Balloons vs Corner Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Balloons
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This is a mobile game - Play starts the game, balloons float up which players pop by tapping on them before the time runs out or before the balloons reach the bottom of the screen. Each round completed adds more time and more balloons than the previous round. Upload Balloon Image allows the player to decorate the balloons with an image from their camera roll. Players can turn on or off the popping sound of balloons being popped.
Corner Connect
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Tap to rotate tiles and connect every path in Corner Connect โ a pure pipe puzzle and tile rotation brain game. One tap rotates a tile 90ยฐ. Connected paths glow bright. Loose ends stay grey. Clear every grey loose end to win. No timers. No lives. Just logic. โ HOW TO PLAY Each tile shows paths pointing in up to four directions. Tap any non-empty tile to rotate it 90ยฐ clockwise. When a path at one edge correctly meets the path of its neighbour, both light up bright โ that connection is solved. Any path that doesn't meet its neighbour, or points off the board edge with nowhere to go, stays grey as a loose end. Eliminate every loose end on the grid and the board clears with "Cleared! All squares freed." โ FEATURES โข Grid sizes that grow with you Boards start at 3ร3 on the earliest levels and scale up to an 8ร8 grid โ the largest size in the game. More tiles mean more possibilities and deeper puzzle logic. โข Hint system Stuck on a level? Tap the lightbulb to reveal the solved layout. The game treats the board as cleared so you can study the answer, then tap reset to start that level again from scratch. โข Reset without penalty One tap returns the current level to its original scrambled layout. Retry as many times as you like โ no lives, no countdowns. โข Numbered level progression Every puzzle is a numbered level. Board size and scramble difficulty grow as the numbers climb, giving you a clear sense of progress and a reason to keep going. โ PERFECT FOR Fans of pipe puzzle games, tile rotation puzzles, plumber puzzle games, network and flow connection games, circuit puzzle games, and grid-based logic brain teasers. If you love rotating and linking tiles until the whole board clicks into place โ Corner Connect is your next puzzle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Corner Connect at none against Balloons's shown. Corner Connect also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Balloons's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Balloons ships an update every 6 days, Corner Connect monthly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Balloons | Corner Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days โ better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ANDREW YUFENG MA | FGTP Labs |
In-app purchases
Balloons
No in-app purchases
Corner Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Balloons free?
Is Corner Connect free?
Do Balloons or Corner Connect have ads?
Which is updated more often, Balloons or Corner Connect?
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