Smart Marbles vs Shape Dash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Marble jumping mechanics
- Clear marbles to solve puzzles
- Single-player gameplay
- Reset game function
- Simple grid-based puzzles
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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.
Shape Dash
A free puzzle game where players match hexagon cells based on the number of dots. Levels increase in difficulty with more complex cells to connect. Become a puzzle master by practicing and having fun.
- Hexagon cell matching
- Dot-based matching
- Progressive difficulty
- Brain puzzling
- Free to play
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This is the perfect game for all the brain puzzler lovers. The concept of the game is very simple. Match the hexagon cells according to the number of the dots. As you progress trough the levels it gets harder with more complex and challenging cells to connect. Get the game today for free and start practicing to become the puzzle master. Enjoy and have fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smart Marbles at 5.0 against Shape Dash's 4.5. Smart Marbles also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Shape Dash's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Shape Dash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Smart Marbles asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smart Marbles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.
Smart Marbles ships an update every 3 months, Shape Dash every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Marbles | Shape Dash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Johnson | Aljosa Pavsic |
Customer experience
Smart Marbles
Shape Dash
In-app purchases
Smart Marbles
No in-app purchases
Shape Dash
- Remove Ads$0.99
