A balanced force will either be pulling the exact same speed against each other, or will be traveling at the same rate.

What is the difference between a balanced and unbalanced force?

Balanced force

An unbalanced force will have a larger number and will change direction, speed, or both.

Unbalanced force

An unbalanced force would be like a kindergartner arm wrestling a senior.

A balanced force would be like a ball flying through space because there is no air there is no friction and no gravity. So the ball flies at the same rate forever.