Chain Reaction Pro vs Matrix Balls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chain Reaction Pro
A turn-based strategy game where players aim to control the board by strategically placing orbs. Exploding orbs can take over surrounding cells, eliminating opponents. Play against friends or the computer in this addictive game.
- Multiplayer strategy
- Board control objective
- Orb placement mechanics
- Eliminate opponents
- CPU mode for single player
- Customizable orbs (bombs/atoms)
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Chain Reaction is the explosive strategy game for 2 to 8 players – on one phone, or against the computer. No internet needed. Take turns dropping orbs into the grid. When a cell fills up it bursts, throwing an orb into every neighbouring cell and taking it over. One clever move can set off a chain reaction that sweeps the whole board! Knock out every other colour to win. WHAT'S INSIDE • Pass & Play for 2–8 players on one device – the perfect party game • Play vs CPU: Easy, Medium, or the Hard computer that thinks two moves ahead • Daily Challenge: the same board for everyone each day, with blocked cells to plan around. Win in as few moves as you can, keep your streak alive and share your score • 12 trophies, win streaks and your biggest-chain record • Share your wins with a picture of the board • Bombs or atoms, classic or HD grid, four colour themes • Satisfying chain combos, spinning orbs, screen shake and haptics • Plays fully offline HOW TO PLAY Corners burst at 2 orbs, edges at 3 and the middle at 4. You can only play on empty cells or your own. Lose all your orbs and you're out – the last colour standing wins. Questions or ideas? We'd love to hear from you.
Matrix Balls
A challenging puzzle game where you align 5 or more balls to clear them. Earn points through smart moves to avoid filling the board. The game offers a free version and a premium upgrade for advanced features.
- Align 5+ balls for combos
- Strategic ball placement
- Endless gameplay
- Save and resume game (Premium)
- Adjustable difficulty (Premium)
- International high score leaderboard (Premium)
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A board of wells. Balls keep dropping in. Line up five of one colour before the board fills up. Matrix Balls is the classic colour-lines puzzle, played against a machine that never stops. Drag a ball along the empty wells to any spot it can reach — across, down or round a corner — and line up balls of one colour in any direction, including the diagonals. Complete a line and it clears, with points for every ball in it. A CLOCK THAT DROPS BALLS Every twenty seconds the machine drops a handful of new balls onto the board. Every move you make resets the clock, so keep moving. A move that clears nothing brings the next drop straight away. Sometimes the machine completes a line by accident. You still get the points. IT GETS HARDER Your score carries you through nine stages. Each one brings more colours into play — seven at the start, eleven by the end — and bigger drops. The line you need is four balls on a small board, five on a large one. Fill the board and the game is over. Your best score stays. A BOARD THAT FITS YOUR SCREEN The grid is laid out for the display you are on: a tall narrow board on a phone, a wide one on an iPad or a Mac window. Bigger boards mean bigger drops and longer lines — it evens out. ONE GAME, EVERYWHERE iPhone, iPad and Mac, with your best score carried between them over iCloud. Compare it with other players on Game Center, or ignore the leaderboard entirely. Leave a game mid-way and it is waiting when you come back. NO CATCHES No ads. No in-app purchases. No account to create. Nothing to subscribe to. It works offline — there is no server behind it. Light and dark, and it respects Reduce Motion.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Matrix Balls at 100% against Chain Reaction Pro's 23%. Matrix Balls also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). Chain Reaction Pro's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (44 vs 4). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Matrix Balls holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chain Reaction Pro has 44 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Chain Reaction Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Matrix Balls's.
Chain Reaction Pro ships an update every 6 months, Matrix Balls every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chain Reaction Pro | Matrix Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | — |
| Rating | 2.3 (44 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 44 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Laxman Marothiya | Philippe GUILLAUD |
Customer experience
Chain Reaction Pro
Matrix Balls
In-app purchases
Chain Reaction Pro
No in-app purchases
Matrix Balls
No in-app purchases








