To be competitive in PBA you must improvise your equations. For example, if you have 2+5=? in your number boxes, there is no need to wait for a 7. Instead, you should grab any number and add yet another operator to the equation, repeat until you have the correct answer. Consider the following as an example: 2+5=6+4–3.

The cheat code is Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A – draw the code on the play selection screen to reveal a level selection screen. Select from nearly 200 levels. Some call this the Contra Code, made famous by Konami in the eighties – this is the first time it has been drawn on a touch screen anywhere. Watch a user-created video showing how to draw the code.

Some of the bosses in Nanoids are quite challenging. Here is a tip that will help you defeat any boss in the game. After dying in a boss fight don't restart your game right away, instead, watch his movements, and memorize his pattern. Do this, and next time you encounter the same boss you will be more successful at killing him.

If you're quick you can catch the Space Ball before it comes to a complete stop after a throw. If you touch down on the Space Ball while it is on the launch panel and still moving, all hits in your next throw will count towards the combo of your previous throw. To do this you must actually catch the ball while it is airborne, not simply swipe over it and pick it up again. Using this technique will allow you to increase the hits in a combo and gain more 1up hits.