Comparison

Up vs SpinStrike Balls

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

Head to head
About

Up

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A single ball. An infinite sky. Launch upward into the unknown โ€” bouncing from platform to platform, climbing ever higher through the cosmos. As you ascend, the journey grows treacherous. Platforms drift, narrow, tilt, and pulse. Gravity is unforgiving. Every launch is a leap of faith. Three difficulty orbits. Global leaderboards via Game Center. How far into the universe can you reach? This is a free game, enjoy!

About

SpinStrike Balls

Features
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One tap. One ring. One shot at your best score. A dot races around a ring. Tap the instant it crosses the glowing zone. Hit it and the dot reverses, speeds up, and the zone shrinks. Miss, and it is over. Then you tap once and go again, because you know the next run is the one. SpinStrike is built for the thirty-second window: waiting in line, between meetings, or that one more try that turns into twenty. HOW IT PLAYS - Tap when the dot is inside the glowing zone - Every hit flips the direction and pushes the speed higher - The zone gets narrower the better you do - Land a dead-center hit for a PERFECT and a bonus +2 - One miss ends the run, with an instant restart every time WHY YOU WILL KEEP PLAYING - Pick-up-and-play in one second, no tutorial, no setup - A skill ceiling worth chasing: anyone can score 10, very few reach 50 - Crisp haptics and sound on every hit and near miss - The color theme shifts as you climb, so a long run looks different from a short one - Your best score is always one tap away from being beaten NO NONSENSE - Plays fully offline - No account, no login, no sign-up - One-time Remove Ads option if you want a clean screen - Simple, focused, and respectful of your time Tap. Miss. Tap again. Beat your best.

Screenshots

Up2 screens
SpinStrike Balls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Up at Free against SpinStrike Balls's $1.99. SpinStrike Balls's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Up is free to download; SpinStrike Balls costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Up versus SpinStrike Balls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUpSpinStrike Balls
PriceFree โ€” better$1.99
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size12 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGijs RaggersDaniel Collinsworth

In-app purchases

None

Up

No in-app purchases

None

SpinStrike Balls

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Up free?
Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpinStrike Balls free?
SpinStrike Balls costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Up or SpinStrike Balls have ads?
Neither Up nor SpinStrike Balls shows ads.

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