Ball Run 2048: merge number

Merge-number puzzles meet a rolling obstacle course in Ball Run 2048: merge number, a casual game from KAYAC Inc. The target is the famous 2048, reached by combining balls rather than sliding tiles on a grid.

The player steers a numbered ball along a rail with a finger, swiping left and right. Rolling into a ball with the same number doubles the value, so a 2 becomes 4, then 8, 16 and so on up to 2048, and each step makes the ball larger and changes its colour. The course pushes back: rolling off the edge sends the player back to the start, and catching a thorn knocks the number down. The higher the value at the finish line, the bigger the reward. The description admits that simply finishing is easy enough for children, while actually hitting 2048 is hard, and it teases a rainbow-coloured ball for those who manage it. Runs are short, so a failed attempt costs little time.

The game averages 4.1 from nearly 260,000 ratings, with 66% five stars and 14% one star, and it has 100,000,000+ installs. It is free, supported by ads and has no in-app purchases at all. The most recent update came on 2026-05-20, it needs Android 6.0 or newer, and it is rated Teen. We list 26 versions; the newest, 0.9.1, is 142.0 MB.

Players who like short, simple sessions with a clear numeric goal will get what they came for. Those who dislike ad breaks, or want depth beyond a single mechanic, will likely move on quickly.