FINAL FANTASY VII vs Rise Up! Protect the Balloon

How do FINAL FANTASY VII and Rise Up! Protect the Balloon compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	FINAL FANTASY VII	Rise Up! Protect the Balloon
Genre	Adventure	Adventure
Price	Paid	Free
Difficulty	hard	hard
Ad intensity	none	high
In-app-purchase pressure	none	low
Typical session	long	short
Rating	4.1 / 5	4.4 / 5
Ratings count	1,336	838,069
Reviews say	What players like Beloved classic story and characters Excellent battery efficiency and background play Controller support for comfort Common complaints A/X button auto-presses multiple times in battle (widespread) Game crashes and loses progress Recent updates introduced lag and stutter	What players like Addictive and fun gameplay Progressive difficulty curve Quick and engaging sessions Common complaints Excessive ads after every death Ads appear mid-gameplay Ads shown despite declining continuation

FINAL FANTASY VII — A legendary 2GB RPG epic with stunning 3D graphics and turn-based battles, now playable on iPhone with cross-save features. (rated hard difficulty, none ad pressure) Rise Up! Protect the Balloon — Protect a rising balloon from obstacles in this reflex-challenging arcade game with escalating difficulty. (rated hard difficulty, high ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-08-24. Last updated 2026-08-24.