Comparison

SmashBall Up vs Crowd Army

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

Head to head
About

SmashBall Up

Engage in a physics-based arcade game where you launch balls to break various objects, from glass and hexas to stylized human faces. Experience the thrill of Plinko-style gameplay with unpredictable bounces and rewarding drops to collect coins.

Highlights
  • Ball launching mechanics
  • Object smashing (glass, hexas, stylized faces)
  • Plinko-style gameplay
  • Coin collection
  • Physics-based interactions
Features
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Hit balls to smash everthing! Glass, hexas, even human face! Drop the ball, hit the pegs, and win big! SmashBall brings the ultimate Plinko experience with exciting bounces and rewarding drops. Aim, release, and watch the chaos unfold! How many coins can you collect? Play now!

About

Crowd Army

Unleash a clone army with your revolver to smash through enemies and conquer evolving eras. Collect keys to unlock new weapons and claim minion gates for powerful rewards. Face epic boss battles and dig for legendary buffs in this action-packed adventure.

Highlights
  • Fire clones from your revolver
  • Travel across multiple eras
  • Unlock weapons with keys
  • Claim minion gates
  • Push through the dig zone
  • Epic boss battles
Features
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In a World Where Timelines Collide, Your Revolver Becomes the Ultimate Weapon! The timeline has shattered, scattering every age into one endless world! In Clone Run, your revolver doesn't fire bullets — it fires clones of yourself! Race across evolving eras, smash through enemies, doors, and chests, and grow an unstoppable army of clones. Build your clone legion, break through every era's defenses, and conquer time itself! GAME FEATURES Fire Clones, Not Just Bullets Your revolver launches clones of you instead of bullets. Each clone sprints forward and melees anything in its path — doors, enemies, chests, and gates. Travel Across Multiple Eras Journey from the Stone Age to futuristic worlds. Every era brings new obstacles, tougher enemies, and bigger rewards — and anything you didn't destroy comes back stronger. Unlock Weapons Through Keys Collect Keys to open new chamber slots in your revolver. Equip hammers, daggers, swords, and more — whatever you equip is what your clones carry into battle. Claim Minion Gates Melee Minion Gates to pump up their value, then claim them as Minions the moment they reach you. The harder you hit, the bigger your reward. Push Through the Dig Zone Send your collected Minions into the dig site and watch them push forward automatically. The farther they dig, the rarer your reward — Common, Rare, Epic, or Legendary buffs for your run. Epic Boss Battles Face massive era guardians standing between you and the next timeline. Defeat them to break through. Bigger. Faster. More Clones. Clone Run combines fast-paced shooting, satisfying melee combat, weapon evolution, and timeline progression into one explosive adventure. Fire your clones, build your army, and rush through the ages!

Screenshots

SmashBall Up4 screens
Crowd Army4 screens

Verdict

The call

SmashBall Up and Crowd Army both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of SmashBall Up's written reviews are positive against 36% of Crowd Army's. Crowd Army's advantage is ratings volume (306 vs 79). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SmashBall Up sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Crowd Army sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for SmashBall Up against 4.6 for Crowd Army. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 79 and 306 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of SmashBall Up's written reviews are positive against 36% of Crowd Army's.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SmashBall Up versus Crowd Army: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmashBall UpCrowd Army
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (79 ratings) — better4.6 (306 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better36.4% of reviews
Number of ratings79306 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.1 GB433 MB
Age rating4++12
DeveloperYso CorpHyperlab Games

Customer experience

SmashBall Up

All ratings56 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Crowd Army

All ratings276 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral27.3%
Negative36.4%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

SmashBall Up

One-time6
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Super Powers Pack$2.99
  • Starter Pack$7.99
Show 3 more
  • Handful of Gems$9.99
  • Pouch of Gems$29.99
  • Safe of Gems$69.99
10 purchases

Crowd Army

One-time10
  • Ancient Greece Era Offer$0.99
  • Space Era Offer$0.99
  • Medieval Era Offer$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Prehistoric Era Offer$0.99
  • Renaissance Era Offer$0.99
  • Modern Era Offer$0.99
  • Special Offer Bundle 1$1.99
  • Energy Pack 1$1.99
  • Energy Pack 2$4.99
  • No Ads$8.99

Questions

Is SmashBall Up free?
SmashBall Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crowd Army free?
Crowd Army is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SmashBall Up or Crowd Army?
SmashBall Up is rated higher. SmashBall Up averages 4.7 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while Crowd Army averages 4.6 from 306 ratings.
Do SmashBall Up or Crowd Army have ads?
Both SmashBall Up and Crowd Army show ads.

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