Comparison

Ball Breaker! vs Newtro

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

Head to head
About

Ball Breaker!

Experience a retro physics-based arcade game where you break blocks using gravity. Keep balls bouncing and destroy blocks for as long as possible to achieve infinite gameplay. Compete on leaderboards and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Infinite gameplay
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Achievements
  • Detailed statistics
  • Retro design
  • Physics-based block breaking
Features
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Ball Breaker is block breaking turned upside down. The blocks sit at the bottom of the screen and gravity does the rest: tilt your device to steer the falling balls, smash through the blocks and keep going for as long as you can. It's simple to pick up and hard to put down. Clear the last block and a new row arrives, so the game never ends – until your last ball does. HOW TO PLAY • Destroy the blocks at the bottom of the screen • Tilt your device to change the direction the balls fall • Flick your phone back to send them higher • Hit coloured blocks before they fade to grab their power-ups • Keep at least one ball in play CHAOS-CAUSING POWER-UPS Extra Ball, Big Balls, Slow Motion, Extra Bounce, Extra Row and score Multipliers. Catch a few at once and things get lively. FEATURES • Endless gameplay (for anyone willing to play until the end of time) • Physics and motion-based controls • Game Center leaderboards and achievements (because your friends need to know) • Detailed statistics (for number lovers) • Unashamedly retro design (for those who find today too modern) • Made for iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo Ball Breaker is free to play with ads. Leave a tip in the app and the ads disappear for good.

About

Newtro

Experience a minimalist, pixel-art brick breaker arcade game. Control bars with one hand to prevent balls from falling, destroy bricks, and complete levels within time limits and without losing lives. Offers a relaxing solo player experience with unique gameplay challenges.

Highlights
  • Minimalist pixel-art graphics
  • One-handed gameplay
  • Offline play
  • Multiple levels with varied gameplay
  • Time-based challenges
  • Achievement system
Features
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Re discover the brick breaker like you never did ! Minimalist, made with some crispy pixels, this arcade game will test your skills without stress, enjoy ! Newtro - Brick Breaker is a non competitive, solo player mobile game. With the help of a finger, you will be able to control one or more bars simultaneously, not only to prevent the ball from going out, but to overcome the four challenges that all the levels will include. Once you have mastered the direction of the balls, you will have the opportunity to complete the levels in the allocated time and without losing a life. This will give you the chance to complete the difficult versions of each level. You have two ways to discover this arcade game: - Go through all the levels, explore the original gameplays and relax with Ludmila Postel's Sound Design! - Take the challenge and try to completely destroy the level wall! How to play the game? - The balls are launched after a first touch of the screen. - Destroy all the bricks. - Get 4 achievements from each level. Successes: - finish the level with at least one life - finish a level without losing a life. - finish a level within the time limit. - finish the level in difficult version Features : - Free to play - Many levels with varied gameplay - Easy to play, designed to be played with one hand - Offline, no conection required - Tablet not supported - Leaderboard not supported The game is initially released with 48 different levels but many updates are planned: - the addition of many more levels - the addition of graphic and musical themes - the addition of collectables in case of complete success of a level group

Screenshots

Ball Breaker!3 screens
Newtro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Newtro at none against Ball Breaker!'s shown. Newtro also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 25 months). Ball Breaker!'s advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 40%) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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

Ball Breaker! costs $1.99 and Newtro $1.99 up front. Ball Breaker! sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Newtro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Ball Breaker! against 4.0 for Newtro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 45 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Ball Breaker!'s written reviews are positive against 40% of Newtro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ball Breaker! ships an update every 25 months, Newtro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ball Breaker! versus Newtro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBall Breaker!Newtro
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating3.9 (25 ratings)4.0 (45 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2545 — better
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB234 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBRIDGETECH SOLUTIONS LIMITEDEVB Studio

Customer experience

Ball Breaker!

All ratings25 ratings
Positive68.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative24.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Newtro

All ratings45 ratings
Positive75.6%
Neutral8.9%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Ball Breaker!

One-time3
  • Buy me a chocolate bar$0.99
  • Buy me a beer$3.99
  • Buy me dinner$12.99
3 purchases

Newtro

One-time3
  • Dark Knight Color Palette$0.99
  • GameBoy Color Theme$0.99
  • Ads remover$1.99

Questions

Is Ball Breaker! free?
Ball Breaker! costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Newtro free?
Newtro costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ball Breaker! or Newtro?
Newtro is rated higher. Ball Breaker! averages 3.9 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Newtro averages 4.0 from 45 ratings.
Do Ball Breaker! or Newtro have ads?
Ball Breaker! shows ads; Newtro does not.
Which is updated more often, Ball Breaker! or Newtro?
Ball Breaker! ships an update every 25 months, and Newtro fortnightly. Most recently, Ball Breaker! was updated on November 6, 2026 and Newtro on November 3, 2026.

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