Ball King vs Hand Guillotine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ball King
Experience arcade basketball with a twist, throwing quirky objects through the hoop. Compete with friends and millions of players across various game modes and unlockable environments.
- Throw unique objects
- Compete with friends
- Two exciting game modes
- Unlock new environments
- Unlock new objects to throw
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Want to feel like King? Throw ducks, frogs or even old radios through the basket and crush your friends score! Join 3 million players and compete in two exciting game modes and unlock new environments to play in and new objects to throw! No pop-up advertisements or timers stopping you from playing, just pure fun! Enjoy the game!
Hand Guillotine
Test your reflexes in this thrilling arcade game. Grab falling money while skillfully dodging deadly guillotines. Time your releases perfectly to avoid losing your arm and progress through increasingly challenging levels.
- Grab falling money
- Dodge multiple guillotines
- Timed release mechanic
- Progress through levels
- High-score chasing
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Would you risk it for $$$? This game is your next favorite time killer! ◉ Grab as much money as you can by avoiding multiple guillotines on each level! ◉ Hold to start grabbing the bucks and release in right time to dodge the dangerous blades! ◉ Don't let your arm be cut! How many levels are YOU able to pass? Get rich or die trying!
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Verdict
Ball King and Hand Guillotine both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of Ball King's written reviews are positive against 18% of Hand Guillotine's. Hand Guillotine's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Ball King sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Hand Guillotine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Ball King against 4.6 for Hand Guillotine. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2K and 4.8K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Ball King's written reviews are positive against 18% of Hand Guillotine's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ball King | Hand Guillotine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2K ratings) — better | 4.6 (4.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.4% of reviews — better | 17.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2K | 4.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 191 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Qwiboo Ltd | Ketchapp |
Customer experience
Ball King
Hand Guillotine
User reviews
Ball King
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and fun gameplay
- 🕹️ Addictive and engaging
- 🎨 Retro pixel art style
- 💰 Free to play with fair monetization
- ⏱️ Great time killer for short breaks
Room to improve
- 🔁 Repetitive unlocks of the same items
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
- 🌬️ Wind mechanic can be frustrating
Hand Guillotine
From 4.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game concept
- 💡 Interesting mechanics like the guillotine
- 😊 Some users enjoyed the game
Room to improve
- 🤬 Excessive ads that ruin the experience
- 🐛 Frequent freezing and crashing issues
- 🚫 Inability to play offline
- 💰 Paid version doesn't remove ads as promised
Bugs and requests
Ball King
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashing on launch after updates
- Disappearing coins/prizes after opening gifts
Requested features
4 requests- More game modes and challenges
- Ability to customize player character
- Improved progression system for unlocks
- Multiplayer or leaderboard functionality
Hand Guillotine
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes after boss battles
- Controls don't work in airplane mode
- Progress not saved after crashes
Requested features
3 requests- Reduce the number of ads
- Fix the freezing/crashing bugs
- Allow offline play
In-app purchases
Ball King
- Bowling Ball$0.99
- Baseball Ball$0.99
- Burger$0.99
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- Zombie Head$0.99
- Skull$0.99
- Lucky Shamrock$0.99
- Old Radio$0.99
- Money Bag$0.99
- Lucky Dice$0.99
- Piggy Bank$2.99
Hand Guillotine
- No Ads$2.99
