Comparison

Stop the Balloons vs 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

Balloons

Features
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This is a mobile game - Play starts the game, balloons float up which players pop by tapping on them before the time runs out or before the balloons reach the bottom of the screen. Each round completed adds more time and more balloons than the previous round. Upload Balloon Image allows the player to decorate the balloons with an image from their camera roll. Players can turn on or off the popping sound of balloons being popped.

Screenshots

Stop the Balloons3 screens
Balloons3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Stop the Balloons at none against Balloons's shown. Stop the Balloons also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Balloons's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 17 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stop the Balloons ships an update every 17 months, Balloons every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Stop the Balloons versus Balloons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStop the BalloonsBalloons
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVyraiANDREW YUFENG MA

In-app purchases

None

Stop the Balloons

No in-app purchases

None

Balloons

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stop the Balloons free?
Stop the Balloons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Balloons free?
Balloons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stop the Balloons or Balloons have ads?
Balloons shows ads; Stop the Balloons does not.
Which is updated more often, Stop the Balloons or Balloons?
Stop the Balloons ships an update every 17 months, and Balloons every 6 days. Most recently, Stop the Balloons was updated on November 1, 2026 and Balloons on October 31, 2026.

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