Comparison

Scoop 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

Scoop

Pilot a fragile mining pod through a dangerous meteor shower, collecting rocks to earn points and survive. This physics-based action game offers simple controls but challenging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Pilot a fragile mining pod
  • Navigate a deadly meteor shower
  • Scoop up rocks for points
  • Physics-based action gameplay
  • Simple controls, difficult to master
Features
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Avoid a rocky end as you pilot your tiny, fragile mining pod through a deadly meteor shower! Earn points as you scoop up rocks and survive for as long as you can! A physics based action game - simple to play, but difficult to master.

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

Scoop3 screens
Patience Balls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scoop at none against Patience Balls's 7. Scoop also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 68%). Patience Balls's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (542 vs 2). On price 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. Patience Balls sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Scoop asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scoop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Patience Balls has 542 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Scoop's written reviews are positive against 68% of Patience Balls's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scoop ships an update every 9 months, Patience Balls every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Scoop versus Patience Balls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScoopPatience Balls
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (542 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better68.2% of reviews
Number of ratings2542 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB274 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperIbrahim Sha'athRicardo Mendonca

Customer experience

Scoop

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Patience Balls

All ratings478 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral18.2%
Negative13.6%

In-app purchases

None

Scoop

No in-app purchases

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 Scoop free?
Scoop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Patience Balls free?
Patience Balls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scoop or Patience Balls?
Scoop is rated higher. Scoop averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Patience Balls averages 4.7 from 542 ratings.
Do Scoop or Patience Balls have ads?
Patience Balls shows ads; Scoop does not.
Which is updated more often, Scoop or Patience Balls?
Scoop ships an update every 9 months, and Patience Balls every 3 weeks. Most recently, Scoop was updated on October 23, 2026 and Patience Balls on October 31, 2026.

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