Cursor vs Pippet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cursor
Use your mouse cursor to hunt down and destroy digital infections in this retro-style arcade game. Eradicate viruses quickly to save your system and achieve Super Cursor status for faster elimination.
- Retro-style arcade gameplay
- Virus hunting and eradication
- Tap and hold controls
- Combo system for power-ups
- Score-based competition
- Suitable for short and long play sessions
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Your computer has been infected. Become the Cursor and dive into a retro digital battlefield where viruses swarm across the screen in a fast-paced arcade shooter inspired by classic computer systems. Tap and hold to fly upward. Release to descend. Destroy viruses. Protect the system. The more enemies you eliminate in rapid succession, the stronger Cursor becomes. Build massive combos, grow into SUPER CURSOR mode, and wipe out entire waves of corrupted data before the system crashes. ■■ FEATURES ■■ • Unique mouse cursor spaceship gameplay • Retro computer & digital virus aesthetic • Fast arcade action with combo mechanics • Simple one-touch controls • Endless score-chasing gameplay • Explosions, pixel chaos, and satisfying destruction • Classic old-school arcade feeling • Optimized for short quick sessions or long play runs Can you clean the system before total shutdown?
Pippet
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A creature lives in your Dynamic Island. His name is Pip. Defend him from cosmic invasion. PIPPET turns your iPhone's Dynamic Island into a living arcade arena. Tap to fire, swipe to wipe — survive waves of asteroids, splitters, homing bombs, and boss creatures hell-bent on crashing the cutout. — A NATIVE iPHONE GAME, BUILT FOR THE NOTCH — Every visual element is tuned to your iPhone's hardware. Pip's eyes track threats in real time. Live Activities push your score and HP into the Dynamic Island during a run, so the game lives in the hardware feature it's named for. On non-Pro iPhones, the activity shows on the Lock Screen and in Notification Center instead. — GAMEPLAY — • Endless cosmic survival — score climbs as you survive • 6 enemy archetypes: asteroids, shards, boulders, bombs, splitters, drones • Bosses every few minutes with their own attack patterns • Combo multipliers, shockwaves, and power-ups • 3 difficulty modes: Easy, Normal, Hard • Daily Challenge with a new seed every 24 hours • Game Center leaderboards (Global + Daily) • 28 achievements to unlock — from "First Blood" to "Annihilator" • 10 unlockable Pip skins: Cosmic, Cyber, Robo, Demon, Ghost, Cat, and more — RADICAL PRIVACY — • Zero analytics, zero tracking, zero ads • No account, no sign-up, no internet required to play • Nothing about you ever leaves your device • We literally cannot identify you, because we never see you — PIPPET PRO (OPTIONAL) — A one-time purchase that unlocks all 10 character skins instantly, gives you one extra shockwave per run, and includes any future skin packs at no extra charge. No subscriptions. No recurring charges. — TIP JAR (OPTIONAL) — If you love Pippet and want to throw a snack, coffee, or pizza at the dev, there's a tip jar in Settings. Tips unlock nothing — they're purely a way to say thanks. — SOUND ON — Synthesized retro arcade soundtrack, procedural sound effects, and Taptic-Engine haptics on every hit. Headphones recommended. — REQUIRES — iPhone running iOS 17 or later. Optimized for iPhone with Dynamic Island; fully playable on non-Pro models. Made by a small indie studio with love for the cutout. Support Url : https://playpalapps.github.io/Pippet/support.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cursor at none against Pippet's 4. Cursor also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Pippet sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Cursor asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Cursor | Pippet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cogoo Inc. | Naveen Raj |
In-app purchases
Cursor
No in-app purchases
Pippet
- Snack$0.99
- Coffee$2.99
- Pippet Pro$3.99
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- Pizza$4.99









