2048 Math vs 2048 Balls 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
2048 Math
Engage your mind with a number puzzle game where you merge tiles by swiping. Combine identical numbers to create larger ones and aim for the highest score. This highly addictive game offers a simple yet challenging experience.
- Swipe to move tiles
- Merge identical number tiles
- Addictive gameplay
- Simple controls
- Challenging puzzles
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Slide tiles in any direction. When two tiles with the same number meet, they merge. Keep combining until you reach 2048—and then keep going. Designed for fast, satisfying play: • Responsive swipe controls • Smooth movement and merge animations • Portrait and landscape layouts • Optimized for iPhone and iPad • Game Center leaderboards for best and recent scores • Undo and progress tracking • Optional consumable erasers to remove a tile No ads. No account required. Your game progress stays on your device.
2048 Balls 3D
Drop and merge numbered balls to achieve higher scores. Challenge yourself to see how far you can progress in this addictive puzzle game.
- Drop and merge balls
- Achieve high scores
- 3D ball merging gameplay
- Addictive puzzle mechanics
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Gotta merge em all! Drop balls and merge them! How far can you go?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 2048 Math at 73% against 2048 Balls 3D's 25%. 2048 Math also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 2048 Balls 3D's advantage is ratings volume (86K vs 151) and rating (4.4 vs 4.1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. 2048 Math sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 2048 Balls 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
2048 Balls 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 2048 Balls 3D has 86K ratings behind it against 151, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of 2048 Math's written reviews are positive against 25% of 2048 Balls 3D's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
2048 Math ships an update every 2 weeks, 2048 Balls 3D every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 2048 Math | 2048 Balls 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (151 ratings) | 4.4 (86K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews — better | 24.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 151 | 86K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 207 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evisoft, SRL | Voodoo |
Customer experience
2048 Math
2048 Balls 3D
Bugs and requests
2048 Math
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
2048 Balls 3D
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game resets progress after crashes
- Balls disappearing after reaching high levels
- Inability to claim earned rewards
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and challenges
- Ability to purchase ad-free version
- Option to disable level up notifications
- Improved physics and ball behavior
- Ability to use earned coins for power-ups
In-app purchases
2048 Math
- 20 tiles eraser$0.99
2048 Balls 3D
- No Ads$2.99
