Monomals vs Hot Lava
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monomals
Embark on a musical adventure by fishing for unique creatures that help you compose original music. Explore vibrant underwater worlds, battle rivals, and share your creations with a global community.
- Catch unique Monomals
- Compose music in MonoMaker
- Explore 28 oceanic courses
- Compete in music charts
- Share music creations online
- Console-quality graphics
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There's a big music contest going on amongst the world's best animal DJs! Armed with a big fishing rod and a plug, go fishing in deep waters to help the DJs catch all of the Monomals™, and create your very own music in the MonoMaker™! CATCH • Choose your favourite animal DJ: Retro Rabbit, Funky Frog, Techno Tiger, Rocky Rhino or MC Scratch • Explore 28 beautiful oceanic courses full of hazards and challenges • Prepare for Arena Battles and catch tons of Monomals • Discover dozens of collectibles and power-ups • Incredible console-quality graphics COMPOSE • Use the Monomals in the MonoMaker to create your own music • Listen to your own music in your self-created playlist during your fishing adventures • Switch instantly between music genres and listen to different styles of your music • Create and use Monomal stamps for instant results! • Literally unlimited hours of music making! COMPETE • Compete in the offline Hot 99 chart and go platinum! • Rate or be rated - share your music creations online for others to download! • Join weekly online contests and become the best musician! -------- The following applies when you make and share your music to the online charts: • Please be respectful of the copyright of others and do not make and share songs that violate another party's copyright. We may remove songs if we believe they violate copyrights. • Please know that there is a possibility that we will use your song to promote Monomals on our social media channels.
Hot Lava
Experience the thrill of childhood imagination in this first-person adventure game. Run, jump, and climb through nostalgic environments, avoiding molten lava and other hazards. Play solo or with friends in a game of skill and ingenuity.
- First-person parkour gameplay
- Nostalgic environments
- Multiplayer with friends
- Leaderboards for speedruns
- Obstacle avoidance challenges
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Hot Lava transports you back to your childhood imagination. Relive those moments of excitement, joy, and chaos. Run, jump, climb, and surf in first person across nostalgia-packed environments flooded with hot molten lava. Explore alone, or join your friends. This is a game of dexterity and ingenuity, you will have to use all your skills to complete the treacherous obstacles that await. But whatever you do… Don’t Touch The Floor FEATURES Together: Conquer challenging worlds with up to four of your friends with drop in-drop out multiplayer. Traverse: Run, jump, climb, swing, boost, and surf in first person across lava filled worlds. Mastering execution will take dedication and skill. Explore: Detailed environments jam packed with childhood nostalgia. Compete: To find the fastest route using shortcuts and expert execution on the friends leaderboard. Avoid: Lava, toxic waste, bottomless pits, and crushers. Danger is around every corner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Monomals at 4.7 against Hot Lava's 4.1. Monomals also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (76% vs 68%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Monomals holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4K and 3.1K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Monomals's written reviews are positive against 68% of Hot Lava's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Monomals | Hot Lava |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4K ratings) — better | 4.1 (3.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.4% of reviews — better | 68.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | 3.1K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 13.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 925 MB | 2.6 GB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PICOMY | Klei |
Customer experience
Monomals
Hot Lava
User reviews
Monomals
From 4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game
- 🎨 Gorgeous graphics
- 🎶 Awesome music
- 🕹️ Fun and engaging gameplay
- 🎮 Smooth controls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Challenging and frustrating at times
- 🎶 Music creation tool is too complex
- 🔍 Progression issues (unable to revisit older levels)
Hot Lava
From 3.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great game
- 🚀 Awesome graphics
- 👍 Fun gameplay
- 👍 Nostalgic vibes
- 👍 Good for speedrunning
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🐛 Glitchy controls
- 🐛 Difficulty issues
- 🔋 Drains device battery
- 👎 Lacking multiplayer features
Bugs and requests
Monomals
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes at specific levels/bosses
- Glitches that prevent progression
- Issues with saving/loading custom music
- Control problems (unresponsive, fling issues)
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and content
- Improved music creation tools (more instruments, layering, automation)
- Better save/progress system
- Difficulty options (easy mode)
- Controller support improvements
Hot Lava
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes on launch
- Freezing and performance issues
- Disappearing save data
- Unresponsive controls
- Gyroscope problems
Requested features
5 requests- Add multiplayer mode
- Improve controls and sensitivity
- Add more levels and content
- Provide controller support
- Allow custom music playback
In-app purchases
Monomals
No in-app purchases
Hot Lava
No in-app purchases






