Comparison

Pencil Loop! vs Waffle Ball

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

Head to head
About

Pencil Loop!

Engage in a relaxing art puzzle game where you guide pencil boxes through a loop to sharpen and color them. Reveal vibrant hidden images step by step with simple logic and satisfying animations. Enjoy hundreds of handcrafted levels for a calming yet addictive experience.

Highlights
  • Sharpen and color pencil boxes
  • Reveal hidden colorful images
  • Hundreds of handcrafted levels
  • Relaxing, no-timer gameplay
  • Offline play
  • Simple one-touch controls
Features
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Pencil Loop! is a relaxing and satisfying puzzle game where you sharpen pencils, move objects through a loop, and reveal colorful images step by step. Designed for fans of casual puzzle games, Pencil Loop combines smooth visuals with simple logic mechanics for a calming yet addictive experience. This color match puzzle game is easy to play but challenging to master. Each level introduces new patterns, color combinations, and loop mechanics that keep the gameplay fresh and engaging. How to Play Move pencil boxes through the loop, sharpen and color them correctly, and reveal the hidden picture underneath. Every action matters. Plan your moves, solve the puzzle, and complete the artwork. Pencil Loop is perfect for players who enjoy logic puzzles, color puzzles, and sort-style puzzle games. Features -Simple one-touch controls for easy puzzle gameplay -Relaxing puzzle experience with no timers or pressure -Satisfying reveal mechanics and smooth animations -Hundreds of handcrafted puzzle levels -Offline puzzle game – play anytime, anywhere -Casual gameplay suitable for all ages Why Play Pencil Loop? If you like relaxing puzzle games, loop puzzles, or satisfying brain games, Pencil Loop offers a unique twist with art-based progression. It blends the calming feel of casual puzzle games with the challenge of logic and sorting puzzles. Whether you want to relax, train your brain, or enjoy a visually satisfying puzzle game, Pencil Loop is the perfect choice. Free Puzzle Game Pencil Loop is free to play with optional in-app purchases. Download now and enjoy one of the most satisfying puzzle games designed for relaxation, focus, and fun.

About

Waffle Ball

Experience a unique physics paddle game set in a breakfast world. Keep the volley alive against an AI opponent as increasingly challenging elements are introduced each level. Test your skills and see how long you can last.

Highlights
  • One-screen paddle physics
  • Three AI difficulty tiers
  • Eleven breakfast-themed challenges
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Achievements
  • Portrait and landscape play
Features
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A physics paddle game with a breakfast problem. Waffle Ball is one paddle, one AI, and a waffle that sizzles past faster every level. Land your shot, dodge the bacon, and keep the volley alive. Each new level stacks a fresh twist: the AI knocks back an espresso, your spatula gets chopped in half, the plate slides under your shots, steam fogs the ball mid-flight. They combine — a Belgian waffle on a Sliding Plate while you're playing with Half Spatula is a different game than a Mini Waffle in the Pressure Cooker. How long can you keep going before something gets you? KEY INGREDIENTS • One-screen paddle physics — no menus between you and the next volley • Three AI difficulty tiers, from "tracks the ball loosely" to "predicts where it's going" • Eleven breakfast-themed challenges that stack the deeper you go • Three Game Center leaderboards: Total Wins, Longest Volley, Highest Level • Achievements for shutouts, comebacks, hat tricks, marathon volleys, and more • Plays in portrait or landscape; iPhone and iPad

Screenshots

Pencil Loop!4 screens
Waffle Ball3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Waffle Ball at 100% against Pencil Loop!'s 41%. Waffle Ball also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Pencil Loop!'s advantage is ratings volume (757 vs 6) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price 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. Pencil Loop! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Waffle Ball asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Waffle Ball holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pencil Loop! has 757 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Pencil Loop!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Waffle Ball's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pencil Loop! versus Waffle Ball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPencil Loop!Waffle Ball
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (757 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings757 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size496 MB59 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperRollic Games Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Anonim SirketiApp Waffle

Customer experience

Pencil Loop!

All ratings757 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive41.4%
Neutral17.2%
Negative41.4%

Waffle Ball

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pencil Loop!

One-time10
  • Coin Pack 1$1.99
  • Rescue Offer$4.99
  • Coin Pack 2$7.99
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  • Mini Bundle$9.99
  • Coin Pack 3$14.99
  • Medium Bundle$19.99
  • Super Offer$29.99
  • Coin Pack 4$29.99
  • Coin Pack 5$54.99
  • Coin Pack 6$99.99
None

Waffle Ball

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pencil Loop! free?
Pencil Loop! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Waffle Ball free?
Waffle Ball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pencil Loop! or Waffle Ball?
Waffle Ball is rated higher. Pencil Loop! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 757 ratings, while Waffle Ball averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Pencil Loop! or Waffle Ball have ads?
Pencil Loop! shows ads; Waffle Ball does not.

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