Comparison

100 Balls vs Don't Touch The Spikes

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

Head to head
About

100 Balls

A simple yet addictive one-tap game where you fill moving cups with falling balls. Test your reflexes as the speed increases and cups change color, yielding higher value balls. Compete with others in multiplayer mode or aim for high scores on the leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Realistic physics engine
  • Single tap control
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Challenge mode with 30 maps
  • Leaderboard and achievements
  • Colored cups for higher value balls
Features
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Over 20,000,000 downloads worldwide! '100 Balls' is a simple but addicting app. Test your reaction in a single tap game with a realistic physics engine. Tap on screen to open the pot. Your purpose is to fill the moving cups with falling balls. Filled cups will return balls to the pot. Empty cups will be unhooked from the moving chain. The game ends when all balls or cups are lost. Each level speeds up the cups. On higher levels cups will change color. Colored cups produces higher value colored balls. The longer you remain in the game, the more points you receive. Now with a new multiplayer feature. Create your game. Play it and challenge others to beat your score on your created game. • Physics engine; • Single tap control; • Short game (~5 min.); • Challenge mode with 30 game maps; • Multiplayer; • Leaderboard; • Achievements; • Sounds and music.

About

Don't Touch The Spikes

Guide a small bird through a challenging obstacle course. Avoid touching spikes to achieve the highest possible score. Test your reflexes and see how far you can fly.

Highlights
  • Fly a little bird
  • Avoid spikes
  • Score-based gameplay
  • Endless runner
  • High score challenge
Features
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Make the little bird fly! Don't touch the spikes! How far can you make it?

Screenshots

100 Balls4 screens
Don't Touch The Spikes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 100 Balls at none against Don't Touch The Spikes's shown. 100 Balls also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 42%) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). Don't Touch The Spikes's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (9.2K vs 1.8K). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 100 Balls sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Don't Touch The Spikes sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Don't Touch The Spikes holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Don't Touch The Spikes has 9.2K ratings behind it against 1.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of 100 Balls's written reviews are positive against 42% of Don't Touch The Spikes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

100 Balls ships an update every 4 weeks, Don't Touch The Spikes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
100 Balls versus Don't Touch The Spikes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter100 BallsDon't Touch The Spikes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1.8K ratings)4.3 (9.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.5% of reviews — better42.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K9.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.2 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB216 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperGiedrius TalzunasKetchapp

Customer experience

100 Balls

All ratings1,764 ratings
Positive70.9%
Neutral12.2%
Negative17.0%
Written reviews750 reviews
Positive67.5%
Neutral10.8%
Negative21.7%

Don't Touch The Spikes

All ratings9,244 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral7.2%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews425 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral14.4%
Negative43.5%

User reviews

100 Balls

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive and fun
  • 👍 Simple and easy to play
  • 🎶 Great soundtrack

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Laggy and freezes
  • 💰 Too many ads
  • 🔄 Repetitive gameplay

Don't Touch The Spikes

From 9.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Variety of game modes
  • 💎 Rewarding progression system
  • 🎨 Charming visuals

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 💰 Excessive ads
  • 🔒 Loss of progress/unlocks
  • 🕹️ Unresponsive controls

Bugs and requests

100 Balls

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ads interrupt gameplay
  • Pause button resets progress
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and difficulty options
  • Ability to save progress and resume
  • Customization options

Don't Touch The Spikes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game not properly scaling to newer devices
  • Crashes and freezes during gameplay
  • Duels and challenges not functioning correctly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add multiplayer mode
  • Bring back unlockable birds
  • Improve ad placement
  • Add sound/music settings

In-app purchases

1 purchases

100 Balls

One-time1
  • Full Screen Mode (No Ads)$1.99
5 purchases

Don't Touch The Spikes

One-time5
  • 400 Candies$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • 1000 Candies$1.99
Show 2 more
  • 3000 Candies$4.99
  • 5000 Candies$6.99

Questions

Is 100 Balls free?
100 Balls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Don't Touch The Spikes free?
Don't Touch The Spikes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 100 Balls or Don't Touch The Spikes?
Don't Touch The Spikes is rated higher. 100 Balls averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Don't Touch The Spikes averages 4.3 from 9.2K ratings.
Do 100 Balls or Don't Touch The Spikes have ads?
Don't Touch The Spikes shows ads; 100 Balls does not.
Which is updated more often, 100 Balls or Don't Touch The Spikes?
100 Balls ships an update every 4 weeks, and Don't Touch The Spikes every 2 months. Most recently, 100 Balls was updated on November 1, 2026 and Don't Touch The Spikes on November 7, 2026.

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