Comparison

Balloons vs Let the Number Fall

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

Head to head
About

Balloons

Features
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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.

About

Let the Number Fall

Features
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Let the Number Fall is an original cosmic column-merge puzzle with a dark neon look, a gold economy, power-ups, and optional friends. HOW TO PLAY • Tap a column to drop the current gem into a 5×7 board • Matching numbers merge when they touch and can chain in one turn • Survive as long as you can before a column fills up WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • Original neon gem art and cosmic dark theme — not a copy of any other listing • Gold economy: spend gold to start a run, earn gold from high merges and combos • Power-ups: Break and Morph unlocked with an optional rewarded ad (once each per run) • Dynamic difficulty tiers that scale spawn values with your score • Optional friends: 6-character codes, WhatsApp invite, and score compare • Share a score card image after Game Over ACCOUNT • Choose a username and password on first launch (no email) • The same username and password open your scores and friends on another phone FRIENDS (OPTIONAL) • Settings → Friends • Share your code or enter a friend’s code; both sides must accept • See friends’ best and last scores only Download Let the Number Fall and chase a new high score in a sleek cosmic style.

Screenshots

Balloons3 screens
Let the Number Fall3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Let the Number Fall at 15.0 against Balloons's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Balloons ships an update every 6 days, Let the Number Fall weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Balloons versus Let the Number Fall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBalloonsLet the Number Fall
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperANDREW YUFENG MAMehmet UNAL

In-app purchases

None

Balloons

No in-app purchases

None

Let the Number Fall

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Balloons free?
Balloons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Let the Number Fall free?
Let the Number Fall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Balloons or Let the Number Fall have ads?
Both Balloons and Let the Number Fall show ads.
Which is updated more often, Balloons or Let the Number Fall?
Balloons ships an update every 6 days, and Let the Number Fall weekly. Most recently, Balloons was updated on October 25, 2026 and Let the Number Fall on October 22, 2026.

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