Rugged Rovers vs Balls go High
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rugged Rovers
Design and test your own all-terrain space rover. Race against friends and rivals across challenging Martian landscapes, using jet boosts and speed to overcome obstacles. Compete for high scores and achievements in this engaging engineering game.
- Design custom space rovers
- Race against friends and rivals
- Test rovers on Mars-like terrain
- High scores and achievements
- Easy rover drawing tools
- Jet hover and speed boost
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Design and test your own all-terrain space rover! Race against rivals (including friends!) as you jump gaping canyons and cross treacherous boulder fields. Go as far as you can and try to be the top rover! Rugged Rovers, from the Science Museum in London, UK, features: - Now you can RACE AGAINST FRIENDS in your network! - New HIGH SCORES and ACHIEVEMENTS! - Easy rover drawing tools, including movable motor and resizable wheels - Dramatic Mars-inspired spacescape to test your rovers to the max - Jet hover and speed boost to help your rover overcome terrain obstacles - Top tips about how to solve common rover challenges Your rover will be up against weird and wonderful designs some by your friends and some by real-life Mars rover engineer Abbie Hutty. Can your designs beat the professionals at their own game? Mars rover engineer Abbie says: ‘Create, test and develop your very own Mars rover designs with this cool game – see if you’ve got the design skills to be a future space engineer like me!’ Play Rugged Rovers anywhere on your mobile or come to the Science Museum’s cutting-edge exhibition Engineer Your Future to play against your friends on our BIG screen. Find out more about becoming an engineer: sciencemuseum.org.uk/engineeryourfuture
Balls go High
Guide a ball to jump high over hills and pass through gates to collect as many balls as possible. This addictive game offers satisfying gameplay with multipliers to boost your score. Compete on the leaderboard and enjoy vibrant colors.
- One-finger swipe controls
- Collect balls with multipliers
- Addictive and satisfying gameplay
- Leaderboard for top collectors
- Vivid colors and fun graphics
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Jump high over hills, pass the best gate, and get as many balls as you can! Looking for some satisfaction and challenge? Then this ball game is just for you! Features: • Easy to play with just one-finger swipe • The multipliers will help you to get more and more balls • Addictive and satisfying collect gameplay • See if you are the top collector on the leaderboard • Enjoy the fun game with the vivid colors
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rugged Rovers at 73% against Balls go High's 32%. Rugged Rovers also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Balls go High's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (33K vs 30). On price 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. Balls go High sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rugged Rovers asks for nothing beyond the download.
Balls go High holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Balls go High has 33K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Rugged Rovers's written reviews are positive against 32% of Balls go High's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Rugged Rovers ships an update every 9 days, Balls go High every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rugged Rovers | Balls go High |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (30 ratings) | 4.5 (33K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.5% of reviews — better | 32.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 33K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 261 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Science Museum | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Rugged Rovers
Balls go High
Bugs and requests
Rugged Rovers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Balls go High
Reported bugs
3 issues- Balls falling through map
- Freezing and crashing issues
- Incorrect score tracking
Requested features
4 requests- More varied level obstacles
- Offline play mode
- Customizable ball skins
- Improved leaderboard functionality
In-app purchases
Rugged Rovers
No in-app purchases
Balls go High
- No Ads$2.99
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