Comparison

Highwind vs Penguin Island Puzzle

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

Highwind4 screens
Penguin Island Puzzle2 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Highwind ships an update every 21 months, Penguin Island Puzzle every 17 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Highwind versus Penguin Island Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHighwindPenguin Island Puzzle
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (11 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 17 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSelva InteractiveMin Joo Kang

Customer experience

Highwind

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Penguin Island Puzzle

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Highwind

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Penguin Island Puzzle

One-time7
  • Small quantity of pearl$2.99
  • Remove ads$9.99
  • Special items$9.99
Show 4 more
  • A bundle of pearls$9.99
  • A bowl of pearls$29.99
  • A pearl box$59.99
  • Full of pearls$99.99

Questions

Is Highwind free?
Highwind costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Penguin Island Puzzle free?
Penguin Island Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Highwind or Penguin Island Puzzle?
Highwind is rated higher. Highwind averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Penguin Island Puzzle averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Highwind or Penguin Island Puzzle have ads?
Penguin Island Puzzle shows ads; Highwind does not.
Which is updated more often, Highwind or Penguin Island Puzzle?
Highwind ships an update every 21 months, and Penguin Island Puzzle every 17 months. Most recently, Highwind was updated on October 24, 2026 and Penguin Island Puzzle on October 24, 2026.

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