# Hop vs Catch The Magic Egg

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Catch The Magic Egg at none against Hop's 1. Catch The Magic Egg also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Hop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Catch The Magic Egg asks for nothing beyond the download.

## The numbers

| Metric | Hop | Catch The Magic Egg |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.5 (30K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hop/id1154436120/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **30K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 179 MB | 61 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 15.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Ketchapp](https://appshunter.io/developer/528065807) | [Thomas Mellor](https://appshunter.io/developer/1853569870) |

## What reviewers say

### Hop

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hop/id1154436120)

Guide a bouncing ball across a path of tiles, making as many hops as possible. Achieve high scores through precise control and chaining moves together. Challenge friends and see who can bounce the furthest.

**Highlights:** Tile bouncing gameplay, Left/right drag controls, Score chaining, Friend score challenges, Arcade action

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $1.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Addictive and fun
- 👍 Great time killer
- 👍 Challenging and competitive
- 👍 Simple but effective
- 👍 Relaxing and soothing

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent ads that interrupt gameplay
- 🐛 Glitches and freezing issues
- 💰 Difficult to earn enough gems for new balls
- 🙄 Gets boring after a while

**Reported bugs**

- Ads covering the screen during gameplay
- Game freezing and causing loss of progress

**Requested features**

- Add multiplayer or social features
- Introduce more varied gameplay elements
- Allow customization of balls and backgrounds
- Implement a pause button


### Catch The Magic Egg

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/catch-the-magic-egg/id6760333257)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Hop free?

Hop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Catch The Magic Egg free?

Catch The Magic Egg is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Hop or Catch The Magic Egg have ads?

Hop shows ads; Catch The Magic Egg does not.

---

*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*