Pancake vs Falling Ballz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pancake
Test your reflexes in this simple yet addictive game. Master the one-button mechanic to flip a pancake as many times as possible. Aim for the highest score by perfectly timing your throws and catches.
- One-button gameplay
- Endless pancake flipping
- High score challenges
- Simple controls
- Addictive gameplay
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Flip the pancake as many times as you can! One-button-action at its finest. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Throw the pancake! Catch the pancake! Throw the pancake! Catch the pancake! No seriously, that’s basically all you can do.
Falling Ballz
A relaxing game where you swipe to launch balls and break shapes. Clear the screen by breaking as many shapes as possible before they reach the top. Collect bonus balls to help clear the screen.
- Swipe to launch balls
- Break shapes
- Prevent shapes from reaching the top
- Collect additional balls
- Clear the screen
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Relax your brain with the champion of time killer! Swipe your finger to throw the balls down and break the different shapes. Try to break as many shapes as possible before they move up to the top. Do not miss additional balls to collect and make your screen clear!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Falling Ballz at every 11 days against Pancake's every 3 months. Falling Ballz also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (9.4K vs 843). Pancake's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 54%). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Falling Ballz holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Falling Ballz has 9.4K ratings behind it against 843, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Pancake's written reviews are positive against 54% of Falling Ballz's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pancake ships an update every 3 months, Falling Ballz every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pancake | Falling Ballz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (843 ratings) | 4.4 (9.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.0% of reviews — better | 53.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 843 | 9.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philipp Stollenmayer | Ketchapp |
Customer experience
Pancake
Falling Ballz
User reviews
Pancake
From 843 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Simple and fun
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Unique art style
- 💡 Unlockable features
- 🎮 Great time-killer
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🔍 Lack of customization options
- 🔊 Distracting ads
- 🤔 Confusing mechanics
- 🤯 Extremely challenging
Falling Ballz
From 9.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Satisfying to play
- 🕹️ Good time killer
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy ball physics
- 🔧 Broken/non-working features (continue playing, ads)
- 💰 Lack of progression/rewards
Bugs and requests
Pancake
Reported bugs
5 issues- Pancake disappears or gets stuck
- Game freezes or lags when ads are shown
- Unlocked items not appearing correctly
- Inconsistent physics and controls
- High scores not saving properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add more pancake and arm variations
- Implement a menu system for selecting unlockables
- Include a leaderboard or achievements
- Add sound effects and music options
- Provide a difficulty setting or progression system
Falling Ballz
Reported bugs
3 issues- Balls not bouncing properly
- Continue playing button not working
- Ads interfering with gameplay
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to save progress
- Option to disable ads
- More customization options (balls, backgrounds, etc.)
In-app purchases
Pancake
No in-app purchases
Falling Ballz
No in-app purchases
