Ball King vs Ball Pass 3D
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!
Ball Pass 3D
Experience addictive basketball gameplay with precise ball passing and dunking mechanics. Navigate through challenging levels, unlock a variety of characters, and enjoy beautiful graphics in this engaging sports simulation.
- Precise ball passing
- Dunking mechanics
- Level progression
- Character unlocks
- Beautiful graphics
- Addictive gameplay
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Pass the ball with precise control to your team and throw it in the basket! Can you beat all the levels? Features: • Addictive gameplay • Beautiful graphics • Unlock many characters!
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Verdict
Ball King and Ball Pass 3D both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of Ball King's written reviews are positive against 39% of Ball Pass 3D's. Ball Pass 3D's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (24K vs 2K). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 16 one-off in-app purchases and Ball Pass 3D 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 Ball Pass 3D. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ball Pass 3D has 24K ratings behind it against 2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Ball King's written reviews are positive against 39% of Ball Pass 3D's.
Ball King ships an update every 2 months, Ball Pass 3D every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ball King | Ball Pass 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2K ratings) — better | 4.6 (24K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.4% of reviews — better | 38.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2K | 24K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 222 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Qwiboo Ltd | Lucky Kat Studios |
Customer experience
Ball King
Ball Pass 3D
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
Ball Pass 3D
From 24K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and relaxing game
- 👍 Helps improve aim and passing skills
- 🚀 Easy to play and master
Room to improve
- 🤬 Excessive number of ads
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes for some users
- 🤔 Lack of gameplay variety
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
Ball Pass 3D
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to change characters after unlocking them
- Dunk ball feature not working as expected
- Ads playing audio despite phone being on silent mode
Requested features
3 requests- Add different sports game modes (e.g. volleyball, basketball)
- Introduce leaderboards and competitive modes
- Reduce the frequency of ads or provide an ad-free option at a reasonable price
In-app purchases
Ball King
- Bowling Ball$0.99
- Baseball Ball$0.99
- Burger$0.99
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- Zombie Head$0.99
- Yin Yang$0.99
- Skull$0.99
- Lucky Shamrock$0.99
- Old Radio$0.99
- Money Bag$0.99
- Lucky Dice$0.99
- Ninja$0.99
- Skeleton$0.99
- Bomb$0.99
- Yellow Duck$0.99
- Tree Frog$0.99
- Piggy Bank$2.99
Ball Pass 3D
- No Ads$2.99
