Smart Marbles vs Relik Duel
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.
Relik Duel
Engage in real-time 1v1 puzzle battles against friends or global players. Test your mind with six unique challenges like Sequence, Mimic, and Maze, all while racing against the clock. Climb the leaderboards to become the ultimate puzzle master.
- Real-time multiplayer battles
- Six unique puzzle types
- Race against the clock
- Leaderboard climbing
- Compete with friends
- Global player competition
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Enter the world of Relik, a real-time multiplayer puzzle game where every face of a mysterious cube holds a unique challenge. With six distinctive puzzles: Sequence, Mimic, Runes, Variant, Escape, and Maze. Your mind will be tested from every angle! Face off against friends or players around the world, racing the clock on every puzzle. Can you outsmart the competition and solve each puzzle faster? Whether you’re a puzzle enthusiast or a casual gamer, Relik offers a modern and thrilling experience that will keep you coming back for more. Stay sharp, outpace the competition in real time, and climb the leaderboard to become the ultimate Relik master.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Relik Duel at daily against Smart Marbles's every 3 months. Relik Duel also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Smart Marbles's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Smart Marbles against 5.0 for Relik Duel. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Smart Marbles ships an update every 3 months, Relik Duel daily. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Marbles | Relik Duel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 186 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Johnson | Iron 27 Inc |
Customer experience
Smart Marbles
Relik Duel
In-app purchases
Smart Marbles
No in-app purchases
Relik Duel
No in-app purchases
