Crystal Balls vs Ball Panic!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crystal Balls
A captivating match-3 puzzle game where players strategically drop colored balls to create explosive matches. Advance through levels by clearing balls horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, utilizing special power-up balls to achieve objectives.
- Match 3 or more colored balls
- Strategic ball dropping
- Explosive ball combinations
- Special power-up balls
- Classic and adventure modes
- Level completion meters
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Crystal Balls is a simple and addicting match 3 puzzle game, where you have to drop down a moving ball to make it match with other balls of the same color. The ball will travel the board from side to side before falling into the first column unless you click first. The balls explodes when you combine 3 or more balls of the same color. You have to be agile as the ball moves faster in advanced levels. Combine 3 or balls with the same color horizontally, vertically or diagonally and clear them. Complete each level by filling the right meter. You have special balls that will help you complete the level: -Multiplier X4 Ball: Match and multiply your points by 4. -Multiplier X6 Ball: Match and multiply your points by 6. -Bomb Ball: Clear an entire column. -Side Ball: Clear an entire row. -Mine Ball: Clear balls around regardless of color. -Fury Ball: Match and clear all the balls of the same color. -Clock Ball: Match and slow down temporally the speed. There are 2 different modes to play the game: classic & adventure. Have Fun!!
Ball Panic!
Tap to destroy incoming balls before they fill the screen in this fast-paced game. React quickly to clear the play area and avoid losing.
- Tap to blast balls
- Avoid screen fill-up
- Frantic gameplay
- Fast-paced action
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Tap to blast the balls in this frantic new game! Do not let the balls fill up the screen!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Crystal Balls at none against Ball Panic!'s shown. Crystal Balls also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). Ball Panic!'s advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 22 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Crystal Balls sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ball Panic! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Crystal Balls against 5.0 for Ball Panic!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Crystal Balls's written reviews are positive against 75% of Ball Panic!'s.
Crystal Balls ships an update every 22 months, Ball Panic! every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crystal Balls | Ball Panic! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matias Ini | 1Button SARL |
Customer experience
Crystal Balls
Ball Panic!
In-app purchases
Crystal Balls
- Remove Ads$0.99
Ball Panic!
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
Is Crystal Balls free?
Is Ball Panic! free?
Which has better reviews, Crystal Balls or Ball Panic!?
Do Crystal Balls or Ball Panic! have ads?
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