Balloons vs Let the Number Fall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — 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.
Let the Number Fall
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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.
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Verdict
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
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, Let the Number Fall weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Balloons | Let the Number Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ANDREW YUFENG MA | Mehmet UNAL |
In-app purchases
Balloons
No in-app purchases
Let the Number Fall
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Balloons free?
Is Let the Number Fall free?
Do Balloons or Let the Number Fall have ads?
Which is updated more often, Balloons or Let the Number Fall?
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