Comparison

8 vs Ball Python King

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

Head to head
About

8

Features
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8-Bit Morphs is a cozy pixel reptile breeding game based on real reptile genetics. Pair snakes and other reptiles, incubate eggs, hatch new morphs, fill your Morph Dex, and grow your facility. Then sell and trade on the live player market! YOUR BREEDING LOOP • Breed compatible pairs and hatch eggs in the incubator • Discover combos and log every morph in the Morph Dex • Upgrade racks, incubators, and facility space as you grow • Feed, care for shedding snakes, and manage quarantine timers MARKET & SOCIAL • Sell to game market or list on the live player market • ISO (In Search Of) posts, auctions, and direct sales with other players • Add friends, chat, and gift snakes with invite links • Cloud save when you sign in HUNT HUB & GOALS • Free daily and weekly hatch goals with coin rewards • Career milestones and seasonal spotlights • Morph Gem hunts for Legendary designer combo achievements LIVE EVENTS • Reptile Show weekends with limited morph drops • Offline progress when you are away Premium Morph Gem packs and optional supporter membership are available in the in-app Premium Shop. Morph Gems can also be earned through play. Purchases are optional; the core breeding loop is free. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://8bitmorphs.com/privacy.html

About

Ball Python King

This game simulates breeding ball pythons using a realistic genetics engine. Pair snakes, incubate eggs, and discover rare morphs. Catalog your collection and trade with other players.

Highlights
  • Realistic genetics engine
  • Breed and hatch new morphs
  • Morphdex for cataloging
  • In-game marketplace
  • Card packs and events
  • Build and display collection
Features
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Welcome to Ball Python King — the breeding game for reptile lovers and genetics geeks. Pair your snakes, incubate the eggs, and watch new morphs hatch from a real genetics engine. Recessive, dominant, co-dominant, het and super forms all behave exactly like the real hobby — chase compound hets and stack genes to hatch combos worth a fortune. REAL GENETICS Every clutch runs on an authentic Punnett-square engine. Learn how het, homozygous and super forms work as you breed. BREED & HATCH Pick a pair, see the odds for every possible offspring, lay a clutch and hatch your next grail morph. MORPH DEX Discover and catalog single genes and combos. Your dex fills in as you breed and buy. MARKET Shop a marketplace of standout animals to fill the gaps in your projects and get inspired by top collections. CARD PACKS & EVENTS Open starter packs and limited-time event banners for a shot at rare, rotating morphs. BUILD YOUR COLLECTION Grow a gallery of your own hatchlings, filter by morph, and show off your rarest animals. Ball Python King is free to play. Optional gem packs are available if you want to speed things up — every drop rate is disclosed in-app. Start hatching. Your dream morph is one clutch away. SUBSCRIPTION Breeder Pass — US$4.99/month, auto-renewing. Unlocks minting of brand-new morph combos and includes 200 new-combo mints every 30 days. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://hsinyuyen.github.io/ballpython-legal/terms-of-service.html Privacy Policy: https://hsinyuyen.github.io/ballpython-legal/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

84 screens
Ball Python King4 screens

Verdict

The call

8 and Ball Python King are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. 8 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Ball Python King sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
8 versus Ball Python King: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter8Ball Python King
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJEREMIAH MANUEL VASQUEZHuan Ru Wu

In-app purchases

5 purchases

8

One-time5
  • 100 Morph Coins$0.99
  • 550 Morph Coins$4.99
  • 1200 Morph Coins$9.99
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  • 2500 Morph Coins$19.99
  • 6500 Morph Coins$49.99
4 purchases

Ball Python King

One-time4
  • 100 Gems$0.99
  • 550 Gems$4.99
  • 1200 Gems$9.99
Show 1 more
  • 2600 Gems$19.99

Questions

Is 8 free?
8 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ball Python King free?
Ball Python King is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 8 or Ball Python King have ads?
Neither 8 nor Ball Python King shows ads.

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