Grapple Gum vs Townopolis
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Townopolis
Construct an idyllic neighborhood and manage services to keep residents happy and profitable. Enjoy a comprehensive campaign or create custom scenarios in this casual city-building simulation game.
- Construct idyllic neighborhoods
- Build houses, structures, and buildings
- 24 campaign scenarios
- Custom scenario creation
- 22 achievements
- Time management simulation
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Build your own town and make heaps of money in this casual simulation game. Construct an idyllic neighborhood with plenty of houses and keep your residents happy by providing all services they need, and they will reward you with a tidy profit. It’s up to you how to play - you can work your way to the top in the comprehensive campaign mode or you can create and play your own custom scenarios. Build dozens of houses, structures and other buildings. Trophies and awards available for the meticulous gamer! * Construct an idyllic neighborhood. * Build dozens of houses, structures and other buildings. * Win trophies and awards in 24 unique campaign scenarios. * Play your own custom scenarios. * Reach up to 22 achievements. Enjoy this classic and simple time management simulation game from the popular Townopolis-Romopolis-Megapolis series. Achieve various goals by building small neighborhoods on a limited area with limited resources and in a limited time. But don't worry - you can pause the game at any time, or play casually without the time limit if you prefer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Townopolis at 5.0 against Grapple Gum's 4.1. Grapple Gum's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, 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
Grapple Gum costs $0.99 and Townopolis $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Townopolis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Grapple Gum's written reviews are positive against 71% of Townopolis's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Grapple Gum ships an update every 3 weeks, Townopolis every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grapple Gum | Townopolis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 194 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ali Mehrez | Lonely Troops |
Customer experience
Grapple Gum
Townopolis
In-app purchases
Grapple Gum
No in-app purchases
Townopolis
No in-app purchases









