Vertigus vs HedgeHop
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
HedgeHop
Engage in aerial combat to destroy enemy targets and achieve high scores. Navigate hazardous environments, unlock achievements, and face unique enemies before your fuel runs out or you're shot down.
- Destroy enemy pillboxes
- Engage gunboats and planes
- Target balloons and airships
- Unlock achievements
- Face unique enemies
- Manage fuel
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Go raid! Kill enemies! Avoid the rocky coasts! Gameplay: Your mission is to score as many points as possible by destroying enemy pillboxes, gunboats, planes, balloons and airships before you get shot from the sky or run out of fuel. Unlock achievements and reach unique enemies before you go down in flames.
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Verdict
Vertigus and HedgeHop both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Vertigus's written reviews are positive against 33% of HedgeHop's. HedgeHop's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 HedgeHop sells 5 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 — 4.0 for Vertigus against 4.0 for HedgeHop. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Vertigus's written reviews are positive against 33% of HedgeHop's.
Vertigus ships an update every 2 months, HedgeHop monthly. Both last shipped on September 17, 2026.
| Parameter | Vertigus | HedgeHop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — 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 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 275 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dominik Ringler | BVG SOFTWARE GROUP LLC |
Customer experience
Vertigus
HedgeHop
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
HedgeHop
- 500$0.99
- Ads removal$1.99
- 2 500$2.99
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- 10 000$6.99
- 50 000$14.99
