Comparison

Ball Jump vs Tricky Castle

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

Head to head
About

Ball Jump

Control a bouncing ball by tapping the screen to make it jump. Navigate through moving cubes that require precise timing. This addictive game offers simple yet challenging gameplay for players of all ages.

Highlights
  • Tap to jump
  • Avoid moving cubes
  • Simple controls
  • Addictive gameplay
  • For all ages
Features
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Take control over a small ball. Simply tap on the screen to jump. But be careful. It is not as easy as it may seem. The cubes are alive and will move. Tap at the right moment to jump with the ball. This game is for all ages. Ball Jump was the #1 game in 56 countries. This is the official version. Have fun!

About

Tricky Castle

Embark on an adventure to rescue a princess from a castle filled with challenging puzzles and traps. Navigate mysterious corridors, solve riddles, and overcome obstacles to find the key and escape.

Highlights
  • 120 unique escape puzzle levels
  • Unusual room escape mechanics
  • Hundreds of doors to open
  • Logic puzzles and 2D platforming
  • Light humor
Features
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Escape from the castle, full of tricks and mysterious puzzles. This escape room game will challenge your ability to solve puzzles! The Terrible Villain grabbed the Princess and set traps on the way to her rescue. A brave knight can save the princess hidden in the tower of the castle! Forward to adventure! Wander the mysterious corridors of the castle, solve puzzles, and avoid traps to find the faraway tower. There'll be hundreds and hundreds of doors, spikes, platforms to jump on, and all this in order to find the treasured key. Take a close look at the room and read the clues (or riddles?) to figure out how to escape the room. - 120 unique levels, packed with escape puzzles - unusual ways to escape the room - hundreds of doors you'll have to open in your way to saving the princess - excellent combination of logic games and relaxing 2d platformer games - light humor will make you smile :) You won't want to stop solving puzzles! Explore the castle that holds more tricks and secrets than it appears on the surface, and enjoy this fun puzzle game!

Screenshots

Ball Jump4 screens
Tricky Castle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ball Jump at none against Tricky Castle's 4. Ball Jump also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (94% vs 80%). Tricky Castle's advantage is ratings volume (6.4K vs 104). On price, rating 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. Tricky Castle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Ball Jump asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Ball Jump against 4.5 for Tricky Castle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tricky Castle has 6.4K ratings behind it against 104, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Ball Jump's written reviews are positive against 80% of Tricky Castle's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ball Jump versus Tricky Castle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBall JumpTricky Castle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (104 ratings)4.5 (6.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.5% of reviews — better79.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1046.4K — better
Update frequency—Every 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB189 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperYabado GmbHAI Games FZ

Customer experience

Ball Jump

All ratings104 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive93.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.5%

Tricky Castle

All ratings6,355 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral4.0%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews471 reviews
Positive79.6%
Neutral8.3%
Negative12.1%

Bugs and requests

Ball Jump

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tricky Castle

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not loading properly
  • Controls becoming unresponsive
  • Progress or data being lost

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to skip or bypass the level unlock system
  • Improved hint system with less direct solutions
  • Proper ending or conclusion to the story

In-app purchases

None

Ball Jump

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Tricky Castle

One-time4
  • Mysterious Premium$1.99
  • Mysterious Premium$2.99
  • Heroic Skins$2.99
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  • Mysterious Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Ball Jump free?
Ball Jump is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tricky Castle free?
Tricky Castle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ball Jump or Tricky Castle?
Tricky Castle is rated higher. Ball Jump averages 4.4 out of 5 from 104 ratings, while Tricky Castle averages 4.5 from 6.4K ratings.
Do Ball Jump or Tricky Castle have ads?
Tricky Castle shows ads; Ball Jump does not.

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