Comparison

Smart Marbles vs Marbles

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

Head to head
About

Smart Marbles

A classic marble solitaire puzzle game where the goal is to remove all marbles except one. Jump marbles over each other to clear the board. Offers a simple reset function to restart the game.

Highlights
  • Marble jumping mechanics
  • Clear marbles to solve puzzles
  • Single-player gameplay
  • Reset game function
  • Simple grid-based puzzles
Features
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Smart Marbles is an iPhone6 app for marble solitaire. The game is simple: select a marble and then select an empty space in the grid that is two spaces over. Another marble must be placed between the selected marble and the destination space. Once the marble has jumped over the middle marble, the middle marble will be taken off the board. The object of the game is to remove all marbles except the last. Use the reset button to return the game to the original marble positions.

About

Marbles

This classic logic puzzle challenges you to remove marbles from a board, leaving only one. With 45 unique boards that increase in difficulty, it's a great way to exercise your brain and boost your IQ.

Highlights
  • Marble solitaire gameplay
  • 45 unique puzzle boards
  • Increasing difficulty levels
  • Brain teaser and IQ booster
  • Offline play
Features
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Marbles - logic games is the classic game of " marble solitaire " or " peg ". the purpose of the logic game is to make all marbles disappear and leave only one marble. this is an amazing brain teaser because when there are more marbles on the board, the riddle becomes harder. the game has 45 boards, all arranged differently so you move from easier boards to more harder boards. we have many more logic games so check them out. they are an amazing way to activate your brain and increase your IQ.

Screenshots

Smart Marbles2 screens
Marbles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Smart Marbles at none against Marbles's shown. Smart Marbles also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 38 months). Marbles's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart Marbles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Marbles has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Smart Marbles's written reviews are positive against 50% of Marbles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Marbles ships an update every 3 months, Marbles every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Smart Marbles versus Marbles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart MarblesMarbles
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings219 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid JohnsonAvraham Shlomo Ofir

Customer experience

Smart Marbles

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Marbles

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Smart Marbles

No in-app purchases

None

Marbles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Marbles free?
Smart Marbles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marbles free?
Marbles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart Marbles or Marbles?
Smart Marbles is rated higher. Smart Marbles averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Marbles averages 4.7 from 19 ratings.
Do Smart Marbles or Marbles have ads?
Marbles shows ads; Smart Marbles does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart Marbles or Marbles?
Smart Marbles ships an update every 3 months, and Marbles every 38 months. Most recently, Smart Marbles was updated on October 2, 2026 and Marbles on October 5, 2026.

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