Comparison

Make24 vs Gumball!

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

Head to head
About

Make24

This daily brain teaser challenges you to use four numbers and basic arithmetic operations to reach the target number 24. Track your progress, compete with others, and enjoy a quick mental workout.

Highlights
  • Daily 24 math puzzles
  • Track solve time and streaks
  • View puzzle history and stats
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Share results without spoilers
  • Reveal puzzle solutions
Features
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Make 24 from four numbers. That’s the whole game, and there’s a new puzzle every day. Tap a number, choose +, −, × or ÷, then choose another number. Keep combining the results until only 24 is left. You must use all four numbers once, and division has to produce a whole number. Every daily puzzle has a solution. Some fall into place quickly; others take a few false starts. • One new 24 puzzle each day • Track your solve time and build a daily streak • See your puzzle history, fastest time and average time • Compare on Game Center leaderboards and earn achievements • Share your result without spoiling the solution • Missed yesterday’s puzzle? Reveal the solution and see the steps Make24 is a small daily math challenge you can finish in a minute, or stubbornly refuse to put down until you find 24. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Gumball!

A relaxing puzzle game where you sort colorful gumballs into prize capsules. Enjoy a satisfying, untimed sorting experience reminiscent of classic gumball machines. Play with one hand and unwind with thousands of levels.

Highlights
  • Relaxing ball sorting gameplay
  • Gumball machine theme
  • Untimed levels
  • One-handed play
  • Thousands of levels
  • Collectibles and boosters
Features
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Remember those capsule gumball machines growing up? Gumball! is the relaxing ball sort puzzle that brings that feeling back. Swap colorful gumballs, snap on a lid, and unwind with every tap. Gumball! is a free ball sort puzzle. Tap a prize capsule, swap matching gumballs into another, and keep going until every capsule is one perfect color. No timer. No rush. Just a clean, satisfying sort you can play with one hand. This is the gumball machine as a puzzle. The tubes are prize capsules. The balls are candy colored gumballs. When a capsule fills with four of a kind, the lid snaps on, the capsule shrinks, and it drops into the machine. The machine fills as you play. HOW TO PLAY • Tap a capsule, then tap another. • Matching gumballs swap over if the colors match and there is room. • Fill every capsule with a single color to win. Glass clinks. Lids thunk. Capsules rattle into the globe. It scratches the same itch as a ball sort, color sort, water sort, or marble sort, just quieter and wrapped in a toy you already know. • Untimed levels you can finish in a minute or sit with for a while. • One finger. Portrait. Couch, commute, or in bed. • Thousands of levels, including HARD and SUPER HARD. • Mystery foil gumballs and new capsule twists as you go. • A gumball machine that opens onto collectibles, coins, and boosters when you fill it. If you want a relaxing color sort that still feels like a toy, not a kids cartoon and not a mess of pop ups, this is it. Bright, simple, and hard to put down, like the grocery store machine you remember. Open it after a long day. In a waiting room. One more level in bed. Play until the machine is full. Swap the colors. Make the machine happy. Gumball! from Staple Games. Support: staplegames.com/contact.html Privacy: staplegames.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Make244 screens
Gumball!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Make24 at every 2 days against Gumball!'s weekly. Gumball!'s advantage is ratings volume (181 vs 15) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Make24 sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Gumball! sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Make24 against 4.8 for Gumball!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gumball! has 181 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Make24 ships an update every 2 days, Gumball! weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Make24 versus Gumball!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMake24Gumball!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (15 ratings) — better4.8 (181 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15181 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStuart MalcolmStaple Games

Customer experience

Make24

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gumball!

All ratings176 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Make24

Subscriptions2
  • Ad-Free Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Ad-Free Annual$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • Tip$0.99
  • Tip$2.99
  • Tip$4.99
11 purchases

Gumball!

One-time11
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • 1,000 Coins$1.99
  • No Ads$3.99
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  • Helper Pack$7.99
  • 5,000 Coins$7.99
  • 10,000 Coins$14.99
  • Power Pack$19.99
  • 25,000 Coins$29.99
  • Mega Pack$49.99
  • 60,000 Coins$59.99
  • 110,000 Coins$99.99

Questions

Is Make24 free?
Make24 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gumball! free?
Gumball! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Make24 or Gumball!?
Make24 is rated higher. Make24 averages 4.9 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Gumball! averages 4.8 from 181 ratings.
Do Make24 or Gumball! have ads?
Both Make24 and Gumball! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Make24 or Gumball!?
Make24 ships an update every 2 days, and Gumball! weekly. Most recently, Make24 was updated on October 31, 2026 and Gumball! on October 29, 2026.

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