Stop the Balloons vs Balloons
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Tap to pop balloons
- Drag balloons to bump others
- Release balloons to pop them
- Prevent balloons from escaping
- Simple, relaxing gameplay
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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?
Balloons
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Stop the Balloons | Balloons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vyrai | ANDREW YUFENG MA |
In-app purchases
Stop the Balloons
No in-app purchases
Balloons
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Stop the Balloons free?
Is Balloons free?
Do Stop the Balloons or Balloons have ads?
Which is updated more often, Stop the Balloons or Balloons?
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