Comparison

Tumble Tubes vs Cannon Jam

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

Head to head
About

Tumble Tubes

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Two glass tubes arc up either side of the board. A funnel sits at the top. And a winding track runs back down toward four stacks of holders that are never quite the color you need. Every level opens with a board of loaded cartridges. Most carry nine marbles. Some carry far more. Tap one and its marbles rush up through the side tube, over the arc, and spill out of the funnel onto the track below. From there they tumble down, lane by lane, toward the holders. A marble that reaches a holder in its own color clicks into place. Fill that holder and it pops away, and whatever color was buried under it rises up to take its turn. Marbles with no holder to go to keep riding. They queue up behind one another, and the track has an end. Pack it with marbles that have nowhere to click in and the run is finished. You'll see it coming a few moves out. Getting out of it is the hard part. And not every cartridge is ready to fire. Some sit frozen. Some are buried under stone. Some are bolted into a frame and won't move until you clear what's around them. Which one you open, and when, is the whole game. HOW TO PLAY - Tap a cartridge to send its marbles up the tube and through the funnel - Marbles pour onto the track and tumble down toward the holders - A marble clears when it clicks into a holder of its own color - Fill a holder and the next color in that stack rises up behind it - Marbles with no matching holder stay on the track and take up room - Fill the track with marbles that can't clear and the level ends - Empty the board and finish every stack to move on ON THE BOARD - Cartridges from three marbles up to a couple of hundred - Frozen cartridges that need a few clears before they open - Stone tiles hiding what sits underneath - Boosters for when the track is packed and you need a way out NO TIMER Open a cartridge when you're ready. Sit and read the board for a minute if you want. Nothing on screen is counting down.

About

Cannon Jam

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In the night, a few small cannons stand quietly in formation. All you need is a smooth, flowing line to awaken their rhythm and let the final shell reach its destination safely. In every level, your task is to plan a continuous route: drag from the starting point to the next firing point, making sure every cannon is triggered and you eventually reach the target area. The controls are intuitive, but the thinking behind them layers up step by step. You'll appreciate the little details—short-term objectives alternate with timed challenges, and the layouts hide clever mechanisms like pushers, diverters, and blockers. Every hit and every chain reaction delivers crisp visual and numerical feedback, so each decision resonates with a satisfying response. Upon completion, you earn coins and progress rewards, unlocking more variations as you go. The design balances a pick-up-and-play ease with a gradually escalating intellectual challenge. Whether you're breezing through levels to unwind or deliberately refining the optimal route, each connection brings a sense of relaxation and achievement. Draw that first line—and see if you can weave the rhythm into the most beautiful path.

Screenshots

Tumble Tubes4 screens
Cannon Jam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Cannon Jam at 2 against Tumble Tubes's —. On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Tumble Tubes versus Cannon Jam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTumble TubesCannon Jam
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 days
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Devices—iPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size184 MB342 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDIGITAL EDUCATION LAB PTY LTDShycheese

In-app purchases

None

Tumble Tubes

No in-app purchases

None

Cannon Jam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tumble Tubes free?
Tumble Tubes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cannon Jam free?
Cannon Jam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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