Sheep Herder vs Basement Bump
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sheep Herder
Guide your flock to safety by herding them into the barn before time runs out. Avoid hazards like wolves and intoxicating mushrooms while strategically using carrots to control sheep movement.
- Herd sheep into the barn
- Use carrots to guide sheep
- Avoid wolves that eat sheep
- Manage time effectively
- Navigate farm hazards
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It's almost winter time you need to make sure you have enough sheep for wool socks and lamb chops. Herd the sheep keep them in the yard. Other stuff on the farm: 1. Carrots - sheep will stop and eat delicious carrots wherever they find them. 2. Barn - get the sheep into the barn and they will be safe and take some time off the clock to. 3. Mushrooms - Ummm the sheep will get drunk if they eat the mushrooms. You should probably avoid them to, since you have a job to do. 4. Wolves - Wolves like lamb chops to, a lot. Keep the sheep away from the wolves if you can't they will be eaten and more time added to the clock.
Basement Bump
Keep a balloon airborne by tapping to jump and push it upwards. Avoid obstacles like paper planes and falling books to prevent the balloon from popping or touching the ground. Customize your player with various outfits.
- Keep balloon afloat
- Avoid paper planes
- Avoid falling books
- Player customization
- Jump to boost balloon
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Keep the balloon afloat in Basement Bump, a simple game built around the idea that the balloon can't touch the ground! Avoid paper planes, and falling books while trying to prevent the balloon from popping! - Jump before hitting the balloon to give it an extra push - Be careful where you jump, paper planes are always in the air - Bump into a hazard and be slowed - Several outfits for the player to choose from Install Basement Bump and see how long you can keep the balloon up!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sheep Herder at 5.0 against Basement Bump's 4.0. Sheep Herder also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Basement Bump's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sheep Herder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Sheep Herder ships an update every 3 weeks, Basement Bump every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sheep Herder | Basement Bump |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | jeff gardner | Adknown |
Customer experience
Sheep Herder
Basement Bump
In-app purchases
Sheep Herder
No in-app purchases
Basement Bump
No in-app purchases
Questions
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