Comparison

Microtrip vs Patience Balls

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

Head to head
About

Microtrip

Navigate a creature's body in this physics-based arcade game. Dodge monsters, eat cells to survive, and collect power-ups. Its procedurally generated levels offer endless replayability and a unique challenge.

Highlights
  • Soft-body physics
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Power-up pills
  • Tilt or touch controls
  • Smooth 60fps graphics
Features
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"Simple, squashy and with plenty of just-one-more-go addictiveness." – The Guardian "Microtrip is a simple, cheerful little physics-based arcade game" – 148apps "Microtrip Adds Science Into Fun Gameplay" – Cult of Mac "it’s proving to be quite a fun inclusion on my iPhone." – AppAdvice Microtrip is a physics arcade game set inside the body of a strange creature. Its unique soft-body physics and the procedural generated levels make the game different and challenging every time you play. The goal is simple: go as deep as possible. For completing such a task you need to dodge the monsters as well as eating the white cells that are keeping you alive. The game is punctuated by special pills that give the blob a weird yet amazing power. How far can you go? Packed with cool features: - Realistic soft-body physics - Smooth graphics at 60fps - Two control schemes: tilt or touch - Awesome super bonus pills - Procedurally generated levels

About

Patience Balls

Engage in a minimalist physics puzzle game designed for a calming and meditative experience. Solve intricate labyrinths and mazes using precision, patience, and logic. This game offers a serene escape while sharpening your reflexes and problem-solving skills.

Highlights
  • Relaxing Zen-like Gameplay
  • Mind-Teasing Labyrinths and Mazes
  • Physics-Based Challenges
  • Precision and Logic Puzzles
  • Beautiful Minimal Graphics
  • Unlockable Achievements
  • Global Leaderboards
Features
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Master your focus and conquer precision tilt controls in Patience Balls—the ultimate physics-based marble maze puzzle game! Whether you are navigating smooth logic labyrinths or tackling high-precision spatial challenges, test your steady hands, master fine balance, and guide every ball safely to its goal. Patience Balls combines realistic motion physics with clean, minimalist board design. Every movement requires complete spatial control, visual focus, and timing—offering a deeply satisfying physics experience where precision leads to victory. Key Features: • Precision Physics & Gyro Control: Calibrated tilt mechanics tuned for exact spatial accuracy. Every subtle wrist movement directly influences board gravity. • Challenging Marble Mazes: Navigate 3D labyrinths, narrow paths, moving obstacles, and gravity holes designed to test your hand-eye coordination. • Test Your Focus & Patience: Progress through 200+ handcrafted levels ranging from satisfying rolling puzzles to high-precision skill challenges. • Satisfying ASMR & Minimalist Design: Clean visuals paired with tactile rolling physics and crisp audio for an engaging, anti-stress atmosphere. • Seamless Offline Play: No Wi-Fi required. Enjoy zero-friction tilt puzzle gameplay anytime, anywhere. • Track Your Mastery: Unlock unique marble skins, achieve level milestones, and see how your precision balance stacks up on global leaderboards. Steady your hands, master the tilt, and download Patience Balls today!

Screenshots

Microtrip4 screens
Patience Balls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Patience Balls at 4.8 against Microtrip's 4.5. Patience Balls also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Microtrip's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 77%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Microtrip sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Patience Balls sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Patience Balls holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 904 and 406 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Microtrip's written reviews are positive against 77% of Patience Balls's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microtrip ships an update every 3 months, Patience Balls every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Microtrip versus Patience Balls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrotripPatience Balls
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (904 ratings)4.8 (406 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better76.9% of reviews
Number of ratings904 — better406
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB276 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTriple Trip StudioRicardo Mendonca

Customer experience

Microtrip

All ratings904 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral7.2%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews377 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral5.8%
Negative7.4%

Patience Balls

All ratings406 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.1%

Bugs and requests

Microtrip

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on launch
  • Getting stuck in level geometry
  • Inconsistent high score tracking

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to customize character
  • More power-ups and upgrades
  • Additional game modes
  • Improved collision detection

Patience Balls

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Microtrip

One-time1
  • Remove AdsFree
7 purchases

Patience Balls

One-time7
  • 250 Gems$0.99
  • Patience Balls Premium$1.99
  • 400 Gems$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Remove ads and get 1000 gems$2.99
  • Remove ads and get 1000 gems$3.99
  • Remove ads and get 1000 gems$4.99
  • Remove ads and 2500 Gems$7.99

Questions

Is Microtrip free?
Microtrip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Patience Balls free?
Patience Balls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Microtrip or Patience Balls?
Patience Balls is rated higher. Microtrip averages 4.5 out of 5 from 904 ratings, while Patience Balls averages 4.8 from 406 ratings.
Do Microtrip or Patience Balls have ads?
Both Microtrip and Patience Balls show ads.
Which is updated more often, Microtrip or Patience Balls?
Microtrip ships an update every 3 months, and Patience Balls every 5 weeks. Most recently, Microtrip was updated on September 22, 2026 and Patience Balls on September 21, 2026.

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