Smart Marbles vs Marbles Ricochet
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.
Marbles Ricochet
Guide marbles off the field by using rails to ricochet them through corners and over jumps. This original puzzle game challenges you to solve increasingly complex levels. Enjoy an uninterrupted gaming experience with no ads.
- Marble navigation puzzles
- Rail-guided ricochets
- Marble jumping mechanics
- Challenging level design
- Ad-free gameplay
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A new and original puzzle game, in which you have to guide all the red or purple marbles off the field. Rails will guide you and marbles will ricochet through corners, and even jump at times. Can you solve these puzzles? This app is free of ads, we will never interrupt your game making you wait for an Ad to finish! We want you to enjoy the game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smart Marbles at none against Marbles Ricochet's 10. Marbles Ricochet's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Marbles Ricochet sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Smart Marbles asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Smart Marbles against 5.0 for Marbles Ricochet. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Smart Marbles ships an update every 3 months, Marbles Ricochet weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Marbles | Marbles Ricochet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Johnson | Cornelis Aerts |
Customer experience
Smart Marbles
Marbles Ricochet
In-app purchases
Smart Marbles
No in-app purchases
Marbles Ricochet
- Normal Pack 1$1.99
- Easy Pack 2$1.99
- Regular PACK 14$1.99
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- regular pack 17$1.99
- regular pack 18$1.99
- marbles Ricochet - Easy pack 8$1.99
- Marbles Ricochet - Easy pack 9$1.99
- Marbles Ricochet - Easy Pk 10$1.99
- ADVANCED PACK 6$2.99
- Expert Pack 5$4.99
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