Ruby Twist vs Ruby Twist Pro

The Ruby Twist and Ruby Twist Pro are budget ball vapes. They’re made by Crossing Tech – a Chinese manufacturer who produces ball vapes for several other brands. This vape cuts corners to reduce costs and improve affordability.

Ball vapes are expensive and the Ruby Twist was designed to be as cheap as possible, without losing the magic power that makes it a ball vape.

Both Ruby Twist and Ruby Twist Pro use a 20mm coil and PID to heat the wired ball vape head.

Ruby Twist uses 3mm gem-cut rubies and a metal vortex core as its heating chamber.
Ruby Twist Pro uses 2.5mm ruby balls.

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Ruby Twist Pro: Still the Best Budget Ball Vape

A couple years back, on the live stream, we called the Ruby Twist the best budget ball vape on the market. It got you into the ball vape lane at a price nothing else could touch. Two years later, that call still holds – only now it’s called the Ruby Twist Pro. We spent Friday night on the stream putting the new version through its paces on both the metal and the glass bowl, so we could see exactly what the Pro upgrade delivers and whether the recommendation still stands.

Short version…if you’re new to ball vapes and don’t want to drop $500 on a Universal Baller, the Ruby Twist Pro is where you start. $230 for the full kit at VGoodiEZ. Code troyandjerry knocks 10% off, so you’re around $207 shipped for a legit ball vape. Not training wheels…a real ball vape with real punch.

Ruby Twist Pro History

The Ruby Twist started life as the Thermal Twist, back in the very early days of the ball vape hype, when Crossing Technology looked at what everybody else was building and decided they wanted a ball vape…without balls. The original had a spiral metal insert inside the chamber where the balls should have been. The idea was that the swirl would agitate the air on its way through the herb and mimic what balls did with surface area. It didn’t work. Crossing came back a year later with the same body, the same coil, and the same twist insert – but they added a partial fill of gem-cut ruby corundum around it and called it the Ruby Twist. That version worked well enough to earn a place on our best-of list, and it’s been our budget pick ever since.

The Pro takes the last step. The metal twist core is gone. In its place is a simple machined screen at the bottom of the chamber, and the whole thing is packed with round 2.5mm ruby balls instead of gem cuts. No more spiral gimmick. Just a ball vape.

Ruby Twist Pro Upgrade

The rubies swapped from 3mm gem-cut corundum to round 2.5mm ruby balls. Smaller and rounder means better airflow, less draw resistance, and the coil doesn’t have to work as hard to keep the chamber saturated with heat. The gem cuts had more thermal density, but the Ruby Twist’s coil has always had more than enough power to keep a less dense, higher airflow chamber ripping hot.

Any additional power potential of the gem cut rubies in the OG Ruby Twist is taken away by the metal twist core. Balls are generally better. Gems were a fad.

The twist core came out. In its place is a 1.5mm machined stainless screen that sits flat on the bottom of the chamber. Because the screen is thinner than the twist core it replaces, there’s more room for balls – about a hundred more than the OG had. More balls, more surface area, more consistent heat.

The Pro also ships with wood handle options. Beechwood is default, and for another $75 you can bump up to any of the Ed’s TnT hardwoods – purple heart, bloodwood, bocote, ziricote, cocobolo, or zebrawood. The vape hits the same either way, but the wood upgrade is one of those small touches that makes the kit feel like it belongs to you.

What’s in the box

That last piece is a $45 value that VGoodiEZ includes free with their kit – not every reseller does, so compare packages if you’re shopping around. All you need to add is a bubbler.

One thing worth knowing – the glass micro dose bowl a lot of Ruby Twist owners use is not what comes in the box. It’s sold separately, and it’s worth adding for the flavor benefit. The metal Matrix Injector in the kit is a great starting bowl, but the glass upgrade is where this vape really shines.

Friday’s shootout

We ran the OG Ruby Twist first, at 550F, on both the metal micro matrix bowl that ships with the kit and the glass micro dose bowl that’s sold separately. Then we popped the head open live, took the twist core out, put the machined screen in, filled the chamber with the new round rubies, and did it all again as the Pro. Same coil, same PID, same weed, same draw speed. Just different insides.

The OG at 550F was solid. Roast came out clean. Hits were decent, especially on the metal bowl, which delivered a big punchy pull. But the flavor had a metal edge on it, whether from the screen or from the coil we couldn’t say for sure, and the back end got a little roasty on the longer draws. Next to a Universal Baller reference hit in the same session, the OG was a step behind – reasonable for a kit that’s less than half the price, but a step behind.

The Pro on the glass bowl was the best hit of the night from either version. Turp nose. Almost a sneeze. Bigger and cleaner than either OG hit, with more of the flavor coming through and less of the roasty back-end. This is where the Pro shines. If you buy the Ruby Twist Pro, buy the glass micro dose bowl with it, because that combination is the whole reason we’re still recommending this vape.

The Pro on the metal bowl was more interesting than we expected. The usual read on a metal bowl is bigger, deeper, roastier – and the OG delivered exactly that earlier in the session. The Pro on the metal bowl went a different direction. Turp-forward, with a little afterbite on the exhale. Different flavor arc, not necessarily bigger. Could be the switch from rubies-and-insert to full balls. Could be nine bowls into a stream and our throats calling it a night. We’ll put more time on it before we have a final read.

Where the Pro sits in the lineup

Real talk…the Ruby Twist Pro is not our overall favorite ball vape. The Universal Baller is our flavor pick because of its all-glass air path and uncompromising power. The Coma is our pick for wide-open airflow. Each of those does something the Ruby Twist Pro doesn’t quite match, and if you know which of those specialties you want, the specialist is the right buy.

The Ruby Twist is the entry point. If you’ve read about ball vapes and want to try one without spending $500, the Ruby Twist Pro is the one to buy. It’s a legitimate ball vape – not a stepping stone you’ll regret – and it holds its own against vapes that cost twice as much.

I’ve witnessed this vape blow smokers minds countless times. It’s the cheapest ball vape that doesn’t compromise on power or flavor.

There’s a tinker angle here too. The Ruby Twist Pro chamber will accept a lot of different ball materials – ruby, quartz, corundum, SIC, zirconia, titanium, stainless – so if you like fiddling with your setup, the entry price gets you a body you can experiment with for years. And if you’re thinking about going wireless, VGoodiEZ’s wireless conversion bundle starts at $149 and essentially turns your Ruby Twist into a Wireless One Hit Wonder without making you buy a whole new PID.

Bottom line, the Ruby Twist Pro is still the best budget ball vape on the market, and the Pro upgrade earns its name. Better airflow, faster vapor, cleaner glass bowl hits than this platform has ever delivered, and the price is still under half of what our flavor pick costs. Two years in, and we still recommend it.

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Where to Buy

• Ruby Twist Pro Kit – $230
  • full kit, PID, coil, heater, matrix bowl, stand, everything but a bubbler.
• Ruby Twist to Pro Conversion Kit – $25
  • if you already own the OG and want to upgrade
• Ruby Twist to Wireless Conversion Bundle – $149 and up
  • if you already own the OG and you want to cut the cord entirely.

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Full Friday stream embedded below. The vape stuff really gets going around the 25-minute mark, and the OG-to-Pro conversion happens live on camera.

We’re testing it with an optional glass bowl in addition to the metal bowl.