Tap Tap Dash vs Pineapple Pen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tap Tap Dash
Tap to control your character's movement and switch directions to stay on the path. Avoid falling off and conquer over 15,000 challenging levels. Unlock new characters as you progress in this addictive game.
- Tap to jump or switch direction
- Avoid falling off the path
- Unlock new characters
- Over 15,000 levels
- Competitive play with friends
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** Insanely addictive game-play! Don't say we didn't warn you ** Tap to jump or switch direction Don’t fall off the path Unlock new characters Only 15000 levels to beat. That shouldn't be too hard, right? Be sure to get your friends to play to see who can get the furthest. Good luck!
Pineapple Pen
A simple arcade game where players tap to launch pens at fruits. Aim for the perfect center hit twice in a row for bonus points and challenge friends to see who is the pen master.
- Tap to throw pens
- Hit pineapples and apples
- Perfect center hit bonus
- Challenge friends
- Simple arcade gameplay
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Sometimes all you need is to stick a pen into a fruit. Tap to throw the pen and try to hit an pineapple or an apple. Hit the perfect center for two times in a row, and experience joy! Challenge your friends to find out which one of you is the true master of the pen!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pineapple Pen at fortnightly against Tap Tap Dash's every 2 months. Pineapple Pen also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Tap Tap Dash sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Pineapple Pen sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Tap Tap Dash against 4.3 for Pineapple Pen. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9.2K and 6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Tap Tap Dash's written reviews are positive against 71% of Pineapple Pen's.
Tap Tap Dash ships an update every 2 months, Pineapple Pen fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tap Tap Dash | Pineapple Pen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (9.2K ratings) | 4.3 (6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.5% of reviews — better | 71.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9.2K — better | 6K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 149 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | JOX Development | Ketchapp |
Customer experience
Tap Tap Dash
Pineapple Pen
User reviews
Tap Tap Dash
From 9.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive and fun gameplay
- 🐹 Cute animal characters
- 🎮 Challenging levels
- 💨 Fast-paced gameplay
Room to improve
- 🔍 Too many ads
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
- 🤯 Frustrating difficulty spikes
- 🔧 Technical issues and glitches
Pineapple Pen
From 6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game
- 🍍🖊 Pineapple pen and apple pen references
- ✨ Satisfying gameplay
- 🕹️ Addictive and entertaining
- 🎨 Customizable pens and themes
Room to improve
- 💸 In-app purchases to remove ads
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches
- 📢 Annoying voice/sound effects
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
- 🔋 Game performance issues (e.g. lags, overheating)
Bugs and requests
Tap Tap Dash
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unresponsive controls
- Camera angle issues
- Progress resets or loss of data
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to customize characters
- More varied level designs
- Improved daily challenge mode
- Reduced ad frequency
Pineapple Pen
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to restore in-app purchases
- Crashes when trying to collect big pineapple
- Inconsistent pen firing speed
- Glitches causing app to close unexpectedly
Requested features
5 requests- More pens and themes to unlock
- Difficulty settings or levels
- Ability to customize the character/voice
- Checkpoints or progress saving
- Leaderboards or multiplayer mode
In-app purchases
Tap Tap Dash
- Pack of Snails$0.99
- Skip Level$0.99
- Unlock New Pet3 variants$0.99
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- Unlock New Pet$1.99
- Unlock New Pet$2.99
- Unlock new Pet$2.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Large Pack of Snails$4.99
Pineapple Pen
- Special Offer$0.99
- Pack of 2000 coins$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
