Pingtu vs Ballarion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pingtu
Solve unique picture puzzles by matching colored shapes to reveal exclusive icons. Customize your pieces and choose from three challenging difficulty levels. Unlock a collection of original illustrations and aim for the top scorer board.
- Match colored shapes to complete puzzles
- Customize puzzle piece colors
- Three difficulty levels
- Unlock 75 collector icons
- Original illustrations
- Top scorer board
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Are you up for the Pingtu puzzle challenge? Using a series of unique pieces, solve each game board to reveal exclusive icons for your collection. Do you have what it takes to be a Pingtu master? Pingtu is a customizable puzzling game that can help build memory, concentration and patience: • Using master pieces match the colored shapes to complete the puzzle • Choose your favorite colors to customize your puzzle pieces • Three challenging levels available: beginner, intermediate and master • Unlock 75 collector icons and get your name on the top scorer board • Collector icons include superheroes, legendary icons, storybook characters, objects and animals • Ad free, suitable for all ages • Compatible with iPad, iPod and iPhone Level 1: Beginner Develop your Pingtu skills using 4 uniquely colored square pieces to collect 25 character icons. Level 2: Intermediate Challenge your skills using 6 uniquely colored triangle pieces to collect 25 object icons. Level 3: Pingtu Master With 6 colored sides, this unique puzzle piece will see if you have what it takes to be a puzzle master. Beat the game by collecting the last 25 animal icons in the series. Pingtu is derived from the Chinese word 拼图, pronouced as Pīntú, meaning picture puzzle. Award icons are all original illustrations created specifically for this app. Download this app now for free and start building your collection today. The free version includes one puzzle from each level. Unlock the remaining puzzles in each level for 99¢ to continue collecting. Find out more at http://pingtu.ca/
Ballarion
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MAIN FEATURES - 90 varied levels across multiple worlds. - Three difficulty modes (Easy, Medium, Hard) to suit every player. - Fun visual and sound effects for every explosion. - Special bomb: unlock it when the icon flashes and destroy multiple balls at once. - Intuitive gameplay: tap the screen to launch the ball and match 3 or more to make them disappear. WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT - Easy to understand. - Suitable for kids and adults. - No Internet connection required to play. - Infinite replayability with different difficulty modes and varied objectives. Download now and test your reflexes in this colorful and addictive game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ballarion at none against Pingtu's 3. Ballarion also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 24 months). Pingtu's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Pingtu sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Ballarion asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pingtu ships an update every 24 months, Ballarion every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pingtu | Ballarion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ripple Digital Publishing | ETIENNE TREPANIER |
In-app purchases
Pingtu
- Characters Collection$0.99
- Objects Collection$0.99
- Animals Collection$0.99
Ballarion
No in-app purchases









