Comparison

Smart Marbles vs BQM

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

BQM

Design and share your own challenging RPG dungeons or test your skills against creations from players worldwide. Solve puzzles, overcome traps, and battle monsters in this instant-death adventure.

Highlights
  • Create custom RPG dungeons
  • Challenge player-made dungeons
  • Instant death RPG gameplay
  • Puzzle and action stages
  • Global player challenges
  • Dungeon editor with traps and gimmicks
Features
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### Create & challenge - new instant death RPG「BQM - BlockQuest Maker」is here ### Secret doors, falling stones, formidable monsters - fight them all and level up! Solve the mystery box and see what lies ahead! BQM is newest game from BlockQuest series, follow up to great hit, Dungeon of Gravestone, popular puzzle game with and instant death factor! This time, dungeons and gimmicks got major boost up. It's no longer, play only game, it is about creating, sharing and challenging players all around the world! Join global fever! ・ Challenge dungeons! Join worldwide battle royal and test your skills in dungeons created by other players! Puzzle stages, action stages, dungeons of various genres await you!  Bombs, arrows, boxes, magic, which will one will you choose to solve mysteries? ・Create your own dungeons! Now it's your turn to create dungeons! Use dungeon editor and challenge players all around the world. Everything dependson you: traps, gimmicks, use them to create complex mazes. Set admission fee for your dungeon and get gold! The more popular your dungeon gets the more gold will fall into your hand!

Screenshots

Smart Marbles2 screens
BQM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Smart Marbles at 5.0 against BQM's 3.7. Smart Marbles also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (83% vs 53%). BQM's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (13 vs 2). On price and ads 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. BQM sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Smart Marbles asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart Marbles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BQM has 13 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 53% of BQM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Marbles ships an update every 3 months, BQM every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Smart Marbles versus BQM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart MarblesBQM
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.7 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better52.5% of reviews
Number of ratings213 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB153 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDavid JohnsonWonderland Kazakiri inc.

Customer experience

Smart Marbles

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

BQM

All ratings13 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive52.5%
Neutral10.2%
Negative37.3%

In-app purchases

None

Smart Marbles

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

BQM

One-time3
  • PRO$4.99
  • Parts Pack$4.99
  • Pro and PartsPack$6.99

Questions

Is Smart Marbles free?
Smart Marbles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BQM free?
BQM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smart Marbles or BQM?
Smart Marbles is rated higher. Smart Marbles averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while BQM averages 3.7 from 13 ratings.
Do Smart Marbles or BQM have ads?
Neither Smart Marbles nor BQM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Marbles or BQM?
Smart Marbles ships an update every 3 months, and BQM every 5 days. Most recently, Smart Marbles was updated on September 14, 2026 and BQM on September 28, 2026.

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