Comparison

Basket and Ball vs Basket Fall

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

Head to head
About

Basket and Ball

Bounce a living ball through acrobatic trials and puzzles, aiming for the basket. Test your throwing skills and use time-stopping bonuses to overcome obstacles like robot cops and fire traps across 120 challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Dribble and bounce a living ball
  • Solve puzzles and pass trials
  • Test throwing aim
  • Use time-stopping bonus
  • Avoid obstacles and traps
  • 120 challenging levels
  • Gamepad support
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Tap the jump button to bounce the living ball as if you are dribbling it! Lead the stray ball into the basket passing acrobatic trials and solving puzzles. Test your throwing aim every 3 levels. Use the time stopping bonus to get out of difficult situations. Avoid robot cops and fire traps, jump over spikes, dive into water, and propel yourself with explosions on 120 challenging levels. iCade and MFI gamepads are fully supported!

About

Basket Fall

A surreal basketball simulation where you tap to break ropes, drop balls, and aim for the hoop. Features various characters and power-ups to overcome challenging scenarios.

Highlights
  • Tap to break ropes
  • Drop the ball
  • Aim for the hoop
  • Multiple characters
  • Spring and magnet boosts
  • Challenging scenarios
Features
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Tap to break the rope. Break the rope to drop the ball. Aim for the hoop -- win! - Ancient Basket Fall Proverb From the award-winning team that brought you Duet comes a surreal Basketball simulation, featuring: - Lots of Characters! - Spring & Magnet Boosts! - Challenging Scenarios!

Screenshots

Basket and Ball4 screens
Basket Fall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Basket Fall at 4.4 against Basket and Ball's 3.8. Basket Fall also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 66%) and ratings volume (882 vs 102). Basket and Ball's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Basket and Ball sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Basket Fall 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

Basket Fall holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basket Fall has 882 ratings behind it against 102, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Basket and Ball's written reviews are positive against 83% of Basket Fall's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Basket and Ball versus Basket Fall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasket and BallBasket Fall
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (102 ratings)4.4 (882 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.0% of reviews83.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings102882 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB129 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperVladislav AleksandrovKumobius

Customer experience

Basket and Ball

All ratings98 ratings
Positive67.3%
Neutral9.2%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive66.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative26.0%

Basket Fall

All ratings884 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral5.0%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews447 reviews
Positive83.4%
Neutral7.6%
Negative8.9%

User reviews

Basket and Ball

From 102 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and enjoyable gameplay
  • 👍 Addictive and challenging
  • 👍 Good graphics and style
  • 👍 Free to play
  • 👍 Saves progress across devices

Room to improve

  • 😠 Too many ads
  • 😠 Inappropriate ads for age rating
  • 😠 Frustrating difficulty
  • 😠 Controls can be too sensitive
  • 😠 Poorly made levels

Basket Fall

From 882 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Simple but challenging
  • 🎨 Variety of creative themes
  • 💎 Good value for in-app purchases

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional freezing/glitches
  • 🔁 Repetitive unlocking of duplicate themes
  • 💰 Frustration with in-app purchases

Bugs and requests

Basket and Ball

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Stuck on screen after dying
  • Buttons stay pressed or press opposite control
  • Ads pop up too frequently
  • Level 18 needs a nerf
  • Game freezes after a while

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add more levels
  • Add coins and a store
  • Add a skip button for difficult levels
  • Add level editor mode
  • Add achievements
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  • Make reviving a thing with coins
  • Sign into Facebook to save progress
  • Add a skip button

Basket Fall

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Ball disappearing after using shield
  • Inconsistent scoring on quick shots

Requested features

3 requests
  • More game modes and levels
  • Ability to reset progress
  • Option to purchase themes directly

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Basket and Ball

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
10 purchases

Basket Fall

One-time10
  • Small Coin Pack$0.99
  • Golf$0.99
  • Bowling$0.99
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  • Grid Iron$0.99
  • Street Rules$0.99
  • Big Leagues$0.99
  • Sports Pack$0.99
  • Games Pack$0.99
  • Out There Pack$0.99
  • Piggy Bank$2.99

Questions

Is Basket and Ball free?
Basket and Ball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basket Fall free?
Basket Fall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Basket and Ball or Basket Fall?
Basket Fall is rated higher. Basket and Ball averages 3.8 out of 5 from 102 ratings, while Basket Fall averages 4.4 from 882 ratings.
Do Basket and Ball or Basket Fall have ads?
Both Basket and Ball and Basket Fall show ads.
Which is updated more often, Basket and Ball or Basket Fall?
Basket and Ball ships an update every 4 months, and Basket Fall every 4 months. Most recently, Basket and Ball was updated on November 1, 2026 and Basket Fall on November 2, 2026.

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