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Grade B19 sourcesHIS-00434

Ballz

Game · 2017 · Niche

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Ubisoft said Ketchapp's Ballz spent 63 days in the top three US iOS game downloads.

Top iPhone apps around the world: ‘Bitmoji,’ ‘Ballz,’ ‘Waze’ | Malay Mail
AFP-Relaxnews via Malay Mail
Ballz on the App Store
Apple App Store
Neuerscheinung Ballz: Brick Breaker mit herausforderndem Gameplay
appgefahren
Everyone Is Apparently Playing A Game Called 'Ballz' - Kotaku
Kotaku
Super Mario Run was the most downloaded new game on Google Play in 2017
PocketGamer.biz
Apple announces App of the Year, Game of the Year, and Best of 2017 top charts - 9to5Mac
9to5Mac

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ReachNo data yetContagionNo data yetBreadth20Velocity22Longevity6835

Numbers

Seed to peak
6 weeks
Feb 18 ’17 to Mar 30 ’17
Platforms
5
Started on App stores
Origin
Seeded
Gaming

Mechanics

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  • Shareable output

How it spread

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Ballz’s chart rise also left concrete recommendation traces. Smith said his fiancée urged him to download it before his Business Insider article. Khan later recalled repeatedly exchanging high-score screenshots with his brother and discussing the game on Chatty.

Google searchesSep ’16Mar ’17MayJulNovJun ’18Jun ’20Jun ’22Jun ’24Jan ’26AugPeakApp storesPressRedditYouTubeOpen web
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Timeline (17)

  1. February 2017

    Ketchapp seed · Feb 18 ’17

    Ketchapp released Ballz on the iOS App Store.[1]

  2. appgefahren press · Feb 20 ’17

    German site appgefahren reported that Ketchapp had brought Ballz to the German App Store.[3]

    Neuerscheinung Ballz: Brick Breaker mit herausforderndem Gameplay

  3. AFP-Relaxnews commercial · Feb 24 ’17

    AFP-Relaxnews listed Ballz for France in its roundup of top iPhone apps around the world.[4]

    Top iPhone apps around the world: ‘Bitmoji,’ ‘Ballz,’ ‘Waze’ | Malay Mail
Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
  1. 2026-10-16Added 2 sources · Added 1 number · Score 24 → 35
  2. 2026-10-13Added: 15 events, 16 sources · Score 24
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Gaming
Region
Global
Reported figure
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Evidence
Grade B

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Google searchesSep ’16Mar ’17MayJulNovJun ’18Jun ’20Jun ’22Jun ’24Jan ’26AugPeakApp storesPressRedditYouTubeOpen web
App storesPressRedditYouTubeOpen web

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  1. February 2017

    Ketchapp seed · Feb 18 ’17

    Ketchapp released Ballz on the iOS App Store.[1]

  2. appgefahren press · Feb 20 ’17

    German site appgefahren reported that Ketchapp had brought Ballz to the German App Store.[3]

    Neuerscheinung Ballz: Brick Breaker mit herausforderndem Gameplay

  3. AFP-Relaxnews commercial · Feb 24 ’17

    AFP-Relaxnews listed Ballz for France in its roundup of top iPhone apps around the world.[4]

    Top iPhone apps around the world: ‘Bitmoji,’ ‘Ballz,’ ‘Waze’ | Malay Mail

  1. platform jump · Mar 17 ’17

  2. peak · Mar 30 ’17

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