Comparison

Droppy Ball vs DEADGRID

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

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About

Droppy Ball

Drop colorful balls into a box, combining them to achieve massive scores. Master physics and chain reactions to create combos and avoid spilling balls. Utilize the special Void Ball to clear space and aim for the ultimate high score.

Highlights
  • Combine same-colored balls
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Chain reaction combos
  • Void Ball for space clearing
  • High score chasing
  • Limited box space
Features
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About This Game Welcome to Droppy Ball, a game where you drop colorful balls into a box, aiming to combine the balls for massive scores! It's all about deliberate thinking and a bit of physics as you watch your creations cascade and combine. How You Play Your main goal in Droppy Ball is simple: drop balls into a box. But there's a trick! When two balls of the same color touch, they combine into a larger ball of the next color. Think of it like a chain reaction, starting with pink, then moving through a rainbow of colors. The bigger the ball you create, the more points you earn. Explosions, Combos, and High Stakes Every time balls combine, they let out a small explosion that pushes other balls around. This adds an exciting, unpredictable element to each drop. Sometimes it helps you clear a path, and sometimes it throws balls where you don't want them or ends your run. If you can manage to get multiple balls to combine from a single drop, you'll create a combo streak, making your score skyrocket! But be careful – the box has limited space. If any balls spill out, it's game over! The Void Ball Keep an eye out for the Void Ball! It's the last ball in the sequence. When two Void Balls combine, they vanish completely from the box. This clears space and keeps the game going, especially when things start to get crowded. Mastering the Void Ball is key to chasing those high scores. Chase the High Score Droppy Ball is all about pushing your limits and getting the highest score possible. Each game offers new opportunities to refine your dropping strategy, anticipate reactions, and pull off incredible combos. Can you outsmart the physics and become the ultimate Droppy Ball master?

About

DEADGRID

Experience intense arcade zombie survival with a minimalist aesthetic. Battle through thousands of procedurally generated levels, collect unique weapon finishes, and compete globally in various multiplayer modes. Features permadeath, diverse enemy types, and strategic deployables for ultimate replayability.

Highlights
  • Thousands of procedurally generated levels
  • Collectable weapon finishes
  • Twelve handcrafted arenas
  • Permadeath survival mode
  • Ranked 1v1 duels
  • Duo co-op mode
  • 36 unique weapons
Features
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DEADGRID is a minimalist zombie arena shooter — pure, intense arcade action with real multiplayer. THE CLIMB A campaign ladder thousands of levels deep, and no two rungs are alike. Every level rolls its own horde, its own weather, its own rule and its own goal: one-hit-point runs, total blackouts, meteor storms, assassination contracts. Two modes break the pattern — INFECT, where you ARE the outbreak and hunt the survivors down, and FREE FOR ALL, where everyone carries the same gun and only one walks out. 1,080 WEAPON FINISHES Thirty collectable liveries — GOLD, ONYX, SYNTHWAVE, NOSFERATU, VOIDLINE, RAINBOW and more — across all 36 weapons. Every third rung of the Climb pays one out. Locked finishes stay secret until you earn them. TWELVE HANDCRAFTED ARENAS Fight through Times Square, Shibuya Crossing, the Champs-Élysées, Copacabana, Stonehenge, the Taj Mahal, Chichén Itzá and Terreiro do Paço — plus four arenas of our own: The Garden, Sporewood, Rustyard and Cindermaw. Lava rivers, container mazes, neon crossings. Every layout is placed by hand, never generated. SURVIVE THE APOCALYPSE Endless waves of the undead. Every run is permadeath — beat your best in kills, waves and time survived. RANKED 1v1 — THE ARENA Duel real opponents in last-one-standing combat. Buy rage zombies and send them hunting your rival, earn a random upgrade every round, and climb 8 divisions to the top of the global ladder. DUO CO-OP Team up with a friend or matchmake with a stranger. Shared horde, shared glory — revive each other and see how deep two survivors can go. ARSENAL OF 36 WEAPONS Pistols, SMGs, shotguns, rifles, snipers, launchers, energy weapons, flamethrowers and wilder things — each with its own 3D model. Loot weapon crates mid-run and build your loadout on the fly. NINE ZOMBIE TYPES Walkers, runners, tanks, boomers, jumpers that vault your walls, fire-spitters, bladesmen who cut bullets from the air, gaolers with hooked chains and summoners who raise the dead. Smart pathfinding routes them around cover — they hunt, they don't just shamble. TURRETS & DEPLOYABLES Three turret types, barriers, claymores, explosive barrels and the legendary clapping monkey. Build choke points, then watch the horde walk into them. PROGRESS THAT LASTS • GAME PASS: a 101-tier season track with exclusive skins, chests and emotes • MISSIONS: endless ladders that pay pass XP with bonus chests on every claim • SPECS: permanent lifetime upgrades that make every future run stronger • 42 SKINS to unlock — from the humble Rookie to floating war gods • 32 EMOTES to talk trash in style COMPETE WITH THE WORLD Global leaderboards, a top-1000 board, friends list with live presence, duo invites and player profiles. Daily streaks keep your fire burning. PURE PERFORMANCE Optimized for smooth 60fps. All game audio is synthesized in real time — zero audio files, tiny download. Endless waves, thousands of levels. Just pure arcade zombie survival. Any coin pack removes ad breaks forever. Download DEADGRID and see how long you survive.

Screenshots

Droppy Ball4 screens
DEADGRID4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Droppy Ball at none against DEADGRID's 7. Droppy Ball also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). DEADGRID's advantage is ratings volume (77 vs 3). On price, ads, 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. DEADGRID sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Droppy Ball asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Droppy Ball holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DEADGRID has 77 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Droppy Ball versus DEADGRID: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDroppy BallDEADGRID
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.7 (77 ratings)
Positive reviews—92.3% of reviews
Number of ratings377 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB402 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMojo Games LLCAfonso Quinaz

In-app purchases

None

Droppy Ball

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

DEADGRID

One-time7
  • Scrap + No Ads$0.99
  • Cache + No Ads$4.99
  • Premium Pass$4.99
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  • Crate + No Ads$9.99
  • Pallet + No Ads$19.99
  • Container + No Ads$49.99
  • Motherlode + No Ads$99.99

Questions

Is Droppy Ball free?
Droppy Ball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DEADGRID free?
DEADGRID is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Droppy Ball or DEADGRID?
Droppy Ball is rated higher. Droppy Ball averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while DEADGRID averages 4.7 from 77 ratings.
Do Droppy Ball or DEADGRID have ads?
Neither Droppy Ball nor DEADGRID shows ads.

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