Comparison

Grapple Gum vs Megapolis

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

Megapolis

Design and manage your own city, constructing various buildings and zones to keep residents happy and profitable. Engage in a comprehensive campaign or create custom scenarios to achieve goals within limited resources and time.

Highlights
  • Construct functional city zones
  • Build houses, structures, and buildings
  • Win trophies in campaign scenarios
  • Create custom scenarios
  • Achieve up to 22 achievements
  • Time management simulation
Features
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Build your own city and make heaps of money in this casual simulation game. Construct beautiful and functional city zones with plenty of modern blocks 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 beautiful and functional city zones. * 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 functional city zones 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.

Screenshots

Grapple Gum4 screens
Megapolis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Megapolis at 5.0 against Grapple Gum's 4.1. Grapple Gum's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $3.99) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Grapple Gum costs $0.99 and Megapolis $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Megapolis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grapple Gum has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Grapple Gum versus Megapolis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrapple GumMegapolis
Price$0.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.1 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB197 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAli MehrezLonely Troops

Customer experience

Grapple Gum

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

Megapolis

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Grapple Gum

No in-app purchases

None

Megapolis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grapple Gum free?
Grapple Gum costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Megapolis free?
Megapolis costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Grapple Gum or Megapolis?
Megapolis is rated higher. Grapple Gum averages 4.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Megapolis averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

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