plopp vs Squares*
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
plopp
Experience the satisfying sensation of popping bubble wrap on your iPhone and iPad. This app offers realistic pressure and haptic feedback, with Apple Pencil support for enhanced interaction. Track your pops across devices and compete with friends through GameCenter.
- Realistic pressure and haptic feedback
- Apple Pencil pressure sensitivity
- Bubbles resize under pressure
- Cross-device iCloud pop count
- GameCenter integration for challenges
- Watch app for wrist-based popping
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Addicted to bubble wrap? Can't resist to plop it whenever you get it in your hand? Now on iPhone and iPad! * real pressure, real haptic feedback (3dtouch supported iPhones only) * Apple Pencil support - touch or plopp the bubble using the pencil pressure * Bubbles resize under pressure (3dtouch, Apple Pencil) * number of plops are counted across devices via iCloud * count is reported in GameCenter - challenge your friends! * Watch app - plopp on your wrist, independent of your phone! Download the app and start plopping today!
Squares*
A classic game of strategy where players aim to complete more squares than their opponent. It's a simple yet engaging experience for quick matches.
- Complete squares
- Outscore opponent
- Simple strategy
- Classic gameplay
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Complete more squares than your opponent.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Squares* at Free against plopp's $1.99. Squares* also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 36%). plopp's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (50 vs 4). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Squares* is free to download; plopp costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for plopp against 4.0 for Squares*. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: plopp has 50 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of plopp's written reviews are positive against 50% of Squares*'s.
plopp ships an update every 3 months, Squares* every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | plopp | Squares* |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (50 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | grapevine-cottage | Alexander Berson |
Customer experience
plopp
Squares*
In-app purchases
plopp
No in-app purchases
Squares*
No in-app purchases
