Comparison

Grapple Gum vs air

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

Head to head
About

Grapple Gum

Engage in fast-paced, action-packed platforming as a piece of gum. Grapple across moving objects, float, and slingshot your way through levels, shooting enemies and bosses. Features intuitive touch controls and online leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Slingshot and grapple mechanics
  • Float and hitch rides on platforms
  • Shoot targets and bosses
  • 10 levels with 10 bosses
  • 6 unique weapons with upgrades
  • Online leaderboard
Features
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« Grapple Gum will be a must buy when it finally launches » —— TouchArcade.com « Grapple Gum is an intense and action-packed arcade action platformer shooter that you're bound to get stuck to because it's so good. » AppAdvice.com « Grapple Gum is super fun and charming. » —— (Mike Gordon, Iron Horse Games, LLC) « Grapple Gum's visuals and music are both lovely and really make the game stand out among the competition. » —— TouchArcade.com Grapple Gum is an award winning SlingShot-Action-Platformer in which you play as a little pink piece of gum and grapple across moving objects. It's a neat mix of mechanics as you can float through the space, hitch a ride by hooking on the various platforms, and slingshot your way from one piece to another while also shooting at all kinds of targets, including big bosses and the little various sooty critters nibbling at your toes. Grapple Gum was awarded "Best Mobile Game" and "Game Of the Year" by the Tunisian Game Awards 2017 with a jury composed by Susan Gold (founder of the Global Game Jam), Leevi Rasila (GDWC Event Producer) and Moacyr Alves Junior (ESL Brasil Partnerships Director). DENSE CONTENT - Play 10 levels filled with 10 Gigantic bosses and hordes of hand painted, kid friendly, critters. - Discover 6 Awesome and Unique Weapons, with 3 levels of upgrade for each. - Unlock 42 Bonus, which offer exceptional replayability. - Enjoy Fast paced, touchy and crazy satisfying action. BEAUTIFUL GRAPHICS The doodle artwork is brought to life with fluid animation and popping visual effects. Every component has been recreated in meticulous details! INTUITIVE TOUCH CONTROLS Grapple Gum features a One touch control. Tap, hold or swipe and hitch a ride with your grapple or shoot at everything and leave a mess of bursted monsters! Intuitive controls deliver a gaming experience both fun and challenging. ONLINE LEADERBOARD Compete with players all around the world and see who is the very best FUN FOR EVERYONE Grapple Gum is easy enough for anyone to pick up... but it requires tenacity and quick reflex to master.

About

air

Defend against incoming luggage as a frog in this tower defense game. Purchase upgrades for towers and health to progress further. Customize your character with unlockable outfits and hats.

Highlights
  • 70+ unique upgrades
  • Ultimate Upgrades for endgame
  • 7 unlockable levels
  • Character customization (hats, skins)
  • Unique achievements
Features
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Play as a Frog, and don't let any luggage through! Buy upgrades in the shop, such as towers and health, to make it as far as you can! Discover secret interactions and interesting synergies, and earn Star Coins to get outfits and hats! Features 70+ unique upgrades, all with interesting synergies! Ultimate Upgrades that add a twist to the endgame 7 unlock-able levels spanning a range of difficulties Tons of hats, skins, and planes to customize your character with A couple of unique achievements for the insane!

Screenshots

Grapple Gum4 screens
air4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grapple Gum at none against air's 3. Grapple Gum also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). air's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.1). On ratings volume, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Grapple Gum costs $0.99 and air $4.99 up front. air sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Grapple Gum asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

air holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 20 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Grapple Gum's written reviews are positive against 89% of air's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grapple Gum ships an update every 3 weeks, air every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Grapple Gum versus air: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrapple Gumair
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.1 (9 ratings)4.5 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings920 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAli MehrezBrendan Roarty

Customer experience

Grapple Gum

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

air

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

Grapple Gum

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

air

One-time3
  • Retry Tokens$0.99
  • Star Stack$0.99
  • Star Bundle$1.99

Questions

Is Grapple Gum free?
Grapple Gum costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is air free?
air costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Grapple Gum or air?
air is rated higher. Grapple Gum averages 4.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while air averages 4.5 from 20 ratings.
Which is updated more often, Grapple Gum or air?
Grapple Gum ships an update every 3 weeks, and air every 9 months. Most recently, Grapple Gum was updated on October 10, 2026 and air on October 24, 2026.

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