Comparison

Armadillo Gold Rush vs Ball Connect

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

Head to head
About

Armadillo Gold Rush

Guide a rolling armadillo through challenging levels to collect gold while avoiding obstacles and enemies. Utilize a variety of tools and your wits to solve puzzles and achieve high scores in this arcade puzzler.

Highlights
  • 75+ unique levels
  • Obstacles, enemies, and traps
  • Bombs, blocks, tunnels, and rockets
  • Star system for replayability
  • Combo meter for high scores
  • Unlock new levels
Features
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Best-selling arcade puzzler now on the App Store! Life’s tough when you’re an armadillo who can roll but can’t stop—especially when you’re trying to strike it rich in the Wild West! Position the armadillo so you can scoop up the gold while avoiding snakes, scorpions, spikes, and other dangers. Armadillo Gold Rush has 75+ levels of obstacles, enemies, and traps standing between your armadillo and precious gold. Puzzle out a path that rolls your armadillo over the coins without losing its life. To grab all the gold you’ll need to get clever with bombs, blocks, tunnels, one-way doors, rockets, switches, and most of all your brain! A mobile best seller for 10+ years, Armadillo Gold Rush has been recreated for iPhone & iPad with updated graphics and easy-to-learn touch controls. Features: • 75+ unique levels test your reflexes and challenge your puzzle solving skills • Roll through forest mazes, rocky deserts, underground caves, dark canyons, and more with progressively harder puzzles • Built-in star system offers many hours of replay • Clever solutions will increase your combo meter and yield huge scores • Challenge yourself to solve levels in fewer moves and the fastest possible time • Unlock new levels as you beat different parts of the game

About

Ball Connect

Connect matching colored balls to create seamless lines and solve intricate puzzles. This game offers hundreds of challenging levels to test your logic and strategy. Enjoy beautiful visuals and a calming soundtrack for an engaging puzzle experience.

Highlights
  • Connect matching colored balls
  • Hundreds of challenging levels
  • Brain-training puzzles
  • Intuitive gameplay
  • Beautiful visuals
  • Calming soundtrack
Features
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Ball Connect: Color Dot Puzzle is a vibrant puzzle game where you connect matching balls to create seamless connections. Challenge your brain with hundreds of fun and increasingly difficult levels designed to test your strategy and logic. Enjoy smooth, intuitive gameplay, beautiful visuals, and a calming soundtrack as you unlock new challenges. Whether you're looking for a quick puzzle break or aiming to master the toughest levels, Ball Connect offers endless hours of entertainment. Can you complete every puzzle and become the ultimate puzzle master?

Screenshots

Armadillo Gold Rush4 screens
Ball Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Armadillo Gold Rush at none against Ball Connect's shown. Armadillo Gold Rush also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 30%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Ball Connect's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (4.8K vs 9). 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. Armadillo Gold Rush sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Ball Connect sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Armadillo Gold Rush holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ball Connect has 4.8K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Armadillo Gold Rush's written reviews are positive against 30% of Ball Connect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Armadillo Gold Rush ships an update every 9 months, Ball Connect every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Armadillo Gold Rush versus Ball Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArmadillo Gold RushBall Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better4.6 (4.8K ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better30.2% of reviews
Number of ratings94.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB279 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAppAbove Games LLCFun Fun Oyun Teknoloji Anonim Şirketi

Customer experience

Armadillo Gold Rush

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

Ball Connect

All ratings4,828 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral6.6%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive30.2%
Neutral9.5%
Negative60.3%

Bugs and requests

Armadillo Gold Rush

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ball Connect

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezes at high levels
  • Unable to download game

Requested features

2 requests
  • Fix glitches and freezes
  • Reduce intrusive ads

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Armadillo Gold Rush

One-time2
  • Unlock All Levels$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Ball Connect

One-time1
  • No Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Armadillo Gold Rush free?
Armadillo Gold Rush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ball Connect free?
Ball Connect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Armadillo Gold Rush or Ball Connect?
Armadillo Gold Rush is rated higher. Armadillo Gold Rush averages 5.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Ball Connect averages 4.6 from 4.8K ratings.
Do Armadillo Gold Rush or Ball Connect have ads?
Ball Connect shows ads; Armadillo Gold Rush does not.
Which is updated more often, Armadillo Gold Rush or Ball Connect?
Armadillo Gold Rush ships an update every 9 months, and Ball Connect every 3 weeks. Most recently, Armadillo Gold Rush was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ball Connect on October 24, 2026.

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