Comparison

The Blocking Dead vs Ball Shooter Game

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

The Blocking Dead

A gravity-based physics puzzler where you must destroy zombies and prevent brains from falling. It features over 100 levels with intuitive one-touch controls and real-time physics simulation.

Highlights
  • Over 100 levels
  • One-touch controls
  • Real-time physics simulation
  • Game Center Leaderboards
  • Achievements
  • Variety of block types
Features
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The best Zombie puzzle game around! Challenge your logical mind and reaction time all at once in this funny, gravity-based physics puzzler. The objective? It's simple: destroy the Zombies, and don't let any of the Brains fall off the platform. Be quick about it, but watch where you're tapping, or else you might squish a precious Brain or detonate a Bomb! ● Over 100 levels, and more being added with each update! ● Easy and intuitive one-touch controls. ● Real-time physics simulation. ● Stunning and original visual effects! ● An original, zombie-inspired music soundtrack. ● Funny sound effects and Zombie facial expressions! ● A variety of block types, including Zombies, Brains, Crates, Bombs, and more. ● Game Center Leaderboards and Achievements! They said it wasn't possible, but the Zombie apocalypse has finally happened. Reasonable human that you are, you've decided to ride it out inside your apartment. Luckily, you have your favorite game to keep you from getting bored! It's hilarious. It's horrific. It's not ashamed of its punny title... It's The Blocking Dead!

About

Ball Shooter Game

A hyper-casual game where you tap to control a spinning ball, navigate through obstacles, and shoot your way to victory. Test your reflexes and aim to beat your high score as the game increases in difficulty.

Highlights
  • Tap-based controls
  • Spinning ball navigation
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • High score challenges
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Progressively increasing difficulty
Features
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The ball spins one way and the walls spin the other. You have one tap to get it through. Tap and the ball flies wherever its arrow points. Thread it through a gap and off the screen to score. Touch a wall and the run is over. PLAY TO THE BEAT The walls move with the music. They tick, surge and swing in time, and a shot fired right on the beat scores extra. Find the rhythm and the game starts to feel like a song you're playing. STREAKS THAT STACK Send the ball through the dead center of a gap and keep doing it. Every clean shot in a row is worth more than the last. Miss once and the streak resets, so the pressure builds with every tap. BONUS SHOTS Now and then a gap glows gold. Get the ball through it for a big bonus. NEVER THE SAME RUN TWICE The first levels each teach you one trick. After that, every stage is built fresh from all of them: rings that turn against each other, gaps that tighten, walls that won't sit still. DAILY CHALLENGE A new challenge every day, the same one for everybody. Finish it for extra tickets. UNLOCK NEW LOOKS Every run earns you tickets, arcade style. Trade them for new balls and color themes, each with its own personality, and every ball leaves its own trail. Some can't be bought at all. You have to earn them. GAME CENTER A leaderboard and achievements to chase. ALSO - Original music, sound effects and haptics, each with its own switch. - iPhone and iPad, plus a quick version on Apple Watch and stickers for iMessage. - Plays offline. No account needed; your progress stays on your device. ADS AND PURCHASES Ball Shooter is free and has ads, but never in the middle of a run. Video ads only play when you choose one, to keep going after a crash. Remove Ads is a one-time purchase that turns the rest off for good. Ticket packs are there if you want to skip ahead, but you can earn every prize by playing.

Screenshots

The Blocking Dead4 screens
Ball Shooter Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: The Blocking Dead at none against Ball Shooter Game's shown. The Blocking Dead also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (69 vs 5). Ball Shooter Game's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Blocking Dead sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ball Shooter Game sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ball Shooter Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Blocking Dead has 69 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of The Blocking Dead's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ball Shooter Game's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Blocking Dead ships an update monthly, Ball Shooter Game every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The Blocking Dead versus Ball Shooter Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Blocking DeadBall Shooter Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (69 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings69 — better5
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size227 MB17 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDrew RogersChris DeWeese

Customer experience

The Blocking Dead

All ratings69 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive65.2%
Neutral13.0%
Negative21.7%

Ball Shooter Game

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Blocking Dead

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$1.99
4 purchases

Ball Shooter Game

One-time4
  • Handful of Tickets$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Bucket of Tickets$2.99
Show 1 more
  • Mountain of Tickets$4.99

Questions

Is The Blocking Dead free?
The Blocking Dead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ball Shooter Game free?
Ball Shooter Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Blocking Dead or Ball Shooter Game?
Ball Shooter Game is rated higher. The Blocking Dead averages 4.5 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while Ball Shooter Game averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do The Blocking Dead or Ball Shooter Game have ads?
Ball Shooter Game shows ads; The Blocking Dead does not.
Which is updated more often, The Blocking Dead or Ball Shooter Game?
The Blocking Dead ships an update monthly, and Ball Shooter Game every 6 months. Most recently, The Blocking Dead was updated on November 1, 2026 and Ball Shooter Game on November 2, 2026.

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