Crystal Balls vs Brainrot Dash
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!!
Brainrot Dash
Dash through a vibrant world collecting coins and power-ups in this fast-paced endless runner. Unlock iconic characters and compete on the global leaderboard. Upgrade your abilities and enjoy a customizable soundtrack as you aim for the top.
- Fast-paced endless runner gameplay
- Unlock iconic brainrot characters
- Collect and use power-ups
- Upgrade powerup belt
- Original soundtrack with customizable playlist
- Global leaderboard competition
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Swipe left, swipe right, jump, roll. Something enormous is running behind you and it is not slowing down. Brainrot Dash is a three-lane endless runner starring the Italian brainrot meme cast. Trains, buses, barriers and traffic come at you fast. Every hit you take lets the chaser close the gap, and after eight hits he catches you and you get a front-row seat to your own demise. Eight mistakes. That's the whole run. FOUR WORLDS ON A LOOP Sprint out of the city, cross the Golden Gate Bridge, tear through Ancient Rome, then land in Japan. The zones cycle as long as you survive, so the farther you get, the more you see. NINE RUNNERS TO UNLOCK Cappuccina, Brr Brr Patapir, Espressona Signora, Udin Din Dun, Doctor Pigeon, Matcha Chocolat, Ace of Spades, Baby and JPop Dragon Slayer. Each one has their own look on the track. Pick your fighter. POWER-UPS THAT ACTUALLY CHANGE THE RUN Speed Boost to blow past a bad patch. Bombardino Crocodilo to clear what's in front of you. Magnet to hoover up every token in the lane. Bat Shield to eat one hit for free. Upgrade your belt and you carry more of them into every run. TWO CURRENCIES, ONE SHOP Stack Tung Tokens on the track. Rubies are the rare ones. Spend both on characters, power-up unlocks, belt upgrades and new music. 24 ORIGINAL SONGS The whole soundtrack was written for this game. Build your own playlist and run to it, or unlock more tracks in the shop. LEADERBOARDS Two Game Center boards: highest score, and richest player by total tokens. Find out whether your friends are actually better than you or just louder about it. Free to play. Play with ads, or grab Remove Ads Forever once and never see another one. No cap: it's you, three lanes, and something very large behind you. Stay skibidi.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brainrot Dash at none against Crystal Balls's 1. Brainrot Dash also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 22 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Crystal Balls's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Crystal Balls sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Brainrot Dash asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Crystal Balls against 5.0 for Brainrot Dash. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Crystal Balls's written reviews are positive against 100% of Brainrot Dash's.
Crystal Balls ships an update every 22 months, Brainrot Dash every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crystal Balls | Brainrot Dash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 718 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matias Ini | Mado Digital LLC |
Customer experience
Crystal Balls
Brainrot Dash
In-app purchases
Crystal Balls
- Remove Ads$0.99
Brainrot Dash
No in-app purchases
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