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4.1 drops the ball on the frame you lift, and lets you skip a level
The update also saves progress right away, rebalances the shop and gives the game a new store name.
September 19, 2026. Sliceball 4.1 is the first update to the one tap timing game, for iPhone, iPad and Android. The ball now drops on the exact frame the finger lifts, players stuck on a level can skip it, and the game has a new name on both stores.
Frame accurate release timing
Version 4.0 checked the touch on the physics timer, 50 times a second, so a quick lift could land between two checks and the blade would take one more layer than intended. Version 4.1 reads the touch on every rendered frame, and the drop lands on the frame the finger lifts.
The 60 frames a second cap is gone too. The game now runs at the display's refresh rate, which is 120 Hz on ProMotion iPhones and iPads.
A way past difficult levels
After three failed attempts at the same level, the fail screen lets you spend 50 of the coins earned on every clear to skip it. That choice never appears on a first try, and it goes away as soon as the player clears something.
Progress saved instantly
Every clear and every purchase is now written to disk the moment it happens. In 4.0, progress was saved when the app moved to the background, so force quitting from the app switcher could lose a session.
A rebalanced shop
Balls now cost 30 to 350 coins and stacks 50 to 200. The old costs emptied the shop early and made coins stop mattering.
A new name
The game is now "Sliceball: Slice the Stack" on the App Store and Google Play. It was launched as "Sliceball: Ball Drop Game". The game and its icon are the same, and a search for "sliceball" still finds it.
A smaller download on Android
The Android download is about a quarter smaller. The build now ships 64 bit only, and a few packages and scenes left over from development were removed. Nothing visible was taken out.
Availability
Sliceball is on the App Store and Google Play. There is no account. Version 4.1 is an update for current players.
Questions or problems can go to the support page.
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About MayBolt Media
Founded in 2026, MayBolt Media is a one person game studio based in Atlanta, Georgia, that makes mobile games for iPhone, iPad and Android.
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