Comparison

Drive the balloon vs Bad Box

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

Head to head
About

Drive the balloon

Features
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Prevents the balloon explodes. Tap the screen to direct it. Tap to fly. Get the best record and medals. It is a game in which you have to navigate past the obstacles. You do clicking. This means you have to tap at the right moments to make the balloon go as far as you can! Enjoy! Score big and challenge your friends. Don't forget to tell others about our game in the Reviews! We are listening to, frequently enhancements game based on your feedback Please give us feedback in comments, we will make it the best game!

About

Bad Box

Navigate a challenging arcade experience by dodging impossible squares and collecting power-ups. Destroy obstacles with weapons and slow down time to survive longer. Compete for high scores in this difficult, offline-friendly game.

Highlights
  • Collect slow motion items
  • Use shields for survival
  • Destroy geometry blocks with weapons
  • Power up skills with coins
  • Offline play supported
Features
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Impossible Squares are everywhere and you have to deal with those dashes as long as you can. One of the toughest rage games that is not only difficult to play but also impossible to beat your friend's high score!! KEY FEATURES ------------------------- -> Free to play -> You can slowdown your time by collecting slow motion item. -> Try to collect the shield to survive more time! -> There is a weapon! So you can destroy those geometry blocks! -> You can power up your skills by collecting more coins! -> No WiFi? No problem! It's an offline arcade game. You can play it offline.

Screenshots

Drive the balloon4 screens
Bad Box3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drive the balloon at none against Bad Box's 1. Drive the balloon also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Bad Box sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Drive the balloon asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drive the balloon ships an update every 31 months, Bad Box every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Drive the balloon versus Bad Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrive the balloonBad Box
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 31 monthsEvery 20 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFernando Gonzalez FriasPlayense

In-app purchases

None

Drive the balloon

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bad Box

One-time1
  • Remove Ad$0.99

Questions

Is Drive the balloon free?
Drive the balloon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bad Box free?
Bad Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Drive the balloon or Bad Box have ads?
Bad Box shows ads; Drive the balloon does not.
Which is updated more often, Drive the balloon or Bad Box?
Drive the balloon ships an update every 31 months, and Bad Box every 20 months. Most recently, Drive the balloon was updated on October 26, 2026 and Bad Box on November 2, 2026.

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