Sanic Ball vs BotHeads 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sanic Ball
Experience high-velocity gameplay as iconic characters in this optimized mobile port. Compete with friends online in cross-platform multiplayer and test your speed.
- Cross-platform online multiplayer
- Play as multiple characters
- High-velocity gameplay
- Optimized mobile experience
- Character customization
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Now with Cross Platform Online Multiplayer ! Cumon step it up! You must proceed at a high velocity. How many Fasts/Hour can you reach?? Play as Sanic, Shaduw, knackles, ,taels, ame ross, and lot more ! A completely optimized fast experience is waiting for you. IMPORTANT: This is a Mobile port for the original SanicBall game made by Thomas BK-TN.
BotHeads 2
Pilot a bot through a vibrant world, overcoming obstacles and enemies with precise controls and physics. Design and share your own custom levels using the intuitive editor, and explore creations from other players.
- Fly, bounce, and dash gameplay
- Intuitive level editor
- Unlockable bots
- 40 handcrafted levels
- Player-created levels
- Haptic feedback support
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The BotHeads are back! Fly, Bounce and Dash through a fantastic world filled with weird creatures and dangerous traps! Use the Level Editor to create your own levels and let everyone play them! Includes: • Crazy physics and super tight controls! • Level Editor! • Unlock different bots! • 40 handcrafted levels made by us! • Player levels made by you! • Haptic feedback on supported devices! • Music by Boy vs Bacteria! • Laser cats! Thank you for playing BotHeads 2!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sanic Ball at 4.6 against BotHeads 2's 3.6. Sanic Ball also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 66%) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 72). BotHeads 2's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Sanic Ball sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BotHeads 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sanic Ball holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sanic Ball has 1.3K ratings behind it against 72, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Sanic Ball's written reviews are positive against 66% of BotHeads 2's.
Sanic Ball ships an update every 3 months, BotHeads 2 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sanic Ball | BotHeads 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better | 3.6 (72 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.4% of reviews — better | 66.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 72 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 268 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Sergio Castillo | A Small Game AB |
Customer experience
Sanic Ball
BotHeads 2
User reviews
Sanic Ball
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast gameplay
- 👍 Fun and entertaining
- 💡 Nostalgic and memorable
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 👍 Great graphics and visuals
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🔋 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Multiplayer issues
- 🐛 Unresponsive controls
- 🐛 Crashes and stability problems
BotHeads 2
From 72 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great gameplay and controls
- 🎨 Nice graphics and art style
- 🎵 Good soundtrack
- 💡 Innovative level editor
- 🆓 Free to play
Room to improve
- 😒 Too many ads
- 💰 Coins needed for building levels
- ⏳ Slow unlock system
- 😵 Creepy faces appear unexpectedly
- 📉 Lack of new content/levels
Bugs and requests
Sanic Ball
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unresponsive buttons and menus
- Connectivity issues with online play
- Graphical glitches and visual bugs
- Stuck or frozen gameplay
- Incompatibility with certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- More characters and skins
- Additional levels and tracks
- Improved AI difficulty
- Controller support
- Custom settings and options
BotHeads 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- Creepy faces appear on screen
- Cannot find third orb in level 19
- Developer reply about turning off faces is inaccurate for some users
- Ads make noise even when phone is on vibrate
Requested features
17 requests- Add more content/levels
- Improve level unlock system
- Allow unlocking instead of buying with coins
- Fix creepy faces issue
- Add Russian language support
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- Option to remove ads
- Add joystick or arrow controls
- Allow players to see all created maps before they are added
- Upvote system for player-created levels
- Add quickscroll in editor
- Restrict character use in editor
- Ability to see slightly offscreen in editor
- Orbs in level editor
- Text in level editor
- Change timing of lasers and propellers
- Refund option in level creator
- Paid version without ads
In-app purchases
Sanic Ball
- Remove Ads$4.99
BotHeads 2
- Premium - No Ads$0.99
Questions
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