Comparison

Hop vs Deep Cave

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

Head to head
About

Hop

Guide a bouncing ball across a path of tiles, aiming for endless hops. Master precise controls to create combos and challenge friends' high scores in this fast-paced arcade game. It's a simple yet addictive experience designed for quick play sessions.

Highlights
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Endless bouncing gameplay
  • Combo scoring system
  • Beat friend's high scores
  • Challenging arcade action
Features
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Bounce off tiles and make as many hops as you can in this mind-blowing arcade action! Touch the screen and drag left or right to guide the ball from tile to tile. Don’t miss the path! Make insane combos and beat your friend's scores! What is your best score?

About

Deep Cave

Features
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HOLD TO RISE. RELEASE TO DIVE. One rule. One cave. One goal: go deeper. Hold to rise. Release to dive. Sounds easy, right? Dive into an endless underwater world full of glowing creatures, dark tunnels and sharks lurking in the shadows. Manage your oxygen. Trust your reflexes. Avoid the walls. Go a little deeper every run. Easy to learn. Hard to master. Almost impossible to play just once. GO DEEPER. LEVEL UP YOUR DIVER. Every record takes you further into the abyss — and unlocks a new diver skin. Teal at 500 m. Emerald at 1000 m. Violet. Crimson. Gold at 3000 m. Silver. And somewhere beyond 6000 m… Phantom. If you ever get that far. THREE WAYS TO SUFFER. RELAX. NORMAL. HARD. Three modes. Three speeds. Three cave widths. Three oxygen levels. And, naturally, three ways to find out how good your reflexes really are. RELAX to explore. NORMAL to measure yourself against others. HARD… Well, you asked for it. Each mode has its own world leaderboard: you always face divers who took exactly the same risks as you. A LIVING UNDERWATER WORLD Descend through dark tunnels lit by bioluminescent life. Schools of fish drift through the depths. Strange creatures emerge from the dark. Sharks prowl where you least expect them. Every metre reveals something new. And every mistake can end your dive. A DOLPHIN TO THE RESCUE Sometimes, near a wall, a conch glows in the dark. Grab it: a dolphin races towards you and takes you along for the ride. It dodges the walls. Sharks don't dare come close. Enjoy the trip… because when it lets go, you have to take back control. Right away. Even the best divers need a friend. THE WORLD IS WATCHING Take on divers from all over the world and try to reach the greatest depths. Every score is verified by our servers. No shortcuts. No suspicious 12,000-metre records. Just skill, reflexes and a stubborn refusal to give up. And every day, everyone takes on the same challenge: Same cave. Same conditions. Same sharks. One chance to go deeper than everyone else. PLAY WITH FRIENDS & FAMILY Create a group and compare your deepest dives. Who will go the deepest? Who has the best reflexes? Who will die first? And above all, who will spend the rest of the day saying they could have gone further? There's nothing to win. Just bragging rights. And honestly, that's plenty. FREE. JUST DIVE. No waiting. No energy system. No paywalls. Pick your mode. Take a breath. Hold. Dive. Breathe. Go deeper. The cave is waiting. How deep will you go?

Screenshots

Hop4 screens
Deep Cave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Deep Cave at none against Hop's 1. Deep Cave also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Hop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Deep Cave asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hop ships an update every 3 months, Deep Cave weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hop versus Deep Cave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHopDeep Cave
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (30K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings30K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB15 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKetchappNEMIACO

Bugs and requests

Hop

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Ads covering the screen during gameplay
  • Game freezing and causing loss of progress

Requested features

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

Deep Cave

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hop

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Deep Cave

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hop free?
Hop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Deep Cave free?
Deep Cave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hop or Deep Cave have ads?
Both Hop and Deep Cave show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hop or Deep Cave?
Hop ships an update every 3 months, and Deep Cave weekly. Most recently, Hop was updated on November 2, 2026 and Deep Cave on October 14, 2026.

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