Highwind vs Penguin Island Puzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Highwind
Control a paper plane with two buttons to shoot enemies and defend yourself. Upgrade your plane's capabilities and unlock new aircraft as you progress through randomly generated waves and different dimensions.
- Simple two-button controls
- Unlockable planes with different stats
- Upgradeable health, shield, and ammo
- Randomly selected enemy waves
- Multiple game styles including infinite mode
- Minigames with unique mechanics
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In Highwind you control a paper plane using only two buttons. You will destroy enemy planes and protect your own. Tapping the right side of the screen will shoot bullets and holding the left side will activate the shield. The shield blocks and reflects bullets back to your enemies. Fight different enemy planes and obstacles, each with different behavior. Travel to different dimensions and avoid obstacles on the way. As you progress through the game you will be able to purchase upgrades to your health, shield and ammo. Also, each time you beat a level you will get a power up that will help you defeat your enemies. Each time you play you will accumulate points that will unlock new planes and new game styles. Try to beat the game in each one of the different styles! Features -Simple controls: Play with only two buttons -Different game styles: Five variations of the game including an infinite mode -Minigames: Three additional sections with different mechanics -A different experience each play: Enemy waves are randomly selected from a predefined set -Upgrades and power ups: Purchase upgrades to your shield, ammo and health. Get a power up every level -Different airplanes: Unlock new airplanes with different stats
Penguin Island Puzzle
A puzzle game where you combine fish to catch them and expand your island. Adopt unique penguins and build structures as you progress through increasingly challenging levels. Enjoy a charming island-building experience with a 2048-style mechanic.
- Combine fish to catch them
- Expand your island with caught fish
- Adopt 50 types of penguins
- Construct 7 buildings per island
- Progress through challenging levels
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2048 with Penguins! Enjoy the 2048 puzzle to build your Penguin island. Combine the same images and catch as many fish as possible! You can expand the island using the fish you catch. Build a Penguin island with this 2048 puzzle game! [ Catch fish ] - Move the sea horizontally/vertically to combine same kinds of fish. - Use the fish to expand your island, construct buildings, and adopt penguins! - You can move on to the next island once you catch the largest creature(2048, 4096, 8192...). [ Penguin adoption ] - Adopt 50 types of unique penguins in each island! - Watch as the penguins live happily in the island you made with 2048 puzzle games. [ Island Expansion ] - Use fish or pearls to expand the island and construct buildings. - There are 7 buildings on each island. * In order to watch in-game ads and save screenshots, the following permission are required. - READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE * Contact us & report bugs Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/FUNgryGames/ Developer contact : fungrygames@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Penguin Island Puzzle at Free against Highwind's $0.99. Penguin Island Puzzle also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Highwind's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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
Penguin Island Puzzle is free to download; Highwind costs $0.99 up front. Penguin Island Puzzle sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Highwind asks for nothing beyond the download.
Highwind holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Highwind's written reviews are positive against 100% of Penguin Island Puzzle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Highwind ships an update every 21 months, Penguin Island Puzzle every 17 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Highwind | Penguin Island Puzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (11 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 17 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 169 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Selva Interactive | Min Joo Kang |
Customer experience
Highwind
Penguin Island Puzzle
In-app purchases
Highwind
No in-app purchases
Penguin Island Puzzle
- Small quantity of pearl$2.99
- Remove ads$9.99
- Special items$9.99
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- A bundle of pearls$9.99
- A bowl of pearls$29.99
- A pearl box$59.99
- Full of pearls$99.99
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