NetGame vs Bal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NetGame
A retro-style puzzle game where players connect computers to a central server by rotating puzzle pieces. It's designed to sharpen logical thinking skills and is suitable for all ages.
- Retro-style graphics
- Logical thinking challenges
- Network connection puzzles
- Suitable for all ages
- Time-killing gameplay
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NetGame is a fascinating puzzle game with remarkable retro-style graphics, suitable for all ages including kids. It provides a marvelous opportunity not only to kill time but sharpen your logical thinking skills. Your task is to make a network connection between computers and the central data server, rotating puzzle pieces. Good luck!
Bal
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Bal is a Knights & Knaves logic puzzle game. You meet a group of people — knights always tell the truth, knaves always lie — and figure out who is who from their statements. Features: • Thousands of puzzles with classic and whodunit modes • Adaptive difficulty — puzzles matched to your skill level • Multiple puzzle types: normals (wildcards), sanity/belief, compound statements • Track your rating and compete on the ranking Sign in with Google, Apple, GitHub, or Discord. No ads, ever. Currently free to play, may add in-app payments for unlimited puzzles or new puzzle types in the future.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bal at none against NetGame's shown. Bal also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 12 months). NetGame's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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.
NetGame ships an update every 12 months, Bal every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NetGame | Bal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aliaksandr Uvarau | Steven Scott Kaye |
In-app purchases
NetGame
No in-app purchases
Bal
No in-app purchases
