Comparison

Ball Blast vs Harena

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

Head to head
About

Ball Blast

Features
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Aim. Fire. Watch dozens of glowing balls obliterate numbered blocks in a chain of satisfying bounces — all wrapped in a dark industrial "Obsidian Forge" aesthetic with molten amber embers drifting across every screen. Ball Blast is a simple, ridiculously addictive arcade game. Drag to aim a smooth fading beam, release to launch a volley of balls upward. Each ball bounces off walls and blocks, chipping away hit points with every impact. Clear the board before blocks reach the danger line! HOW TO PLAY • Drag to aim your shot with a smooth glowing beam • Release to fire all your balls at once • Balls bounce off walls, ceiling, and blocks • Each bounce removes HP from a block • Collect bonuses to grow your arsenal • Blocks descend one row each turn • Game over when any block crosses the danger line • Double-tap to fast-forward your turn at 10x speed SPECIAL BLOCKS • Explosive blocks — detonate and destroy everything nearby • Ice blocks — shatter into extra balls on impact • Steel blocks — double HP, double score reward POWER-UPS • Extra Ball — grow your volley each turn • Score Multiplier (x2) — double your points • Shield — blocks skip advancing for one turn • Grenade — damages every block on screen with a massive explosion UNLOCK & PROGRESS • Unlock new ball colors at lifetime score milestones — Emerald, Ice Blue, Royal Purple, Crimson • Combo system with escalating callouts — NICE SHOT, UNSTOPPABLE, GODLIKE • Milestone celebrations with cheeky quips that burst into embers • Perfect clear bonus for wiping the entire board • Streak tracking across games • Adjustable ball speed slider FEATURES • Dark industrial aesthetic with molten ember particle effects • Satisfying haptic feedback on every impact • Sassy game over messages and menu taglines • One-touch controls — easy to learn, hard to master • Endlessly generated levels that scale in difficulty • Satisfying multi-ball chain reactions • Pause and resume anytime • Local high score tracking • No ads. No in-app purchases. No internet required. Perfect for flights, waiting rooms, or whenever you need five minutes of focused arcade fun.

About

Harena

Features
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- 165 materials: sand, water, lava, acid, metals, gases, plants, creatures. 32 of them are made only by reaction - Grids up to 2048 x 1152, 2.36 million cells, every cell simulated - Heat: every material has a melting, boiling and ignition point, and latent heat - Reactions have a temperature window, and each one you find is logged in the codex - Four views: material, thermal, velocity and air flow - Electricity: wire, battery, diode, lamp, and heat, cold and wind sensors - Optics and magnetism: laser, mirror, prism, two magnets, pump - Wind and pressure: smoke, spores and ash are carried by the air - Creatures and vehicles, including a character you steer yourself - Six starting worlds, ten save slots, undo, pinch to zoom and pan. Landscape only, playable offline

Screenshots

Ball Blast3 screens
Harena4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ball Blast at none against Harena's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Ball Blast versus Harena: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBall BlastHarena
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDuskin Anthony TertelingSATOSHI MAEDA

In-app purchases

None

Ball Blast

No in-app purchases

None

Harena

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ball Blast free?
Ball Blast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Harena free?
Harena is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ball Blast or Harena have ads?
Harena shows ads; Ball Blast does not.

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