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Head-to-head

Viola’s Quest vs Jungle Blast

Viola’s Quest 4.7★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Viola’s Quest
Jungle Blast 4.4★ · Free + IAP 40

Viola's Quest, despite recent negative updates, still offers a more polished experience than Jungle Blast, which suffers from excessive ads and critical gameplay issues.

Full reviews: Viola’s Quest · Jungle Blast

Viola's Quest and Jungle Blast are both 'Zuma'-style marble shooter games, free with in-app purchases. Viola's Quest has a higher lifetime rating but has recently faced significant backlash due to a mandatory update that changed graphics, removed landscape mode, and introduced glitches. Jungle Blast struggles with an overwhelming number of long ads, frequent crashes, and a lack of progress saving.

Head to head

Features and Gameplay tieR3R7R8R11
Viola’s Quest Viola's Quest was loved for its fun gameplay and challenging levels, with users enjoying the variety and finding it a good 'unwind' game R8R16. However, a recent update drastically changed the graphics, making marbles hard to distinguish and special items difficult to see R3R7R11. The update also made the shooter clunky and less responsive R12.
Jungle Blast Jungle Blast offers challenging and fun gameplay, with users appreciating its similarity to Zuma and clear color balls . However, some users find the levels too difficult or repetitive, leading to frustration and deletion . A recent update also slowed down the firing speed, making gameplay less enjoyable .
Ease of Use and Interface edge: Viola’s QuestR5R6R8R9
Viola’s Quest Viola's Quest users are overwhelmingly negative about a recent update that removed the landscape orientation option, forcing portrait mode R5R6R8R9. This change made the game difficult to play, especially on iPads . The new interface is described as ugly, childish, and bland .
Jungle Blast Jungle Blast's interface is described as dated and not impressive . A significant issue is the game's inability to allow users to listen to their own music, as it takes over other audio R51R68.
Reliability and Performance edge: Viola’s QuestR1R2R4R12
Viola’s Quest Viola's Quest has experienced significant glitches with recent updates, including the game not shooting, chains not catching up, and the game getting stuck after lives are over R1R2R4R12. Some users also report issues with ads overriding volume controls and continuing to play after the ad is over R38R46.
Jungle Blast Jungle Blast suffers from severe reliability issues, with users reporting lost progress, the game crashing, freezing frequently, and not opening at all . Some users also experienced issues with bonus games requiring an upgrade that wasn't available .
Price and Value (Free vs. Paid) edge: Viola’s QuestR1R4R12R16
Viola’s Quest Viola's Quest is free with IAP, but users feel it cheats them into spending money, especially on harder levels R1R4R16. There are complaints about not being able to earn high points or enough free boosts, making progress difficult without purchases R4R12R16. Some users also report issues with ads for free coins or items not working . There's no clear option to pay to remove ads .
Jungle Blast Jungle Blast is also free with IAP, but is heavily criticized for an excessive number of long, repetitive ads, often appearing after every level or even before gameplay R53R57R59R62. Users feel they watch more ads than they play . Even with VIP purchases, ads reportedly remain . The game is seen as a 'money grab' due to the need for purchases to advance .
Customer Support edge: Viola’s QuestR2
Viola’s Quest Viola's Quest users have reported positive experiences with customer service, noting quick resolutions to issues R2.
Jungle Blast There is no specific feedback on customer support for Jungle Blast in the provided reviews.
Pick Viola’s Quest if

You prefer a game with a generally higher quality experience, even if it has recent negative updates, and you value responsive customer service R2. You are willing to tolerate some difficulty spikes that might encourage IAP, but want to avoid overwhelming ad interruptions R1.

Pick Jungle Blast if

You are a dedicated Zuma fan looking for a similar game and are willing to overlook significant issues with ads, potential crashes, and lost progress .

Evidence note: The reviews for Viola's Quest are heavily skewed towards recent negative updates, particularly regarding the forced portrait mode and graphic changes. This makes it challenging to compare its current state fairly against its lifetime rating. Jungle Blast's reviews consistently highlight issues with ads and technical problems.

Frequently asked

Can I play Viola's Quest in landscape mode?
No, a recent update for Viola's Quest removed the landscape orientation option, forcing users to play only in portrait mode R5R6R8R9.
Does Jungle Blast have a lot of ads?
Yes, Jungle Blast is widely criticized for having an excessive number of long, repetitive ads, often appearing after every level or even multiple times before gameplay begins R53R57R59R62.
Do these games allow background music?
Jungle Blast does not allow users to listen to their own music while playing, as the game takes over any other audio R51R68. The reviews for Viola's Quest do not mention this specific issue, though some ads in Viola's Quest have been reported to override volume controls R38R46.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R3] Viola’s Quest 3/5 · US Fun game, bad update: It was a fun game but after the recent update the marble colors changed from bright to pale and some patterns were added on marbles so it’s really hard to see if it’s a regular marble or a magic one.. I stopped playing it.
  2. [R7] Viola’s Quest 1/5 · US Really terrible since update: This used to be fun but the graphics change in this new update makes this game unplayable.
  3. [R8] Viola’s Quest 4/5 · US Favorite game, but hate some updates.: I have been playing this game for years and I love it! But I hate that portrait mode is now locked, makes it a little annoying as I was so used to playing it the other way for years. I also wish more levels could be dropped at once. Once they release, I finish them in just a few days and then I have to wait a month or so til new ones come out. I even tried to
  4. [R11] Viola’s Quest 4/5 · US Too much fancy changes: I love this game & have been playing it for years but the latest update is disturbing to the eyes. The new design of the balls are too fancy & everything almost look the same.
  5. [R5] Viola’s Quest 4/5 · US Landscape Orientation: What happened to playing the game landscape? It’s only portrait.
  6. [R6] Viola’s Quest 3/5 · US Only Portrait Mode?: Please give us the option of playing in portrait OR landscape mode!
  7. [R9] Viola’s Quest 3/5 · US Landscape: Love the game, but the new update is only in portrait view. Would be even better if you could play in both landscape and portrait. Very disappointed with it now!
  8. [R1] Viola’s Quest 1/5 · US Feels like it cheats you!: The shooter often won’t shoot when it will be good for you. Bought a package that included 6 hours of “lives”, the shooter will not shoot. Tried restarting, tried resetting….the game won’t work. I got totally ripped off!
  9. [R2] Viola’s Quest 4/5 · US Recent update glitch: I love this game. I’ve had a few issues & contacted customer service & they were quickly resolved. I just want to let the app ppl know there is definitely some big glitches in the recent update. Most disappointingly when you break a chain, the end keeps moving instead of waiting for the chain to catch up. Resulting in game loss.
  10. [R4] Viola’s Quest 1/5 · US Glitches and can’t earn high points: I’ve been playing this game for quite some time; on level 517. This game, especially recently, has been glitching so much it has become almost impossible to beat hard levels without having to use some type of boost which for some people you might have to spend money. Also, after you beat a certain amount of levels it is almost physically impossible to earn high
  11. [R12] Viola’s Quest 3/5 · US Not In Love Anymore: I use to love this game. But now I can only play it vertical. And sometimes the shots aren’t aligned to when I shoot on the phone. Or it jerks. I also hate that as we move on to more levels it gets more and more difficult and takes days or weeks to complete. Not enough free rewinds or tools to use to be able to beat. I’ve had to delete it to see if the horizontal version wo
  12. [R16] Viola’s Quest 1/5 · US Seriously thinking about deleting: This has been one of my favorite “unwind” games but I’ve been stuck on the same level for weeks. I hate the new interface & it’s harder & harder to get boosts to help with hard levels. I won’t pay & I used to be able to get by with videos but not any more. I wish you would switch things back.
  13. [R53] Jungle Blast 3/5 · US Too many ads: I like this game … but and ad after every level is really annoying 😾 How do I get rid of the ads?????
  14. [R57] Jungle Blast 1/5 · US Too many ads: There are far too many ads to make this game enjoyable. There is an ad for every function of your play time.
  15. [R59] Jungle Blast 3/5 · US Too Many Ads!!: I love this game and would love to play it more, but I just cannot deal with the ads. We all know that ads are necessary, but having 30+ second ads between each level is just ridiculous. I play a lot of games online and most incidental ads are 15 seconds at most and many are 5. It only takes about 5 secoonds to know if you might be interested in an advertised game or product and
  16. [R62] Jungle Blast 3/5 · US Ads are too lengthy: Great game but only give it 3 stars. All games have ads and that’s fine but when they are almost a minute long and there are five of them before you even start the game…that’s just too ridiculous. I’ve cut back playing time bc of them
  17. [R38] Viola’s Quest 1/5 · US The ad for this game: Literally commits vandalism on your device. First I have sound turned off for ads, the ad for this not only turns ON your sound (with no way of muting it, like other more polite ads do) *IT KEEPS PLAYING EVEN AFTER THE AD IS OVER!* you literally have to CLOSE THE PROGRAM THAT WAS RUNNING TO MAKE IT STOP! UNACCEPTABLE. Fix it now! Update: the music *STILL* continues after the
  18. [R46] Viola’s Quest 1/5 · US Use to love it but they ruined it with an update: Let me add first the ads over rise your volume controls, so you can not longer mute the ads … I never have given a really bad review especially to something I found was a great game.. regretably I just say the developers / owners of this could care less what the customer likes.. not sure why? If you see the responses it’s pretty clear they want to
  19. [R51] Jungle Blast 2/5 · US Can’t listen to music while playing.: This game takes over any other audio even if the sound is off.
  20. [R68] Jungle Blast 3/5 · US Decent: The game has a good progressive puzzle system, honestly though, the reason I’m deleting it today it’s because I can’t play my Spotify music and the app at the same time.

Synthesized from 100 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store