Red Ball 4 vs Circuit Hacker
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
Circuit Hacker
Engage in strategic match-3 puzzles with evolving objectives and arcade challenges. Clear corrupted circuits using power-ups and special nodes to advance through a campaign of escalating threats.
- Strategic match-3 puzzles
- Hazards and power-ups
- Special nodes
- Evolving objectives
- Arcade challenge
- Campaign mode
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Circuit Hacker combines strategic match-3 puzzles with hazards, power-ups, special nodes, evolving objectives, and an arcade challenge that changes how you play. Build powerful combinations, clear corrupted circuits, and push deeper into a campaign filled with new mechanics and escalating threats. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Circuit Hacker at Free against Red Ball 4's $4.99. Circuit Hacker also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 13 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Red Ball 4's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (7.7K vs 2). On 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
Circuit Hacker is free to download; Red Ball 4 costs $4.99 up front. Red Ball 4 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Circuit Hacker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Circuit Hacker 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 7.7K ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of Circuit Hacker's.
Red Ball 4 ships an update every 13 months, Circuit Hacker every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Red Ball 4 | Circuit Hacker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (7.7K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7.7K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #85 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | FDG Entertainment GmbH & Co.KG | Chase Tuttle |
Customer experience
Red Ball 4
Circuit Hacker
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
Circuit Hacker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Red Ball 4
- Unlock all levels$1.99
Circuit Hacker
- Remove Forced ads$4.991 Month
- Circuit Hacker Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
- 500 Energy Cells$1.99
- 1,500 Energy Cell$4.99
- 4,000 Energy Cells$9.99
Questions
Is Red Ball 4 free?
Is Circuit Hacker free?
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