Vertigus vs Bouncy Smash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vertigus
Embark on a perilous journey to recover stolen diamonds. Navigate through diverse worlds with unique challenges and engage in thrilling boss battles. Experience fluid physics and motion-based gameplay in this vertical platformer.
- 40 handcrafted levels
- 5 boss fights
- Vertical level design
- Fluid physics
- Motion-based gameplay
- Slow motion platforming
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Can you help Vertigus find his father's stolen diamonds? Go on a journey that will take you through different worlds full of dangers at every step. Vertigus features: • 40 handcrafted levels including 5 boss fights • Vertical level design • Fluid physics and motion based gameplay • Slow motion platforming
Bouncy Smash
Bounce and smash through vibrant, challenging levels in this modern arcade platformer. Time your bounces to defeat enemies or use powerful abilities. Compete in daily and weekly challenges for rewards and customize your character.
- Challenging arcade platforming levels
- Smash enemies with timed bounces
- Unlockable character outfits and skins
- Four powerful character skills
- Daily and weekly challenges
- Leaderboard competition
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Bounce and smash across expertly designed levels bursting with color and light in Bouncy Smash! Challenging gameplay and beautifully designed environments await you in this modern arcade platformer. Perfectly time your bounces to crush wave after wave of evil enemies – or unleash powerful smashing abilities to take them out in one single blow. Choose arcade mode for endless fun – or intense daily and weekly challenges to earn special outfits, skins, and skills. Bounce and smash your way to victory in this addictive arcade game with roguelike tendencies :) - Experience the best of arcade-style platforming gameplay in colorful, challenging levels. - Rack up massive high-scores to bounce your way up the leaderboards. - Customize your character with fun outfits – each with their own upgrades and color skins. - Use four skills to make your character even more powerful – with unlockables coming soon! - Test your bounce and smash skills in intense daily and weekly challenges.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bouncy Smash at 4.9 against Vertigus's 4.0. Bouncy Smash also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Vertigus sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Bouncy Smash sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bouncy Smash holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bouncy Smash has 131 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Vertigus's written reviews are positive against 94% of Bouncy Smash's.
Vertigus ships an update every 2 months, Bouncy Smash weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vertigus | Bouncy Smash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.9 (131 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 93.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 131 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 311 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Dominik Ringler | Identity Visuals LLC |
Customer experience
Vertigus
Bouncy Smash
Bugs and requests
Vertigus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bouncy Smash
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unable to change orientation
- Mission complete alert blocks controls
Requested features
7 requests- Add more challenge levels
- Customization for character color and name
- Global high score list
- Option to change orientation for headphone jack placement
- Fix alert blocking controls
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- Continuing story mode
- Move right button on complete right of screen
In-app purchases
Vertigus
- Retries +2$0.99
- Level Key$0.99
- Retries +10$1.99
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- Ammo +20$1.99
- Lifes +5$2.99
- Retries +20$3.99
- Retries +30$4.99
- Hardcore Mode$4.99
- Retries +40$6.99
- Retries +50$7.99
Bouncy Smash
- The Explorer$0.99
- The Herder$0.99
- B-Boy$0.99
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- Hoppy$0.99
- His Majesty$0.99
- Dino$0.99
- Sparkles$0.99
- Blue Eyes Color Skin$0.99
- 50 Health Pack Tokens$3.99
- Value Pack$3.99








