Comparison

Ball King vs Mini Basket!

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Throw unique objects
  • Compete with friends
  • Two exciting game modes
  • Unlock new environments
  • Unlock new objects to throw
Features
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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!

About

Mini Basket!

Experience fast-paced 2v2 basketball action with intuitive swipe controls. Steal, pass, and score in quick matches perfect for when you're short on time. Enjoy a simplified basketball experience designed for mobile play.

Highlights
  • 2v2 quick matches
  • Swipe controls
  • Steal the ball
  • Pass and score
  • Simplified gameplay
Features
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No time to play a 40 minuts Basket Match? Then mini basket is for you! Get in the heat of a quick match in 2vs2 : steal the ball from your opponent, pass and score with just a swipe of the finger!

Screenshots

Ball King4 screens
Mini Basket!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ball King at 4.7 against Mini Basket!'s 4.0. Ball King also leads on ratings volume (1.9K vs 1). Mini Basket!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 16) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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. Ball King sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Mini Basket! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ball King holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ball King has 1.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ball King ships an update every 2 months, Mini Basket! daily. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ball King versus Mini Basket!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBall KingMini Basket!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews93.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB82 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperQwiboo LtdSebastien Grimaud

Customer experience

Ball King

All ratings1,899 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews985 reviews
Positive93.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative3.1%

Mini Basket!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Mini Basket!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Ball King

One-time16
  • Bowling Ball$0.99
  • Baseball Ball$0.99
  • Burger$0.99
Show 13 more
  • 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
None

Mini Basket!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ball King free?
Ball King is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mini Basket! free?
Mini Basket! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ball King or Mini Basket!?
Ball King is rated higher. Ball King averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Mini Basket! averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ball King or Mini Basket! have ads?
Both Ball King and Mini Basket! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ball King or Mini Basket!?
Ball King ships an update every 2 months, and Mini Basket! daily. Most recently, Ball King was updated on October 17, 2026 and Mini Basket! on October 2, 2026.

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