Sanic Ball vs Auric
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
Auric
Read full descriptionHide full description
There’s a moment in every run when the screen fills with light, motion, and gold. Your aura hums. The next challenge is forty seconds away. You keep moving, collecting, and choosing. Magnet, or Power? Faster blades, or more of them? Auric: Eclipse is that moment, stretched out. A fast arcade bullet-heaven built for one thumb. Your abilities activate automatically. You move, collect gold, and choose what to upgrade. No menus during gameplay. No aiming. Just movement, timing, and builds that grow every minute. Wave after wave, the sky grows darker. Every coin strengthens your build. Every level changes the direction of the run. Every minute brings a new challenge with new patterns to learn. Hold on long enough and the eclipse breaks. INSIDE • 4 weapons, each upgradeable through 5 tiers • 6 passive stats — Magnet, Regen, Power, Speed, Heart, Luck • Dozens of build combinations every run • 4 enemy types — drifters, runners, tanks, shooters • A major challenge every 60 seconds with unique patterns • Endless scaling and persistent high scores • Fully offline on iPhone and iPad NOT INSIDE • Energy meters · timers · pay-to-win · forced ads • Interruptions during gameplay · pop-ups · Wi-Fi requirement • Battle passes · daily login screens · cluttered menus One optional rewarded ad per run — watch to continue from a difficult moment. That’s it. Auric: Eclipse is designed for phone-speed play. Two minutes between classes or thirty during a flight — same feeling. Jump in, learn, improve, repeat. The kind of game where “one more run” quietly becomes four. The eclipse keeps growing. Stay bright long enough to outlast it. — Genre: bullet-heaven · survivors-like · roguelite · arcade Controls: touch joystick (any thumb position) / WASD Age: 0+ · fantasy arcade action
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Auric at none against Sanic Ball's 1. Auric also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). Sanic Ball's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price 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. Auric asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sanic Ball ships an update every 3 months, Auric daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sanic Ball | Auric |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 268 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergio Castillo | Arsenii Borodin |
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
Auric
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sanic Ball
- Remove Ads$4.99
Auric
No in-app purchases









