Comparison

Gumball! vs Arrow Escape

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

Head to head
About

Gumball!

A relaxing puzzle game where you sort colorful gumballs into prize capsules. Enjoy a satisfying, untimed sorting experience reminiscent of classic gumball machines. Play with one hand and unwind with thousands of levels.

Highlights
  • Relaxing ball sorting gameplay
  • Gumball machine theme
  • Untimed levels
  • One-handed play
  • Thousands of levels
  • Collectibles and boosters
Features
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Remember those capsule gumball machines growing up? Gumball! is the relaxing ball sort puzzle that brings that feeling back. Swap colorful gumballs, snap on a lid, and unwind with every tap. Gumball! is a free ball sort puzzle. Tap a prize capsule, swap matching gumballs into another, and keep going until every capsule is one perfect color. No timer. No rush. Just a clean, satisfying sort you can play with one hand. This is the gumball machine as a puzzle. The tubes are prize capsules. The balls are candy colored gumballs. When a capsule fills with four of a kind, the lid snaps on, the capsule shrinks, and it drops into the machine. The machine fills as you play. HOW TO PLAY • Tap a capsule, then tap another. • Matching gumballs swap over if the colors match and there is room. • Fill every capsule with a single color to win. Glass clinks. Lids thunk. Capsules rattle into the globe. It scratches the same itch as a ball sort, color sort, water sort, or marble sort, just quieter and wrapped in a toy you already know. • Untimed levels you can finish in a minute or sit with for a while. • One finger. Portrait. Couch, commute, or in bed. • Thousands of levels, including HARD and SUPER HARD. • Mystery foil gumballs and new capsule twists as you go. • A gumball machine that opens onto collectibles, coins, and boosters when you fill it. If you want a relaxing color sort that still feels like a toy, not a kids cartoon and not a mess of pop ups, this is it. Bright, simple, and hard to put down, like the grocery store machine you remember. Open it after a long day. In a waiting room. One more level in bed. Play until the machine is full. Swap the colors. Make the machine happy. Gumball! from Staple Games. Support: staplegames.com/contact.html Privacy: staplegames.com/privacy.html

About

Arrow Escape

This minimalist 3D puzzle game challenges your logic and spatial reasoning. Slide directional arrows off a mysterious cube in the correct sequence to clear each level. With hundreds of brain-teasing puzzles and no timers, it offers a relaxing yet challenging experience.

Highlights
  • Unique arrow-sliding puzzle mechanic
  • Minimalist 3D visuals
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Relaxing gameplay, no timers
  • Trains logic and spatial reasoning
Features
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Arrow Escape: Cube Maze is a minimalist 3D puzzle game where logic meets spatial thinking. A mysterious cube is covered with directional arrows. Your goal is simple: remove every arrow to clear the level. But the order matters. Tap an arrow and it slides forward in the direction it points. If the path is clear, it glides off the cube and disappears. If another arrow blocks the way, it snaps back to its original position. Rotate the cube, inspect every face, and plan the right sequence. Each level is a handcrafted 3D maze of arrows, and some puzzles are far trickier than they look. Features: • Unique arrow-sliding puzzle mechanic on a 3D cube • Clean, minimalist visuals with satisfying animations • Hundreds of brain-teasing levels from easy to expert • Relaxing gameplay — no timers, no pressure • Train your logic, planning, and spatial reasoning

Screenshots

Gumball!4 screens
Arrow Escape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gumball! at 4.8 against Arrow Escape's 4.3. Gumball! also leads on ratings volume (183 vs 30). Arrow Escape's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Gumball! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Arrow Escape asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gumball! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gumball! has 183 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gumball! versus Arrow Escape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGumball!Arrow Escape
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (183 ratings) — better4.3 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings183 — better30
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStaple Games宗林 叶

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Gumball!

One-time10
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • 1,000 Coins$1.99
  • No Ads$3.99
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  • Helper Pack$7.99
  • 5,000 Coins$7.99
  • 10,000 Coins$14.99
  • 25,000 Coins$29.99
  • Mega Pack$49.99
  • 60,000 Coins$59.99
  • 110,000 Coins$99.99
None

Arrow Escape

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gumball! free?
Gumball! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arrow Escape free?
Arrow Escape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gumball! or Arrow Escape?
Gumball! is rated higher. Gumball! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 183 ratings, while Arrow Escape averages 4.3 from 30 ratings.
Do Gumball! or Arrow Escape have ads?
Both Gumball! and Arrow Escape show ads.

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