Parents' Guide to

Super Monkey Ball Bounce

By Chris Morris, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 6+

More ape pinball puzzles -- with less charm and more ads.

App iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android Free Puzzle Games
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this app.

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Based on 1 parent review

HARry PLAYZZ
HARry PLAYZZ Adult
August 21, 2018
age 18+

MONKY BALL IS SUPER FUN

MUNKY BALL IS A FUN GAME BECASE IT HAS MONKYS AND THEY HAVE BANANAS. I LIKE MONKYS BECASE THEY HAVE TAILS ANS BIG EERS. MONKYS ARE FUNNY BECASE THE MAKE A NOISE LIEK A GIRL SCREEMING AND THROW STUFF AT PEEPLE IN THE ZOO. ONE TIME I WENT TO THE ZOO AND THE MONKY LOOKD AT ME AND IT MAD A NOYS AND IT SCREEMD AT ME

This title has:

Easy to play/use
Too much violence
Too much sex
Too much swearing
Too much consumerism
Too much drinking/drugs/smoking
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What’s It About?

Using their fingers to adjust a ball's aim at the top of the screen, players then touch the screen to release it -- and determine whether their guesstimate on its trajectory lets them hit the correct pegs. Every peg you hit on a shot adds to the subtotal score, but you must clear all the starred ones to clear the level. Shots that go a long distance or clear a difficult hurdle earn more points (thus earning you more stars at the end of the level). 

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say: (1):
Kids say: Not yet rated

This version of Super Monkey Ball is a lot like Peggle, the delightful arcade-style game that also features a bouncing ball. You can't blame the makers of SUPER MONKEY BALL BOUNCE for trying to emulate it, but it's missing some spark. To their credit, they added a few new elements to the game, such as having to hit specific robots multiple times; but it's impossible to play this game without comparing it to its classic forerunner -- and that's where it starts to fall a bit short. 


Some of the puzzles are created specifically to push power-ups, which can only be found in the in-app store. That feels like it's cheating the player. Add the seemingly endless interstitial ads and a system that forces you to either wait long periods to keep playing or pay to do so, and you can't help but be disappointed by these new features, marring what otherwise would be a very good game. 

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about taking the easy route or sticking with a problem and figuring it out yourself. 

  • Families also can talk about the difference between wanting something and needing it. 

App Details

  • Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android
  • Pricing structure: Free
  • Release date: September 22, 2014
  • Category: Puzzle Games
  • Publisher: SEGA
  • Version: 1.0.7
  • Minimum software requirements: iOS 6.0 or later
  • Last updated: July 12, 2020

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