Comparison

Stop the Balloons vs Magic Circus Balloons

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Stop the Balloons

A simple game where players tap to pop balloons before they escape the screen. Dragging balloons can cause them to bump into each other, and releasing them makes them pop. The game ends after three balloons get away.

Highlights
  • Tap to pop balloons
  • Drag balloons to bump others
  • Release balloons to pop them
  • Prevent balloons from escaping
  • Simple, relaxing gameplay
Features
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It's a nice sunny day in the neighborhood. It's the weekend and you can finally relax and enjoy this day to the fullest. You watch how the kids are all cheerfully running around and playing with balloons. However, as you leisurely watch the kids, one of them lost hold of the balloon! Oh no! Suddenly, many more balloons are all flying away! What would happen if the balloons actually fly away? It's up to you to stop the balloons and make sure they don't fly out of sight! Stop the Balloons is a simple game in which you try to stop the balloons from escaping the screen. Pop the balloons by tapping on them. You can keep dragging them if you hold them to bump them into other balloons. Once you stop holding the balloons, they will pop. After three balloons escape, the game will end. How many balloons will you be able to stop?

About

Magic Circus Balloons

Pop balloons by avoiding spikes in this circus-themed game. It offers four distinct game modes to test your concentration and reflexes. Enjoy beautiful graphics and cool sounds on your iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • Avoid balloon explosions
  • 4 challenging game modes
  • Easy to learn tutorials
  • Beautiful graphics
  • Cool sounds and music
  • High score challenges
Features
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Here comes the Magic Circus! You are the star of the best number of this circus. Try to avoid the explosion of the balloons against the spikes. Could be so easy in the beginning, but you must to be concentrated to get them perfect. Magic Circus Balloons contains 4 game modes to challenge your skills. You can show your talents in the float, pop, free float and free pop mode. Can you get the highscore and win against your friends and family? Download this free game and enjoy everywhere with your iPhone or iPad. Features: - 4 game modes - Easy to learn with tutorials - For all ages - Beautiful graphics - Cool sounds and music

Screenshots

Stop the Balloons3 screens
Magic Circus Balloons4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stop the Balloons at 5.0 against Magic Circus Balloons's 4.0. Stop the Balloons also leads on update cadence (every 17 months vs every 37 months). Magic Circus Balloons's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stop the Balloons holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stop the Balloons ships an update every 17 months, Magic Circus Balloons every 37 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Stop the Balloons versus Magic Circus Balloons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStop the BalloonsMagic Circus Balloons
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 months — betterEvery 37 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVyraiEmrah Kavak

Customer experience

Stop the Balloons

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Magic Circus Balloons

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Stop the Balloons

No in-app purchases

None

Magic Circus Balloons

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stop the Balloons free?
Stop the Balloons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magic Circus Balloons free?
Magic Circus Balloons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stop the Balloons or Magic Circus Balloons?
Stop the Balloons is rated higher. Stop the Balloons averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Magic Circus Balloons averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Stop the Balloons or Magic Circus Balloons have ads?
Neither Stop the Balloons nor Magic Circus Balloons shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stop the Balloons or Magic Circus Balloons?
Stop the Balloons ships an update every 17 months, and Magic Circus Balloons every 37 months. Most recently, Stop the Balloons was updated on November 1, 2026 and Magic Circus Balloons on November 1, 2026.

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