Comparison

Dare the Monkey vs Waveform

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Dare the Monkey

Embark on a thrilling one-touch arcade platformer adventure with a daring monkey hero. Run, jump, and roll through challenging levels filled with obstacles and surprises. Experience fast-paced, skill-based gameplay that is easy to learn but difficult to master.

Highlights
  • One-touch controls
  • Fast-paced levels
  • Challenging obstacles
  • Skill-based gameplay
  • Arcade platformer adventure
Features
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*** Over 2 Million Players Have Gone Bananas! *** Meet Dare, your daring little monkey hero! Run, jump, and roll through fast-paced, challenging levels packed with obstacles and surprises. Dare the Monkey is a one-touch arcade platformer that brings classic arcade fun to your mobile device. Easy to pick up, hard to master — a skill-based adventure you won’t put down. Tricky levels and fast reflexes await. Can you beat them all? What players are saying: “The best game ever.” 5/5 “Fast, fun, and addictive gameplay!” 5/5 “Feels like a console platformer on my phone!” 5/5 “Reminds me of Donkey Kong — love it!” 5/5 “Challenging, but so satisfying to play.” 5/5 “Hours of fun for casual and hardcore gamers.” 5/5 "Awesome game on my phone and watch." 5/5

About

Waveform

An arcade game where you tap to switch between wave and particle states to navigate through walls. Bank your score multiplier before an observer collapses your state, or face a forced mode flip. Experience new color palettes and rising tension with each level.

Highlights
  • One-thumb arcade gameplay
  • Switch between wave and particle states
  • Score multiplier banking
  • Dynamic color palettes
  • Playable on Apple Watch
  • Game Center leaderboards and achievements
Features
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Waveform is a one-thumb arcade game inspired by quantum physics. Are you a wave or a particle? It depends on the wall. HOW IT WORKS? • Wavy wall? Pass it as a WAVE • Flat wall? Pass it as a PARTICLE • Tap anywhere to switch. That's the only control BANK BEFORE YOU'RE OBSERVED Every wall you pass grows your score multiplier from ×1 up to ×5. Swipe down to bank it. Wait too long and the Observer collapses your state: when a 5-4-3-2-1 countdown inside your character reaches zero, your mode flips by force. Greed pays, until it doesn't. A NEW REALITY EVERY 25 POINTS The world changes color as you climb. Fourteen hand-picked palettes appear in a different order every run, from sunny yellow to deep vacuum black. FEATURES • Pure one-thumb gameplay, easy to learn, hard to master • Rising difficulty with surprise double walls • A fair Observer: clear countdown, safe-moment flips and an optional Relaxed mode • Climb the worldwide Game Center leaderboard and unlock achievements • Fully playable on Apple Watch, no phone needed • Optimized for iPhone and iPad, in full screen • Haptics, background music and reactive sound, each with its own switch • Remove ads with a single, one-time purchase (also gives you a free continue each run) Short runs, instant restarts, one more try. Can you bank it before you are observed?

Screenshots

Dare the Monkey4 screens
Waveform4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dare the Monkey at 76% against Waveform's 0%. Dare the Monkey also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (16K vs 1). Waveform's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dare the Monkey sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Waveform sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dare the Monkey holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dare the Monkey has 16K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Dare the Monkey's written reviews are positive against 0% of Waveform's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dare the Monkey ships an update monthly, Waveform weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Dare the Monkey versus Waveform: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDare the MonkeyWaveform
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (16K ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHot Right Now LTDSarp Gokdag

Customer experience

Dare the Monkey

All ratings16,381 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews432 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral8.8%
Negative15.3%

Waveform

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Dare the Monkey

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing and crashing
  • Unresponsive jump controls on Apple Watch
  • Incompatibility with newer Apple Watch models

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and game modes
  • Ability to use in-game currency to unlock features
  • Option to mute sound/music
  • Improved Apple Watch integration

Waveform

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Dare the Monkey

One-time13
  • Unlock Key for Level 2$0.99
  • Unlock Key for Level 3$0.99
  • Unlock Key for Level 4$0.99
Show 10 more
  • 10 Checkpoint Restarts2 variants$0.99
  • Unlock Key for Level 5$1.99
  • Unlock Key for Level 6$1.99
  • 50 Checkpoint Restarts$1.99
  • Mogu$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Lucy$2.99
  • Pogo$2.99
  • Rexi$2.99
  • 50 Checkpoint Restarts$3.99
1 purchases

Waveform

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Dare the Monkey free?
Dare the Monkey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Waveform free?
Waveform is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dare the Monkey or Waveform?
Dare the Monkey is rated higher. Dare the Monkey averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while Waveform averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dare the Monkey or Waveform have ads?
Both Dare the Monkey and Waveform show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dare the Monkey or Waveform?
Dare the Monkey ships an update monthly, and Waveform weekly. Most recently, Dare the Monkey was updated on October 28, 2026 and Waveform on October 29, 2026.

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