Punch The Monkey vs Hog Game!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Punch The Monkey
Tap to punch a monkey and keep it airborne for points. Bonus points are awarded for keeping multiple monkeys in the air and colliding them. The game ends when all monkeys perish.
- Tap-based gameplay
- Keep monkeys airborne
- Bonus points for multiple monkeys
- Simple controls
- Score-based progression
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Monkey and I would strongly recommend that you Punch this Monkey for fun, frolic, wealth, health, joy, peace and happiness. Tap to punch, don't swipe, slide or drag, seen people do this, but the game don't work that way, just tap. Keep the monkey in the air by punching it. More monkeys fall down and you get bonus points for keeping more of them in the air and bonking them together. Game ends when all your monkeys die. Have fun punchin' them monkeys!
Hog Game!
Tilt your device to guide a hog, consuming slop to progress through levels. Compete on daily leaderboards to unlock cosmetic items and aim for the ultimate "Hog Heaven."
- Tilt controls for movement
- Eat slop to progress
- Daily leaderboards
- Unlockable hog skins
- Level-based progression
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It's time to go hog wild! Tilt your phone to set your hog running and try to eat as much slop as you can before you wind up hog tied! Make it past each zone and atop the daily leaderboard to unlock new hog skins! Can you make it to Hog Heaven?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Punch The Monkey at 100% against Hog Game!'s 60%. Punch The Monkey also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). Hog Game!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 20 months). On price 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. Hog Game! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Punch The Monkey asks for nothing beyond the download.
Punch The Monkey holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hog Game! has 25 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Punch The Monkey's written reviews are positive against 60% of Hog Game!'s.
Punch The Monkey ships an update every 20 months, Hog Game! every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Punch The Monkey | Hog Game! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 4.2 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rajesh DMonte | PaulSoft LLC |
Customer experience
Punch The Monkey
Hog Game!
In-app purchases
Punch The Monkey
No in-app purchases
Hog Game!
- Buy Hog Game$2.99
