Chromaticon vs Ball Panic!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chromaticon
A fast-paced, stylish color matching game that challenges your reflexes and perception. It features unique mechanics, evolving gameplay, and a distinctive visual style with an original soundtrack. Compete with others on leaderboards and unlock upgrades through achievements.
- Unique color matching mechanics
- Motion-based action with tactical elements
- Evolving gameplay with new challenges
- Distinctive visual style with day/night themes
- Rewarding achievements and upgrades
- Original soundtrack
- Global and friend leaderboards
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Chromaticon is a challenging, stylish, fast-paced color matching game that will test your perception and reflexes. Enjoy this immensely fun and excitingly novel experience! "Chromaticon is Rlyeh Industry's bold, innovative colour-matching puzzler." - Pocket Gamer "Chromaticon by Rlyeh Industry is our favorite #BNA (Best New App) - great audio, addicting gameplay & it looks amazing! Visual Appeal - 9, Controls - 8.5, Gameplay - 9" - AppAttack • Unique game mechanics that mixes frantic motion-based action with tactical elements. • Evolving gameplay provides you with new thrills and challenges. • Distinctive, refined visual style with day and night themes for optimal experience. • Rewarding achievements system linked with upgrades that help you progress in the game. • Original soundtrack that complements on-screen action and visuals. • Leaderboards that enable you to compete with your friends or the entire world! Gameplay description: • Protect the Core from being hit by colorful orbs by intercepting them with the Shield. • Rotate the Shield to match colors of incoming orbs. • Use touch or tilt controls to suit your playing style. • Use Core Impulse to repair the Shield or destroy orbs when you’re in peril. • Correctly catch Charged Orbs to obtain power-ups and use them to your advantage. • Beware of Viruses which cause distracting effects! • Complete achievements to gain Upgrade Points that can be exchanged for Core Upgrades. Each achievement is rewarded! • Try to beat each stage with perfect accuracy to obtain gold rating. • Meet the ultimate challenge in the Infinity Stage!
Ball Panic!
Tap to destroy incoming balls before they fill the screen in this fast-paced game. React quickly to clear the play area and avoid losing.
- Tap to blast balls
- Avoid screen fill-up
- Frantic gameplay
- Fast-paced action
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Tap to blast the balls in this frantic new game! Do not let the balls fill up the screen!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ball Panic! at 5.0 against Chromaticon's 4.0. Ball Panic! also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 33%). Chromaticon's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Chromaticon sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Ball Panic! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ball Panic! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Chromaticon's written reviews are positive against 75% of Ball Panic!'s.
Chromaticon ships an update monthly, Ball Panic! every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Chromaticon | Ball Panic! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rlyeh Industry | 1Button SARL |
Customer experience
Chromaticon
Ball Panic!
In-app purchases
Chromaticon
- Anti-Ad System$0.99
- Bronze Heart$0.99
- Silver Heart$1.99
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- Gold Heart$4.99
Ball Panic!
- Remove Ads$1.99









