Explodey vs Timberman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Explodey
Pilot a fighter through exotic planets, battling enemies and solving puzzles to save the galaxy. Customize your ship with a variety of weapons and face challenging bosses. Engage in multiplayer battles with friends and unlock cosmetic hats.
- AAA side-scroller gameplay
- Battle across 5 exotic planets
- Customize fighter with diverse weaponry
- Conquer ground and air units
- Solve challenging puzzles
- LAN multiplayer battles
- Unlock cosmetic hats
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The galaxy is in peril. Equipped with the latest weaponry, pilot your heavily armed fighter through 5 exotic planets to destroy the evil Dr Grag and save the Life Spark. Joining you on your journey is The Engineer, a silicon being capable of building anything you need. Unfortunately, he's also a bit of a jackass... ENGAGE THE ENEMY AND BLOW THEM TO BITS * AAA side scroller * Battle across 5 exotic planets * Conquer a large variety of ground and air units * Deliver precision strikes with an advanced dual joystick configuration * Solve challenging puzzles CUSTOMIZE YOUR FIGHTER WITH EXPLOSIVE WEAPONRY * 5 Ship Bodies - Each improving in destructive power as you progress * 5 Blasters - Normal, Spread, Heal, Cannon, and Sniper * 4 Rockets - Normal, Rapid Fire, Fire Ball, BIG ONE * 4 Bombs - Normal, Mini, Napalm, Fast Drop * 2 Special Weapons - Floating Mine, Shield BATTLE 5 CHALLENGING BOSSES * Battle The Ice Elemental, Mega Tank, Xenogiger, Zargbots, and Dr Grag - the evil mastermind who is holding the galaxy hostage * Recover each of 5 powerful crystals to re-ignite the Life Spark and save the galaxy * Follow along with a riveting story and cast of characters, including you (The Soldier), The Engineer, Dr Grag, and General Goat (The Leader of Resistance, Leader of The Knights of Galadorn, Defender of the Universe, and our pet). DESTROY YOUR FRIENDS IN MULTIPLAYER * Engage in LAN battles with friends. Show them who's boss by exploding them. INCREASE YOUR SOCIAL STATUS WITH HATS * Yeah, they don't do anything special except make you look awesome * Complete all levels and earn The General's Hat, complete with Cigar * Complete all achievements and earn The Mighty Beanie of Galderon. MAKE TRIPS TO THE TOILET LAST 4x LONGER * Forget sending email and browsing Instagram on the toilet - what a waste of time. Play Explodey for hours and hours and when your boss asks what's been going on, you can say EXPLODEY JERK. MORE INFO * Works with just the touch screen, but you can also use a gamepad (must be MFi compatible) * Headphones recommended to soak up the sound * The game is free to play the first world and to play LAN multiplayer. $2.99 unlocks the rest of the galaxy. You can also buy hats on the cheap or you can find them during missions. All proceeds go to tacos, coffee, the kids' college fund, and my next insane project. * iMessage stickers include a dancing engineer, for your dancing engineer convenience. Come chat on our Discord channel! https://discord.gg/7cRKNqD
Timberman
Embark on a 2D side-scroller platform adventure as a brave lumberjack. Rescue friends, save the forest from an evil corporation by defeating enemies, solving puzzles, and building structures. Enjoy co-op mode with a friend.
- 2D side-scroller platformer
- Rescue friends and save the forest
- Defeat enemies and solve puzzles
- Construct structures
- 2 player co-op mode
- Epic boss fights
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Timberman is back in his new 2D side-scroller platform adventure! Follow our brave lumberjack on his quest to rescue his friends and save the forest from the Evil Corp. Defeat hordes of enemies, solve puzzles, chop wood and construct various structures to help you complete challenging levels. Find secret treasures, unlock mini games, battle bosses and many more! Timberman The Big Adventure offers also 2 player co-op mode to play with your friend (gamepad required). - Retro-style side-scroll platformer - Help Timberman rescue his friends - Save the forest from evil corporation! - 2 player co-op / gamepads required - Challenging levels to complete - Epic boss fights - and a lot more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Timberman at 4.7 against Explodey's 3.9. Timberman also leads on ratings volume (980 vs 9). Explodey's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Explodey sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Timberman sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Timberman holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timberman has 980 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Explodey's written reviews are positive against 56% of Timberman's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Explodey ships an update every 3 days, Timberman monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Explodey | Timberman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (9 ratings) | 4.7 (980 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 55.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 980 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.1 GB | 376 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | YitYat Studios | Digital Melody |
Customer experience
Explodey
Timberman
Bugs and requests
Explodey
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Timberman
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing or crashing after certain actions
- Disappearing buttons and UI elements in levels
- Inconsistent input recognition and responsiveness
Requested features
4 requests- More free levels to try before purchasing
- Customizable controls and button placement
- Ability to save progress and resume later
- Additional content updates with new levels
In-app purchases
Explodey
- VR Goggles$0.99
- Mohawk$0.99
- Pirate Hat$0.99
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- Plain Hat$0.99
- Top Hat$0.99
- Wizarding Hat$0.99
- Hair Bow$0.99
- Hard Hat$0.99
- Elf Hat$0.99
- Viking Hat$0.99
- Cheese$0.99
- Unlock All Worlds$2.99
Timberman
- Premium - special offer$4.99
- Premium$6.99









