Comparison

ba vs Packed!?

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

Head to head
About

ba

A minimalist arcade game where players defend a central circle by colliding with incoming dots. Control the ball's speed and spin to survive increasingly challenging waves. Compete for the top spot on the leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Circle defense gameplay
  • Tap to spin left/right
  • Hold to increase speed
  • Progressively harder levels
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Minimalist design
Features
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ba - 14th in "focus" (aa, uu, ff, au, rr, ao, rl, sp, th, ki, ci, sn, lo, ba, ov, sh, fi, do, ru & ti) Defend the circle at all costs. Touch and hold to increase the speed of the ball, collide with dots entering to stay alive. Tap on the left side to spin left, tap on the right to spin right. You can also top the leaderboard with your best score / longest survival. See how long you can last, as it gets progressively harder and harder. Thanks for all your support, I hope you're enjoying the "focus" series thus far. Handmade in Australia, General Adaptive

About

Packed!?

Guide two characters through increasingly challenging box-pushing puzzles to escape a depot. Solve each level with minimal moves and time, utilizing unique mechanics introduced in each world. The game features simple, visual-only controls and 120 handcrafted levels.

Highlights
  • 120 challenging puzzle levels
  • Move count and time-based rating system
  • Unique mechanics per world
  • Simple, visual-only controls
  • No in-game text
Features
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Packed!? is an extremely difficult puzzle game which has you guiding two punctual little friends on their journey to escape the depot one box at a time. Each box offers a fun, increasingly challenging puzzle to solve in as few moves as possible, as you push, slide and outsmart obstacles that stand between our friends and their path to freedom. They’re great listeners and will follow your direction in unison - for better or worse… GAME FEATURES * 120 carefully crafted levels of increasingly difficult puzzles. * Rating system based on move count and elapsed time. * A unique mechanic for each world you unlock. * Simple controls. * No text. All communication is conveyed through visuals. * No ads

Screenshots

ba3 screens
Packed!?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Packed!? at 4.4 against ba's 3.9. Packed!? also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (52 vs 14). ba's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. ba sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Packed!? sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Packed!? holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 52 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of ba's written reviews are positive against 64% of Packed!?'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ba ships an update every 4 months, Packed!? every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ba versus Packed!?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbaPacked!?
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (14 ratings)4.4 (52 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better64.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1452 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB358 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeneral Adaptive Apps Pty LtdShortbread Games Pty Ltd

Customer experience

ba

All ratings14 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative20.0%

Packed!?

All ratings53 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative24.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ba

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
6 purchases

Packed!?

One-time6
  • 5 Hints$0.99
  • 15 Hints$1.99
  • Full Game$2.99
Show 3 more
  • 30 Hints$2.99
  • 50 Hints$2.99
  • 100 Hints$3.99

Questions

Is ba free?
ba is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Packed!? free?
Packed!? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ba or Packed!??
Packed!? is rated higher. ba averages 3.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Packed!? averages 4.4 from 52 ratings.
Do ba or Packed!? have ads?
Neither ba nor Packed!? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ba or Packed!??
ba ships an update every 4 months, and Packed!? every 9 days. Most recently, ba was updated on October 1, 2026 and Packed!? on October 9, 2026.

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