rules, marble movement and pushing with a guided practice game. โ€ข Play vs Bot: choose Easy, Medium, or Hard difficulty. โ€ข Pass & Play: take turns with a friend on the same device. โ€ข Online Multiplayer: create a private game and share its code, or enter a friend's code to join. There is no random matchmaking. THREE STARTING LAYOUTS Choose Standard, Belgian Daisy, or German Daisy. Save your preferred starting layout in Settings. DAILY CHALLENGE Solve a daily tactical puzzle by pushing an opponent marble off the board in three moves or fewer. Track your challenge streak. An internet connection is required for daily challenges. LOCAL PLAY AND PROGRESS Bot and pass-and-play games work without an internet connection in the installed app. An unfinished local game is saved on your device so you can return to it after closing the app. ONLINE COMPETITION View the ELO leaderboard, play rated private matches, and request a rematch. Online multiplayer and the leaderboard require an internet connection. ELO changes apply to rated online matches; daily puzzles do not award ELO points. OPTIONAL SIGN-IN Start with Play as Guest. Sign in with Apple or Google to access your profile across devices, including match history, statistics, and achievement badges. Guest online features use an anonymous identifier. MAKE IT YOURS Pick one of four themes on the home screen: Gilded Stone, Mood Club, Paw Parade or Midnight Ornaments. Each has its own board, pieces, animations and sounds. Adjust sound effects, haptic feedback, and the default board layout in Settings, including as a guest. Haptic feedback is available on supported devices. Allow notifications if you want daily challenge reminders and motivational messages; notification delivery depends on your device settings and connection. The app includes advertising. Declining tracking permission does not prevent you from playing. Sharing usage analytics is optional and off unless you allow it. There are no voice or video calls.

Screenshots

Oust4 screens
Abbalone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Abbalone at none against Oust's 2. Oust's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Oust sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Abbalone asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Oust ships an update every 4 days, Abbalone monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Oust versus Abbalone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOustAbbalone
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterMonthly
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size125 MB48 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperVapoliaKheniTech

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Oust

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly$22.991 Year
None

Abbalone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Oust free?
Oust is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Abbalone free?
Abbalone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Oust or Abbalone have ads?
Abbalone shows ads; Oust does not.
Which is updated more often, Oust or Abbalone?
Oust ships an update every 4 days, and Abbalone monthly. Most recently, Oust was updated on October 30, 2026 and Abbalone on October 31, 2026.

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