Comparison

Ball King vs Super Waves

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

Super Waves

Test your retro gaming skills in this arcade action classic. Jump and smash to survive against hordes of sea creatures with your boat and paddle. Collect gold, recruit mermaids, and upgrade your abilities for an endless challenge.

Highlights
  • Boat and paddle combat
  • Classic platformer controls
  • Collect gold and treasures
  • Recruit mermaids
  • Upgrade health and super moves
  • Procedurally generated waves
  • Game Center achievements and leaderboards
Features
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BATTLE THE WAVES. SURVIVE THE OCEAN. Super Waves is a hardcore endless action-platformer played across an ocean that never stands still. Paddle across moving waves, time your jumps and fight off relentless sea creatures while staying ahead of the hungry shark. Collect coins and valuable items, upgrade Johnny and unleash your Super Beam when the battle becomes overwhelming. The ocean is always moving. The enemies keep coming. How long can you survive? MASTER THE MOVING WAVES The ocean is your platform. Paddle across its constantly changing surface, leap over danger and adapt your timing and attacks as the waves rise and fall beneath you. FIGHT THROUGH ENEMY WAVES Battle sea creatures with your paddle, defeat them by landing on them and use powerful Super Shots to escape dangerous situations. FIRE THE SUPER BEAM When enemies close in, unleash a powerful laser to turn the fight in your favor. Upgrade the beam’s size and duration, and increase the number of Super Shots you can carry. CLAIM MERMAID REWARDS Carolina the mermaid is there to help—but you still need the skill to reach her. Defeat sea creatures and collect coins to earn opportunities for valuable items and extra health. Carolina delivers the rewards, but retrieving them safely is up to you. COLLECT, SELL AND UPGRADE Collect coins and valuable items during each run. Sell your treasure and use your earnings to upgrade Johnny’s maximum health, strengthen the Super Beam and carry more Super Shots into battle. Every gameplay upgrade can be unlocked by playing. SMASH THROUGH BONUS ROUNDS Break open treasure and collect additional coins between enemy waves to power your next upgrades. ESCAPE THE HUNGRY SHARK Keep paddling and keep fighting. Fall too far behind and the shark will claim its next meal. CHASE YOUR HIGHEST SCORE Improve with every attempt, earn Game Center achievements and climb the leaderboards. Discover hidden interactions and unexpected ways to boost your score. Built for players who love old-school arcade action, demanding platforming, beat ’em up combat and games that reward genuine mastery. Originally launched for iPhone 3G as Waves: Survivor in 2010 and remade as Super Waves Survivor in 2014, this HD rebuild is the definitive version for modern devices—preserving its uncompromising arcade spirit with support for 60 FPS and 120 FPS ProMotion displays. PADDLE. JUMP. FIGHT. UPGRADE. SURVIVE.

Screenshots

Ball King4 screens
Super Waves4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ball King at 4.7 against Super Waves's 4.1. Ball King also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 68 months) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 15). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Super Waves sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ball King holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ball King has 1.9K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Ball King's written reviews are positive against 75% of Super Waves's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ball King ships an update every 2 months, Super Waves every 68 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ball King versus Super Waves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBall KingSuper Waves
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better4.1 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews93.4% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.9K — better15
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 68 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB217 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperQwiboo LtdRenown Entertainment

Customer experience

Ball King

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

Super Waves

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral26.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
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

Super Waves

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
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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
10 purchases

Super Waves

One-time10
  • Handful of 2,500 Coins$0.99
  • Coin Multiplier$0.99
  • Bucket of 6,000 Coins$1.99
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  • Upgrade Pack$1.99
  • Chest of 14,000 Coins$2.99
  • Auto Reload Supers$4.99
  • Boatload of 31,000 Coins$4.99
  • Maximum Johnny$4.99
  • Maximum Supers$6.99
  • King of the Seven Seas$14.99

Questions

Is Ball King free?
Ball King is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Super Waves free?
Super Waves is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ball King or Super Waves?
Ball King is rated higher. Ball King averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Super Waves averages 4.1 from 15 ratings.
Do Ball King or Super Waves have ads?
Both Ball King and Super Waves show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ball King or Super Waves?
Ball King ships an update every 2 months, and Super Waves every 68 months. Most recently, Ball King was updated on October 17, 2026 and Super Waves on October 9, 2026.

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