Squaredance vs Hop Swap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Squaredance
A puzzle game where you swipe to move colored blocks and clear the field. It offers over 100 levels and a level editor for custom challenges. Experience super smooth gameplay.
- Swipe to move blocks
- Clear the field
- Over 100 levels
- Level editor
- Smooth gameplay
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Join the colors and clear the field. One swipe moves the whole panel. · over 100 levels · level editor · super smooth
Hop Swap
Navigate a unique platformer where the ground and sky can be swapped. Solve puzzles by jumping between two worlds simultaneously. Features addictive gameplay, retro graphics, and gem collection.
- World swapping mechanic
- Platform puzzling
- Intuitive swipe controls
- Retro pixel graphics
- Gem collection
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Is the sky blue and the ground yellow? Or is the ground blue and the sky yellow? Hop and then swap - to jump through the ground which now becomes the sky! Journey through two worlds at the same time and swap between them to solve puzzles. • Addictive platform puzzling! • A unique world bending twist! • Swipe left, right, up, & down is all you need to move around • Cutting edge retro pixel graphics! • Can you find all the gems? -Important information- This game contains third party advertising and cross promotion for other nitrome games, both which can be removed via a one time In App Purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Squaredance at none against Hop Swap's shown. Squaredance also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Hop Swap's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 23 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Squaredance sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hop Swap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hop Swap holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 142 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Squaredance's written reviews are positive against 67% of Hop Swap's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Squaredance ships an update every 23 months, Hop Swap monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Squaredance | Hop Swap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (57 ratings) | 4.5 (142 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.9% of reviews — better | 66.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 | 142 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Philipp Stollenmayer | Nitrome |
Customer experience
Squaredance
Hop Swap
In-app purchases
Squaredance
- Editor$0.99
Hop Swap
- Remove Ads$3.99
