Rise Up! Protect the Balloon vs The Ghost - Multiplayer Horror

How do Rise Up! Protect the Balloon and The Ghost - Multiplayer Horror 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 Ghost - Multiplayer Horror
Genre	Adventure	Adventure
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	hard	hard
Ad intensity	high	high
In-app-purchase pressure	low	low
Typical session	short	variable
Rating	4.4 / 5	3.9 / 5
Ratings count	838,069	4,356
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 Multiplayer horror experience with friends Scary, creepy atmosphere and jumps Good graphics and detailed character animations Common complaints Frequent matchmaking failures and long queue times Friend add/join system broken or confusing with user IDs Excessive ads between matches causing disconnects

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 Ghost - Multiplayer Horror — Survive a haunted hospital or school with friends while escaping a supernatural threat in this multiplayer horror game. (rated hard difficulty, high ad pressure)

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