Mongo Madness vs Lob Bob
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mongo Madness
Embark on a retro-style 2D platforming adventure to rescue a kidnapped girlfriend. Jump, collect items, and defeat enemies across 32 levels spanning 8 distinct worlds. An expansion pack offers additional challenges.
- 32 levels across 8 worlds
- Run and jump gameplay
- Collect hearts and coins
- Jump on enemies
- Onscreen, keyboard, or gamepad controls
- Expansion pack available
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Mongo Madness is a fast paced run and jump 2d side scrolling platform game from Ape Apps. It contains 32 exciting levels split up into 8 worlds of increasing difficulty. Collect hearts to stay alive, jump on enemies to survive, and beat each level to thrive. Can be played with onscreen controls, keyboard, or gamepad. There is also a 12 level expansion pack called Mongo Madness - The Lost Levels. It's just another lazy morning down in the Caves of Doom, until Mongo the orc wakes up and realizes that his girl has gone missing! Help Mongo battle his way through eight stunning worlds and 32 action-packed platforming levels as he collects coins, stomps enemies, and saves the girl! With Mongo Madness, you will relive the glory days of classic retro platform gaming, all in the palm of your hand! **Special Credit** The music for Mongo Madness came from Kevin MacLeod at incompetech. Search for him online, he's got some awesome tracks!
Lob Bob
Fight off waves of zombies to survive as long as possible. Earn money from defeated enemies to unlock various character upgrades and enhance your survival capabilities.
- Zombie horde survival
- Character upgrades
- In-game currency
- Progression system
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Survive for as long as you can by fighting hordes of zombies and upgrading your character with a lot of different upgrades with the money you get from them!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lob Bob at none against Mongo Madness's 1. Lob Bob also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, rating 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. Mongo Madness sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lob Bob asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mongo Madness against 5.0 for Lob Bob. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lob Bob has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mongo Madness ships an update every 6 months, Lob Bob every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mongo Madness | Lob Bob |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Brandon Stecklein | Abdulrahman Alzuhair |
Customer experience
Mongo Madness
Lob Bob
In-app purchases
Mongo Madness
- Mongo Madness Premium$1.99
Lob Bob
No in-app purchases
