Catch the Balls vs Hover Racer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Catch the Balls
Engage in a fun arcade-style game where you must catch falling balls and collect stars. Progress through numerous levels and unlock achievements as you play.
- Catch falling balls
- Collect stars
- 60 levels
- 4 worlds
- 15 achievements
- 300 Balls Score Mode
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Catch as many balls as you can and collect all the stars. Features: ◉ 60 levels ◉ 4 worlds ◉ 15 achievements ◉ 300 Balls Score Mode
Hover Racer
Experience high-speed racing through dynamic space environments in a futuristic hovercraft. Collect in-game currency to unlock new items in the integrated shop. Compete with friends by comparing scores on Game Centre.
- Break-neck speed racing
- Ever-changing landscapes
- Collect credits
- Integrated item shop
- Amazing graphics
- Compare scores with friends
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Strap into a space-age hovercraft and tear through an ever-changing landscape at break-neck speed. One wrong line and it's over — how far can you get? Hover Racer is a pick-up-and-play endless racer built for one-thumb control and long sessions. The track rebuilds itself ahead of you, so no two runs are the same. RACE • Twitch-reactive hover controls tuned for touch • A continuously generated landscape — never the same run twice • Speed that keeps climbing the longer you survive COLLECT AND UPGRADE • Bank credits on every run • Spend them in the integrated shop on new hovercraft and power-ups • Grab power-ups mid-race and trigger them from the touch UI COMPETE • Game Center leaderboards — see exactly where you rank against friends • Chase your own best distance, then beat it BUILT TO LOOK GOOD • Detailed hovercraft models and sharp sci-fi environments • Smooth performance on iPhone and iPad Free to play. Race as long as you can hold the line.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Catch the Balls at 45% against Hover Racer's 0%. Catch the Balls also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (499 vs 1). Hover Racer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.1). On price, ads 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. Hover Racer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Catch the Balls asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hover Racer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Catch the Balls has 499 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Catch the Balls's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hover Racer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Catch the Balls ships an update monthly, Hover Racer every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Catch the Balls | Hover Racer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (499 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 499 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 289 MB | 151 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ketchapp | AQToor Software |
Customer experience
Catch the Balls
Hover Racer
Bugs and requests
Catch the Balls
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on startup
- Balls getting stuck in levels
- Black screen on level 1
- Levels not loading properly
Requested features
3 requests- Support for newer iOS versions
- More levels and worlds
- Fix stuck ball issue in Volcano World level 10
Hover Racer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Catch the Balls
No in-app purchases
Hover Racer
- 50000 credits$0.99
- Remove Ads Permanently$1.99
- Massive Credits Pack$7.99
Questions
Is Catch the Balls free?
Is Hover Racer free?
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Do Catch the Balls or Hover Racer have ads?
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