Terraforge vs Balloon Ceiling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Terraforge
Combine basic elements like Fire, Water, Air, and Earth to discover new ones, progressing from simple creations to complex concepts like Dragons, Galaxies, and the Universe. Solve over 260 recipes, track your progress in a personal grimoire, and unlock milestones as you master the art of creation.
- Element combination and discovery
- Over 260 recipes to find
- Personal grimoire to track discoveries
- Milestones to celebrate progress
- Offline play
- iCloud progress sync
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Start with Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. End with Dragons, Galaxies, and the Universe itself. Every discovery begins with one question: what happens if I mix these two? Drag elements together and watch mud become life, life become civilization, and civilization become legend. 208 ELEMENTS. ONE STARTING POINT. Begin with four primordial elements and forge your way through 13 tiers of discovery. Combine Lizard and Fire to create a Dragon. Mix Day and Night to unlock Time. Strap a Human to a Rocket and launch an Astronaut. Every recipe makes sense — and every discovery feels earned. 266 RECIPES TO FIND From intuitive first steps (Water + Earth = Mud) to legendary breakthroughs (Knight + Dragon = Hero), each combination is a puzzle waiting to be solved. Six rarity tiers — from Primordial to Legendary — reward your curiosity with increasingly spectacular effects. YOUR GRIMOIRE AWAITS Track every discovery in your personal grimoire. Browse 16 categories from Nature and Mythical to Space and Pop Culture. Tap any element to read its story, see its recipes, and discover what it creates next. 31 MILESTONES Your journey has chapters. Create your first Plant. Discover a Dragon. Build an Empire. Each milestone celebrates your progress — from "Welcome to forging, apprentice" to "You have mastered creation itself." EVERY DISCOVERY IS A CELEBRATION Common elements sparkle. Rare ones send shockwaves. Legendary discoveries shake the screen and rain gold. Ambient crystalline tones and rarity-scaled sound effects bring every combination to life. MASTER FORGER UPGRADE One purchase. Yours forever. Unlock recipe hints for undiscovered elements. All future content included. No subscriptions. Play offline. Sync progress across devices with iCloud. Combine. Discover. Create everything from nothing.
Balloon Ceiling
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Float helium balloons to the ceiling, cluster by touch, and pop groups of 3 or more. Wind pushes every shot. Unsupported clusters fall. Special balloons — Rainbow, Bomb, and Heavy — change the puzzle without turning it into a power-up arcade. • Physical match-3, not a grid • Ceiling connectivity and chain reactions • Dynamic wind you can read before you launch • Endless score chase, fully offline
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Balloon Ceiling at none against Terraforge's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Terraforge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Balloon Ceiling asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Terraforge | Balloon Ceiling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (25 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JOSE ANTONIO MARTINEZ FERNANDEZ | Yasin Dinc |
In-app purchases
Terraforge
- Master Forger$6.99
Balloon Ceiling
No in-app purchases









