Red Ball 4 vs Pendulum Swing
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
Pendulum Swing
A physics-based game where you guide a swinging orb into target spots. It features 18 challenging levels with harmonic oscillation mechanics. Simple, yet addictive gameplay for players seeking a unique puzzle experience.
- Physics-based gameplay
- Harmonic oscillation mechanics
- 18 challenging levels
- Orb swinging into target spots
- Addictive puzzle experience
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A physics-based game that similar to pendulum clock uses a pendulum, a swinging weight to swing back and forth in harmonic oscillation. Simple, annoying yet addictive game where your goal is to swing an orb into white spot located in every level borders. • an app features 18 levels to complete
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pendulum Swing at none against Red Ball 4's 1. Pendulum Swing also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and price ($1.99 vs $4.99). Red Ball 4's advantage is ratings volume (7.5K vs 1) and chart position (#80 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, 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
Red Ball 4 costs $4.99 and Pendulum Swing $1.99 up front. Red Ball 4 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pendulum Swing asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pendulum Swing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Red Ball 4 has 7.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Red Ball 4 ships an update every 13 months, Pendulum Swing every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Red Ball 4 | Pendulum Swing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (7.5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #80 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FDG Entertainment GmbH & Co.KG | Tomasz Lukaszyk |
Customer experience
Red Ball 4
Pendulum Swing
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
Pendulum Swing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Red Ball 4
- Unlock all levels$1.99
Pendulum Swing
No in-app purchases
Questions
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