Bounce Forever vs Idling Island
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bounce Forever
Keep a block bouncing endlessly to avoid losing. The game ends if the bouncing stops. Simple, addictive, and challenging.
- Endless gameplay
- Simple controls
- Addictive challenge
- High score tracking
Read full descriptionHide full description
Bounce the block forever. You lose when you stop bouncing so never stop.
Idling Island
Control multiple balls to progress through stages and earn in-game currency. Tap to destroy balls that stop, and upgrade your stage and balls for smoother flow. Enjoy a relaxing experience watching the balls move.
- Roll multiple balls
- Save in-game money
- Tap to destroy stopped balls
- Enhance stages
- Strengthen balls
- Relaxing ball flow visuals
Read full descriptionHide full description
Roll many balls and save money. If the ball stops in the middle of the stage, tap the ball to destroy it. Let's enhance the stage and strengthen the ball to flow well. Let's relax and watch the movement of many balls flowing beautifully.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bounce Forever at 4.6 against Idling Island's 2.3. Bounce Forever also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (75% vs 50%). Idling Island's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 59 months). 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
Both are free to download. Bounce Forever sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Idling Island sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bounce Forever holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bounce Forever has 22 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Bounce Forever's written reviews are positive against 50% of Idling Island's.
Bounce Forever ships an update every 59 months, Idling Island daily. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bounce Forever | Idling Island |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (22 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 59 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Regular Berry LLC | Noboru Hirakawa |
Customer experience
Bounce Forever
Idling Island
In-app purchases
Bounce Forever
- No Ads$0.99
Idling Island
- Remove ADs$4.99
- Silver Ticket$9.99
- Gold Ticket$17.99
