Solid Metal Gear vs Hover Dog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solid Metal Gear
Control a metal gear by sliding your finger across the screen. Navigate through darkness and avoid obstacles to progress. A simple yet challenging arcade experience.
- Finger slide controls
- Obstacle avoidance
- Darkness navigation
- Simple gameplay
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Slide your finger to move the metal gear. Watch out for the darkness!!!
Hover Dog
Guide a dog on a hoverboard through a new city, avoiding electric towers. Embark on an exciting adventure with unique challenges.
- Hoverboard dog gameplay
- City navigation
- Obstacle avoidance
- Adventure mode
- Simple controls
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Just a dog and his hover board. Pump has made his way out of the "Get 'Em" world, and is onto his next adventure! Help guide him through this new city. Watch out for those electric towers!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hover Dog at 5.0 against Solid Metal Gear's 4.4. Hover Dog also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Solid Metal Gear's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Solid Metal Gear sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hover Dog asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hover Dog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 19 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Solid Metal Gear | Hover Dog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adam Irvine | Behdad Sami |
Customer experience
Solid Metal Gear
Hover Dog
In-app purchases
Solid Metal Gear
- Remove Ads$1.99
Hover Dog
No in-app purchases
Questions
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