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Balls | | Last changed: Sep 21, 2009 |
 | Category: Music | | Rating:  (35532) | Version: 1.3 | Size: 2.1 MB | Price: $1.99  |

Description:
Balls is a thing of beauty for your iPhone or iPod touch Like windchimes, paint balls fall under gravity, rebounding off the walls and each other. As they collide, they produce harmonious sounds. As they glide, they leave colourful trails on your screen. Use as a toy, invent a game or simply sit back and enjoy the tension relieving, continually changing melodies and images. Controls: - Drag and throw balls with your fingers - Shake to clear screen and change chord / scale - Turn screen to see and hear the effect of gravity - Double tap to toggle settings menu button Use the comprehensive settings menu to choose sounds, change the colour scheme, as well as many other options!


Reviews:
My Son can't put it down!!  By: poetmom - Feb 8, 2009 Version: 1.0 My 7 year old son usually cannot STAND windchimes. They drive him nuts. But he loves this app. Of all the apps I have (many), he chose this repeatedly and begged to play it. He kept saying how beautiful the colors are. My only real suggestion is to allow an option to turn the music off. Of course we could also use volume for that.
I also stumbled across it in music. Seems better suited in the lifestyle, entertainment, or health & fitness where other relaxation apps (soothing sounds) are. By the way, I have several of those apps & love them. And I find this one relaxing for both color & sound; even more than the top-rated Koi Pond app.
I love balls!!!¡¡!!11!!!  By: Backwards X - Jan 25, 2009 Version: 1.0 When I saw the icon I knew this was for me. I love balls. All balls. I just love balls. I'm a avid ball lover. This app is great to watch and play with, yes that's right, play with balls!! To add to my ball gratification I was erroused to learn I could interact and touch the balls and flick them! I love these balls more than my own! It's fun to just randomize and watch these balls. Sometimes it's hectic but usually these balls just create a peaceful music for my ears. Never before have balls pleased my ears. Until now. Thank you so much for giving us your beautiful, fun, energetic, free balls. Now I can always say;
Yeah, I'm free ballin'
LOVE IT!!  By: Bubbleletric - Jul 10, 2009 Version: 1.2 This app is so cool! I just love how it can lightin your day! Just one thing, maby you can make it so you can take a picture of it? It would be very nice! Thanks so much for making this app!
Best generative music app on iTunes  By: rnkn - 05-Oct-2009 Version: 1.3 After being somewhat disappointed with Bloom and Air, this app really shows what can be acheived in generative music on the iPhone. It's simple but offers an amazing amount of customisable settings. It can be played like an experimental musical instrument or toyed with for amusement, it can be completely controlled or left to evolve by itself. The visuals are mesermising, but the app is just as enjoyable to idlely listen. I struggle to understand why the developer would give this away for free, because it's better than every paid generative music app I've found.
Drink out of a toilet? Not me  By: 800feet - Nov 6, 2009 Version: 1.3 Update ... Had it awhile and find it very relaxing ... I need relaxing - ( ya think? ) and so, I thank you for this wonderful and well done distraction. and each to their own .... Cheers--------------------Well... not my cup of (tea) DOOAT that is ... and just downloaded it ( watching American Beauty ) [ FABULOUS ] ... movie. Seriously 60 secs with this app and I would play it till big pharma chokes itself to death ... before I'd drink out of a toilet .... ( i might drink out of a toilet to see that- BPCITD ) I mean really ... THAT SAID ... you made me laugh ... in a good way ( not breaking bad on you ) - for that I thank you ... really I am dead serious. Prior to this I read a review ( FAST - app - have no experience with it - so not reviewing it ) ... I think - that reviewer - talked about giving a stranger the money he spent on the app to buy drugs ... etc etc. That is my favorite ( ya got to read it ) .... I am laughing now thinking about it. Shoot this is free - looks like a mindless time waste-r at worst. That's OK with me. Cheers everyone ... O BA MA!go man I'll be launching 'Congress'[God they write you back...] tomorrow to give my 2 cents.
Best generative music app on iTunes  By: rnkn - 05-Oct-2009 Version: 1.3 After being somewhat disappointed with Bloom and Air, this app really shows what can be acheived in generative music on the iPhone. It's simple but offers an amazing amount of customisable settings. It can be played like an experimental musical instrument or toyed with for amusement, it can be completely controlled or left to evolve by itself. The visuals are mesermising, but the app is just as enjoyable to idlely listen. I struggle to understand why the developer would give this away for free, because it's better than every paid generative music app I've found.
Simply Beautiful  By: Not-my-own1620 - Mar 30, 2009 Version: 1.2 I am about to complete a degree in both mathematics and music and this application is unbelievably creative. I see huge potential for pattern study of seemingly random music generation and the chord structure has only improved with the last update...this is one of my favorite apps. The options allow you to explore so many sounds. Only suggestion is to expand voicing and work with concepts that take the program beyond it's original design and include options for a non-ball structure...look at other creative ways to visually create sound and/or rythm.
Lve this app!  By: pinkemit - 29-Aug-2009 Version: 1.2 Deffenetly worth downloading if you want something to help you relax. This app helps me sleep I just watch it and I'm away in dream land . It's so good that it's free cause then even the most cheapest of b can experiance this amazing app!! I give it a 4\5, why don't to try and make this app make patterns and sounds to your music?? Deffenetly worth downloading
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Fantastic App!  By: touch bass metric - Mar 23, 2009 Version: 1.2 The latest updates improve the already great app. I liked the other reviewer's idea of having the tone or pitch change when the ball size is changed. Something else I'd like to see is an on/off option for the shake to clear/change. I think this is already a great app and I can see great potential in it becoming a top notch paid app. Other recommendations for future updates: 3D rendering of each ball with lighting, Pitches or chords assignable, OSC.
Cute...  By: Pfewy - Jul 30, 2009 Version: 1.2 Cute, fun for a bit of enjoyment, but I wholeheartedly agree with the reviews about the disonant chords. It doesn't sound to me like it's based on the pentatonic scale, but some of the chords are very jarring. Sounds a bit like someone needs some theory traing. That said, it was well worth what I paid-lol. I think a great update would be to add chords and let the player chose which ones to use to create new (better?) progressions.

Drink out of a toilet? Not me  By: 800feet - Jul 12, 2009 Version: 1.2 Update ... Had it awhile and find it very relaxing ... I need relaxing - ( ya think? ) and so, I thank you for this wonderful and well done distraction.
and each to their own .... Cheers
--------------------
Well... not my cup of (tea) DOOAT that is ... and just downloaded it ( watching American Beauty ) [ FABULOUS ] ... movie. Seriously 60 secs with this app and I would play it till big pharma chokes itself to death ... before I'd drink out of a toilet .... ( i might drink out of a toilet to see that- BPCITD ) I mean really ... THAT SAID ... you made me laugh ... in a good way ( not breaking bad on you ) - for that I thank you ... really I am dead serious. Prior to this I read a review ( FAST - app - have no experience with it - so not reviewing it ) ... I think - that reviewer - talked about giving a stranger the money he spent on the app to buy drugs ... etc etc. That is my favorite ( ya got to read it ) .... I am laughing now thinking about it. Shoot this is free - looks like a mindless time waste-r at worst. That's OK with me. Cheers everyone ... O BA MA!
go man I'll be launching 'Congress'
[God they write you back...] tomorrow to give my 2 cents.
Boy, I feel like a tard  By: ChocokattheRAR - Jan 24, 2009 Version: 1.0 I sorta like this app. It does what it's says it will and the windchime noise is pretty; except for when they all smash into each other.
Here's where I feel like an idiot: how do you get to the screen so that you can change the gravity????
Other than that flaw, pretty neat.
WAIT! I lied....Nevermind; it started working right. I would press the screen twice & nothing would happen but it works now. ;)
This developer just cannot win.  By: Punk_Rokr - Apr 2, 2009 Version: 1.2 When the developer has the balls set to a chimes sound, some people complain. When the developer sets the balls to a piano sound, the people that liked the chimes complain. I personally have liked each. I think the only way the developer can satisfy the two extremes, the "love it or hate it" customers, is to update it with an option of chimes or piano. But for me, it is fine either way, and I find it beautiful, actually... the balls, I mean. Very easy to just watch with or without the sound. And ya know, I must add, this is free. There is no ads. The developer of Balls make $0 for his/her time, and therefore does not deserve the extremes of 1 star or 5. If you do not like it, issue the app a 3-star rating. If you like it, give it a 4, and if you love it, give it a 5. But this is free and the developer obviously took time to put this app together, and also noticeably listens to reviews. Which is why the chimes sound was changed to piano. So do not issue this app any less than a 3-star rating. ... Drum roll... Stop reading this review and DOWNLOAD IT ALREADY!
Baba  By: 113322 - 06-Apr-2009 Version: 1.2 Yeah. Pretty good indeed. Excellent
Absolutely amazing!!!!  By: 7force - 06-Apr-2009 Version: 1.2 Great for relaxing & killing boredom!!
Wonderful!  By: Majormagic - Mar 5, 2009 Version: 1.1 A great little generative app. I love the different options (size/frction/bounce/gravity). I hope the developers keep adding to this concept! One of my very favorite apps.
Great  By: Pep0409 - 05-Apr-2009 Version: 1.2 Relaxing. Shake it .
Pointless and timewasting but worth it.
:P  By: ... :] - 04-Apr-2009 Version: 1.2 This game is absolutely fab! It's so addicitive but it's so simple. It's great!!! Install it, you won't regret it! :P
Elegant and mesmerizing  By: Feldman1 - Mar 4, 2009 Version: 1.1 Lovely work. Nice harmonies.
Simple, but brilliant  By: DillonLMP - 03-Apr-2009 Version: 1.2 This doesn't do much, but incredibly addictive. I keep finding myself playing with this for literally hours.

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