Comparison

UnderControl3D vs Popping Balls!

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

Head to head
About

UnderControl3D

Guide bouncing green balls to the last level by dragging and dropping them onto a whiteboard. Test your agility, dexterity, and reflexes to achieve the highest score.

Highlights
  • Easy touch-and-drag controls
  • Progress through multiple levels
  • Test agility and reflexes
  • Share achievements
  • Simple physics gameplay
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Very easy to play with UnderControl ! At startup, you have 10 funny green balls that jump and can't stop. With touch, drag and drop on the white board. And that's it! Try to reach last level with the maximum of these funny balls! Demonstrate agility, dexterity and reflex! At the last level, you can share your feat.

About

Popping Balls!

Features
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Tap to pop balls and guide the square to the finish line! Avoid the black balls Use white balls to pop black ones

Screenshots

UnderControl3D3 screens
Popping Balls!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Popping Balls! at none against UnderControl3D's 4. Popping Balls! also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 16 months). UnderControl3D's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13.0). 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. UnderControl3D sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Popping Balls! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UnderControl3D ships an update every 16 months, Popping Balls! every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
UnderControl3D versus Popping Balls!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnderControl3DPopping Balls!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuisse NgouraneApp Swim LLC

In-app purchases

4 purchases

UnderControl3D

One-time4
  • Pack 250 Coins$0.99
  • Pack 1000 coins$1.99
  • Pack 10.000 coins$2.99
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  • Pack 5000 Coins$4.99
None

Popping Balls!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UnderControl3D free?
UnderControl3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Popping Balls! free?
Popping Balls! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UnderControl3D or Popping Balls! have ads?
Neither UnderControl3D nor Popping Balls! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UnderControl3D or Popping Balls!?
UnderControl3D ships an update every 16 months, and Popping Balls! every 2 days. Most recently, UnderControl3D was updated on October 2, 2026 and Popping Balls! on October 3, 2026.

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