Thumper vs Neverputt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thumper
Experience intense rhythm-based action with brutal physicality and blistering speed. Navigate nine epic levels as a space beetle, confronting terrifying bosses and a maniacal giant head. Enjoy a pounding original soundtrack and psychedelic visuals.
- Nine epic levels
- Adrenalizing boss battles
- Psychedelic visuals
- Original soundtrack
- Smooth 60 FPS performance
- PLAY + mode
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*** Winner of Apple Design Award 2019 *** Thumper is rhythm violence: classic action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the void and confront a maniacal giant head. With this special pocket edition, you can play all nine epic levels with one hand. Hurtle forward, master new moves, and survive terrifying boss battles. Propelled by a pounding original soundtrack, you'll feel every crushing impact. To reach synesthetic bliss, you must conquer rhythm hell. ■ Features ■ ・ Nine epic levels ・ Adrenalizing boss battles ・ Psychedelic visuals and original soundtrack ・ Smooth 60 FPS in portrait and landscape (and up to 120 FPS on supported devices) ・ PLAY + mode (increased challenge and speed) ・ Full screen display on iPhone X ・ iCloud Sync ■ Please Note ■ Wireless headphones can add significant audio latency. For the best experience, wired headphones or integrated speakers are strongly recommended.
Neverputt
Experience a 3D mini golf adventure with numerous challenging courses. Perfect for players of all skill levels, this game offers a diverse range of environments to test your putting prowess.
- 3D Mini Golf gameplay
- Variety of golf courses
- Levels for all skill levels
- Challenging gameplay
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A 3D Mini Golf game with lots of levels. Test your skills playing mini golf. This game provides variety of golf courses for players of any level.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Thumper at every 3 weeks against Neverputt's every 22 months. Thumper also leads on ratings volume (664 vs 2) and chart position (#15 vs #133). Neverputt's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On ads, 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
Thumper costs $4.99 and Neverputt $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Neverputt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thumper has 664 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Thumper's written reviews are positive against 100% of Neverputt's.
Thumper ships an update every 3 weeks, Neverputt every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thumper | Neverputt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (664 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 664 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #15 — better | #133 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 471 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Drool LLC | Dmitry Rodin |
Customer experience
Thumper
Neverputt
Bugs and requests
Thumper
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes during boss battles
- Inconsistent performance on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add controller support
- Improve lane switching mechanics
- Provide option to disable tilt controls
- Implement cloud save sync
Neverputt
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Thumper
No in-app purchases
Neverputt
No in-app purchases
