Comparison

Smart Marbles vs BQM SP

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 SP

Design and play your own maze-like dungeons in this puzzle RPG creation tool. Build intricate levels with various elements like switches, NPCs, and currency, or explore creations from a global community. No coding knowledge is required.

Highlights
  • Create original mazes and dungeons
  • Use switches, NPCs, and currency systems
  • Design gameplay mechanics like box pushing and trap dodging
  • Play premade challenge dungeons
  • Share and play dungeons created by others
  • No coding knowledge required
Features
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BQM, the dungeon creator where you can make and play original mazes is back with new! You can now turn your ideas into playable dungeons like those in puzzle RPGs, without the need for any complex knowledge. Endless adventures await you in this remastered version! There are so many elements you can use! Switches, doors, NPCs, currency systems, and more! How will one level up when playing your dungeon? Pushing boxes around? Dodging traps? Defeating monsters? It's all up to you! The game includes some premade challenge dungeons, and of course you can play dungeons created by people from all over the world as well as have them play your own! You don't need to know how to write code—even the most complex systems are easy to implement. The only limit is your own creativity!

Screenshots

Smart Marbles2 screens
BQM SP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smart Marbles at 83% against BQM SP's 0%. Smart Marbles also leads on price (Free vs $4.99). BQM SP's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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

Smart Marbles is free to download; BQM SP costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Marbles ships an update every 3 months, BQM SP every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Smart Marbles versus BQM SP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart MarblesBQM SP
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB263 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 SP

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Smart Marbles

No in-app purchases

None

BQM SP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Marbles free?
Smart Marbles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BQM SP free?
BQM SP costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smart Marbles or BQM SP have ads?
Neither Smart Marbles nor BQM SP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Marbles or BQM SP?
Smart Marbles ships an update every 3 months, and BQM SP every 5 days. Most recently, Smart Marbles was updated on September 14, 2026 and BQM SP on September 18, 2026.

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