# Hit The Hippo — Tap-fast arcade reflex game

> Tap-fast arcade reflex game (iPhone/iPad app by Arild Østbø.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hit-the-hippo/id6759226486 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Arild Østbø](https://appshunter.io/developer/1846137145)
- Category: Games, Casual
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.6 · 105 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-01
- Data updated: 2026-07-23
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hit-the-hippo/id6759226486/reviews.md

## What is Hit The Hippo?

Hit The Hippo is a fast, one-tap arcade game built for quick reflex sessions.

A hippo crosses the screen — tap it before it gets away. Miss it, tap the wrong spot, or hit the snake instead, and you lose a life. Chain hits together to build a streak, catch the rare golden hippo for bonus coins, and grab power-ups like Slow-Mo, Shield and Double Coins to push your run further.

FEATURES
- Simple one-tap gameplay that's easy to pick up and hard to put down
- Difficulty that ramps smoothly as you level up — faster hippos, trickier snake timing
- Streak combos and golden hippo bonus rounds for extra coins
- Power-ups: Slow-Mo, Shield, and Double Coins
- Daily login reward and rotating daily + weekly missions
- A shop full of unlockable hippo skins, from Lion to Panda
- Game Center leaderboard and achievements
- iCloud sync so your coins, skins and high score follow you across devices
- Light haptics and sound for satisfying feedback on every tap

Hit The Hippo includes ads. Ads never interrupt an active round — they only appear between runs, and never more than once every couple of games.

No account or sign-in required to play. Game Center is fully optional.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-07-21

Added Game Center leaderboard and achievements. Improved ad privacy and consent handling.

### 1.0 — 2026-07-01

No release notes.

## More apps by Arild Østbø

- [Hit 67](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hit-67/id6758103594)

All apps by Arild Østbø: https://appshunter.io/developer/1846137145

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