Comparison

ki vs Patience Balls

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ki

Test your timing and reflexes in this challenging arcade game. Tap the screen precisely at each turn to navigate increasingly difficult levels. Compete for high scores and earn medals.

Highlights
  • Precise tap-based controls
  • Progressively challenging levels
  • Leaderboard and medal system
  • 100 unique levels
  • Replay passed levels
  • Skip difficult levels
Features
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ki - 10th in "focus" (aa, uu, ff, au, rr, ao, rl, sp, th, ki, ci, sn, lo, ba, ov, sh, fi, do, ru & ti) Tap to make each turn, timing is key. Simply, tap as close to each turn as you can - see what happens. The further away, the worse. Get through as many turns as you can by tapping as close as you can before each kink. Each level gets more and more demanding, but the dynamic stays simple - just tap, anywhere on the screen. You can also top the leaderboard and earn medals! (bronze, silver and gold). There's 100 levels to solve right now, intertwined with all sorts of tweaks and surprises. You can also go back and replay any level you've already passed, at any time (Choose Level). If you're stuck on a really tricky level, skip it! (Tap Skip on the Fail Screen) If you can't wait, unlock all 100 levels and replay at your own pace! (Choose Level > Unlock All Levels) Thanks for all your support, I hope you're enjoying the "focus" series thus far. Handmade in Australia, General Adaptive

About

Patience Balls

Engage in a minimalist physics puzzle game designed for a calming and meditative experience. Solve intricate labyrinths and mazes using precision, patience, and logic. This game offers a serene escape while sharpening your reflexes and problem-solving skills.

Highlights
  • Relaxing Zen-like Gameplay
  • Mind-Teasing Labyrinths and Mazes
  • Physics-Based Challenges
  • Precision and Logic Puzzles
  • Beautiful Minimal Graphics
  • Unlockable Achievements
  • Global Leaderboards
Features
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Master your focus and conquer precision tilt controls in Patience Balls—the ultimate physics-based marble maze puzzle game! Whether you are navigating smooth logic labyrinths or tackling high-precision spatial challenges, test your steady hands, master fine balance, and guide every ball safely to its goal. Patience Balls combines realistic motion physics with clean, minimalist board design. Every movement requires complete spatial control, visual focus, and timing—offering a deeply satisfying physics experience where precision leads to victory. Key Features: • Precision Physics & Gyro Control: Calibrated tilt mechanics tuned for exact spatial accuracy. Every subtle wrist movement directly influences board gravity. • Challenging Marble Mazes: Navigate 3D labyrinths, narrow paths, moving obstacles, and gravity holes designed to test your hand-eye coordination. • Test Your Focus & Patience: Progress through 200+ handcrafted levels ranging from satisfying rolling puzzles to high-precision skill challenges. • Satisfying ASMR & Minimalist Design: Clean visuals paired with tactile rolling physics and crisp audio for an engaging, anti-stress atmosphere. • Seamless Offline Play: No Wi-Fi required. Enjoy zero-friction tilt puzzle gameplay anytime, anywhere. • Track Your Mastery: Unlock unique marble skins, achieve level milestones, and see how your precision balance stacks up on global leaderboards. Steady your hands, master the tilt, and download Patience Balls today!

Screenshots

ki2 screens
Patience Balls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Patience Balls at 68% against ki's 26%. Patience Balls also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). ki's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ki sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Patience Balls sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Patience Balls holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Patience Balls has 557 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of ki's written reviews are positive against 68% of Patience Balls's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ki ships an update every 4 months, Patience Balls every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ki versus Patience Balls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterkiPatience Balls
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (30 ratings)4.7 (557 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.6% of reviews68.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30557 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB274 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeneral Adaptive Apps Pty LtdRicardo Mendonca

Customer experience

ki

All ratings30 ratings
Positive36.7%
Neutral23.3%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive25.6%
Neutral8.3%
Negative66.0%

Patience Balls

All ratings478 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral18.2%
Negative13.6%

Bugs and requests

ki

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Tutorial instruction box stays on screen blocking gameplay
  • Game crashes frequently during play
  • Ball moves erratically sideways off the line
  • Fails occur while ball is still moving
  • Level 1 unplayable due to tutorial overlay
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  • Ball speed is unpredictable and inconsistent
  • Game fails immediately after tutorial disappears
  • Ball gets stuck or moves too slowly to confirm movement
  • Turns happen automatically without player input

Requested features

6 requests
  • Clear and detailed gameplay instructions
  • Consistent and predictable speed mechanics
  • Better tutorial system that doesn't block gameplay
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Clearer visual feedback for turns
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  • Fix overlapping path visibility issues

Patience Balls

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ki

One-time3
  • Skip Level$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Unlock All Levels$3.99
7 purchases

Patience Balls

One-time7
  • 250 Gems$0.99
  • Patience Balls Premium$1.99
  • 400 Gems$1.99
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  • Remove ads and get 1000 gems$2.99
  • Remove ads and get 1000 gems$3.99
  • Remove ads and get 1000 gems$4.99
  • Remove ads and 2500 Gems$7.99

Questions

Is ki free?
ki is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Patience Balls free?
Patience Balls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ki or Patience Balls?
Patience Balls is rated higher. ki averages 3.0 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Patience Balls averages 4.7 from 557 ratings.
Do ki or Patience Balls have ads?
Patience Balls shows ads; ki does not.
Which is updated more often, ki or Patience Balls?
ki ships an update every 4 months, and Patience Balls every 3 weeks. Most recently, ki was updated on November 1, 2026 and Patience Balls on November 3, 2026.

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