Comparison

SimpleSticks vs Demolition Ball

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

Head to head
About

SimpleSticks

A fast-paced stickman platformer with one-touch controls. Navigate an endless world of floating platforms and obstacles, with two game modes offering progressive challenges and unique environments. Collect coins and power-ups to achieve high scores.

Highlights
  • One-touch jump controls
  • Endless procedurally generated levels
  • Two distinct game modes
  • Five unique visual zones
  • Offline play supported
  • High score tracking
Features
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SimpleSticks is a fast-paced stickman platformer that's easy to pick up but impossible to put down. Tap to jump and guide your stick figure through an endless world of floating platforms, treacherous obstacles, and exciting power-ups. START SIMPLE, GO FAR Run automatically through beautifully crafted environments. Time your jumps to land on platforms, collect coins for bonus points, and see how far you can push your high score. TWO GAME MODES - Simple Mode: Pure running and jumping — test your reflexes in a clean, distraction-free experience. - Classic Mode: 60+ progressive features unlock as you play — coins, double jumps, moving platforms, enemies, shields, conveyor belts, spikes, and much more. FIVE UNIQUE ZONES Journey through five distinct environments, each with its own look and feel: - Plains — Where every run begins - Frost — Icy blue landscapes - Desert — Warm sandy terrain - Twilight — Mysterious purple haze - Forest — Lush green canopy PROGRESSIVE CHALLENGE Classic Mode rewards your skill with new gameplay mechanics that unlock as your score climbs. What starts as a simple run transforms into a thrilling obstacle course with enemies, fireballs, wind gusts, crumbling platforms, and boss encounters. FEATURES - One-touch controls — just tap to jump - Minimalist stickman art style - Procedurally generated levels — every run is unique - Offline play — no internet required - Lightweight and fast — under 1 MB - Track your high scores across both modes How far can your stickman go?

About

Demolition Ball

Features
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Suit up, grab the wrecking ball, and clear the site — one contract at a time. Demolition Ball is a physics-powered brick breaker with a full construction-site attitude. If you grew up on classic breakout and brick-breaker games, this is that same addictive paddle-and-ball formula — rebuilt with real physics, chain combos, and a demolition crew's sense of humor. Aim your wrecking beam, launch the ball, and smash through red brick, cracking concrete, and indestructible steel to clear every structure on the blueprint. SMASH THROUGH VARIED STRUCTURES • Red brick crumbles in one hit • Concrete takes two hits to crack • Steel never breaks — bounce off it, work around it • TNT crates trigger chain-reaction explosions • Mystery equipment crates always drop a power-up CATCH FALLING EQUIPMENT Keep an eye out for power-ups tumbling down from broken bricks: • WIDE BEAM — bigger paddle for easier catches • MAGNET — the ball sticks on impact, tap to release on your terms • TRIPLE BALLS — three wrecking balls demolishing at once • LASER CUTTER — tap to fire twin bolts through anything in your path • SLOW-MOTION — every ball moves 30% slower for precision shots • EXTRA HARD HAT — restores a life • Watch out for the shrink ray — it's not on your side AN ENDLESS CAREER IN DEMOLITION Clear the campaign one contract at a time, earning up to three stars per site by finishing with your hard hats intact. Contracts keep coming — levels scale forever, with denser brick structures, tougher steel, and new site layouts the further you go. Need a faster shift? Jump into Endless mode and clear wave after wave of bricks for as long as you can hold the line, with hazards and speed ramping up every round. Lost your last hard hat? Call in the backup crew for one more shot — no contract has to end early. WHY BRICK-BREAKER FANS STICK AROUND • Real momentum and bounce-angle physics, not scripted ricochets • Hundreds of hand-built and procedurally generated brick layouts • Combo scoring that rewards fast, precise breakout play • A construction-site theme that turns a familiar genre into something new FAIR MONETIZATION Play free, forever. Remove all ads with a single one-time purchase whenever you're ready — no subscriptions. Grab your hard hat and start breaking bricks. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SimpleSticks4 screens
Demolition Ball4 screens

Verdict

The call

SimpleSticks and Demolition Ball are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SimpleSticks versus Demolition Ball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleSticksDemolition Ball
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFantasyscape IncPercy Ng'uni

In-app purchases

None

SimpleSticks

No in-app purchases

None

Demolition Ball

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpleSticks free?
SimpleSticks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Demolition Ball free?
Demolition Ball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SimpleSticks or Demolition Ball have ads?
Both SimpleSticks and Demolition Ball show ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleSticks or Demolition Ball?
SimpleSticks ships an update every 3 days, and Demolition Ball every 3 days. Most recently, SimpleSticks was updated on November 5, 2026 and Demolition Ball on October 31, 2026.

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