Rise Up! Protect the Balloon vs The Big Con

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

	Rise Up! Protect the Balloon	The Big Con
Genre	Adventure	Adventure
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	hard	medium
Ad intensity	high	none
In-app-purchase pressure	low	low
Typical session	short	variable
Rating	4.4 / 5	4.4 / 5
Ratings count	838,069	19
Reviews say	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	What players like Engaging story and dialogue Charming art style No data collection from phone Common complaints Game skips to ending unexpectedly Full story locked behind paid tier Limited info on progression mechanics

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) The Big Con — A sarcastic teenage con artist travels 1990s America pulling heists and grifts to save her family's video store. (rated medium difficulty, none ad pressure)

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