Red Ball 4 vs Hat BALL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Red Ball 4
Embark on an adventure to save the world from evil minions intent on making it square. Guide a bouncing ball through 75 challenging levels, overcoming traps and defeating monsters. Experience an all-new adventure with epic boss battles and exciting physics.
- 75 exciting levels
- Epic boss battles
- Tricky traps
- Defeat monsters
- Exciting physics
- Cloud support
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Red Alert! Evil minions want to squeeze the planet into a square shape. Who's got the balls to save the world ? Oh yeah, that's right! Red Ball to the rescue! Roll, jump and bounce through 75 exciting levels full of adventure. Make your way through tricky traps and defeat all monsters. Features: - All-New Red Ball Adventure - 75 Levels - Epic Boss Battles - Cloud Support - Exciting Physics Elements - Groovy Soundtrack - HID Controller Support
Hat BALL
Guide a determined ball on a quest to rescue his girlfriend from an alien spaceship. Jump, collect coins, and utilize power-ups like jets and bombs to overcome obstacles and defeat enemies across 50 challenging levels.
- Jump and collect gold coins
- Utilize jet power-up to break obstacles
- Deploy bombs to destroy aliens
- Employ a flying helper for coin collection
- Rescue the pink ball girlfriend
- 50 game levels
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Hat-ball is a ball that loves to bounce. Jump and collect gold coins. He spends happy days with his pink ball girlfriend. One day, an unexpected spaceship changes their lives. The spaceship that escaped with the pink ball will not return. The ball with the hat will start to find it. You should choose a good hat for your head before starting on a long journey There are 50 game levels available * Jet: Hits obstacles and breaks them. * Bomb: Drop bombs near aliens and obstacles to destroy them. * Flying helper: The little helper will fly around to collect golds and bonuses. * Pink: Follows you after touching her.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hat BALL at Free against Red Ball 4's $4.99. Hat BALL also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 13 months). Red Ball 4's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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
Hat BALL is free to download; Red Ball 4 costs $4.99 up front. Red Ball 4 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hat BALL asks for nothing beyond the download.
Red Ball 4 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Red Ball 4 has 7.7K ratings behind it against 162, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Red Ball 4's written reviews are positive against 59% of Hat BALL's.
Red Ball 4 ships an update every 13 months, Hat BALL monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Red Ball 4 | Hat BALL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (7.7K ratings) — better | 3.9 (162 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.3% of reviews — better | 59.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.7K — better | 162 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #64 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FDG Entertainment GmbH & Co.KG | Necmi Demirkeser |
Customer experience
Red Ball 4
Hat BALL
Bugs and requests
Red Ball 4
Reported bugs
5 issues- Achievements not unlocking
- Inconsistent performance on some devices
- Levels not loading properly
- Saved progress being lost
- Crashes on certain level transitions
Requested features
5 requests- Add more levels and worlds
- Implement difficulty settings
- Allow progress reset option
- Improve achievement system
- Optimize for older devices
Hat BALL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Red Ball 4
- Unlock all levels$1.99
Hat BALL
No in-app purchases
