Comparison

Tapongi vs Counterspan

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tapongi

Experience a fresh take on a classic arcade game with intuitive one-touch controls. Challenge your reflexes and timing by managing two paddles simultaneously in this minimalist, modern design. Compete for high scores on global leaderboards and share your achievements.

Highlights
  • One-touch dual-paddle gameplay
  • Minimalist modern design
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • High score sharing
  • Classic arcade feel
Features
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Two bars. A moving ball. Touch the screen to switch bars and beat your high score. Game Center leaderboards, high score sharing, changing colours and optional bounce and encouragement sounds. Play 3 games free each day. A game begins when the ball first bounces off a bar and ends when it touches the border. Unlock unlimited games with a one-time in-app purchase. Downloaded Tapongi before daily limits were introduced? Unlimited play is included, even if your original download was free. Use Restore access with the same App Store account.

About

Counterspan

Features
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Counterspan is a single-screen truss load explorer. It shows one sample bridge truss, with eight joints and thirteen members, and lets you see how a load you choose is shared across its members. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Move the load slider from 5 to 60 tonnes and watch the readouts update. - See the truss drawn with its supports, deck and members. Members are colored by utilization, or you can switch the coloring off to see the plain structure. - Read the status (HOLDS or OVERLOAD) and the peak member utilization. With the built-in sample truss every load in the slider's range holds, at about 1 percent peak utilization. - Compare three readouts: the number of triangles in the truss, the material used, and an efficiency figure (load carried per unit of material). - Open the member inspector for a list of every member, sorted by utilization, with its length and axial load. - Reset the load to its starting value at any time. The sample truss is fixed. You cannot add, move or remove joints or members, and there is no campaign, level or score. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE - Works offline on iPhone and iPad. - No ads, subscriptions, in-app purchases, accounts, analytics or tracking. Counterspan uses a simplified teaching model. It is not an engineering tool and must not be used to design or check real structures.

Screenshots

Tapongi3 screens
Counterspan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tapongi at Free against Counterspan's $0.99. Counterspan's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 17 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Tapongi is free to download; Counterspan costs $0.99 up front. Tapongi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Counterspan asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tapongi ships an update every 17 months, Counterspan every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Tapongi versus Counterspan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTapongiCounterspan
PriceFree โ€” better$0.99
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 5 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationPaidโ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB209 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNUIFISH LIMITEDRobert Corbin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tapongi

One-time1
  • Unlimited play$1.99
None

Counterspan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tapongi free?
Tapongi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Counterspan free?
Counterspan costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tapongi or Counterspan have ads?
Neither Tapongi nor Counterspan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tapongi or Counterspan?
Tapongi ships an update every 17 months, and Counterspan every 5 weeks. Most recently, Tapongi was updated on November 2, 2026 and Counterspan on October 31, 2026.

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