Comparison

Pimple Pop! vs Pluck Pop Squeeze

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

Head to head
About

Pimple Pop!

Engage in a unique tactile simulation game where you pinch, pluck, and pop to remove various blemishes. Experience realistic 3D mechanics and a variety of challenges, offering a surprisingly relaxing way to de-stress.

Highlights
  • Tactile 3D pimple popping mechanic
  • Pinch, pluck, and pop gameplay
  • Variety of blemishes to remove (cysts, blackheads, ticks)
  • Arcade mode with leaderboards
  • Relaxing gameplay experience
Features
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Pinch, pluck, and pop your way through Pimple Pop! It’s the only game in the app store with a tactile, 3D pimple popping mechanic that makes you feel like you’re really there! Squeeze juicy cysts, pop reluctant blackheads, and even remove a pesky tick — all to the relaxing tune of Dance of the Hours. Pimple Pop! will quickly become your favorite way to unwind at the end of the day (or any time of the day, let’s be honest). Features include: Free with game download: * 4 skin tones to choose from * Arcade mode with leaderboards * Whiteheads & cysts to pop * Hairs to pluck & pesky ticks to remove Additional features available in full game (available for $1.99): * Unlock “relaxed mode” * Remove all in-game ads * New pimple type (blackheads)

About

Pluck Pop Squeeze

Engage in a satisfying simulation of skincare rituals, from plucking hairs to popping pimples and squeezing blackheads. Explore multiple game modes with enhanced visuals and customizable options for a uniquely relaxing experience.

Highlights
  • Pimple popping simulation
  • Blackhead squeezing
  • Hair plucking simulation
  • Multiple game modes
  • Customizable skin and hair
  • Relaxing gameplay
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Embrace your inner popaholic! In Pluck Pop Squeeze, endlessly simulate plucking hairs, popping pimples, and squeezing blackheads to your heart's content in this oddly satisfying pimple pop game.. Now featuring eight new game modes, including blackhead vacuuming, waxing, pore strips, shaving, laser hair removal, and whitehead popping. It’s the ultimate hair removal simulation with enhanced skin textures, gooey effects, and juicy details. Personalize your gameplay with customizable skin tones, hair colors, and hair types. Features eleven distinct game modes of hair plucking, pimple popping, and blackhead squeezing, perfect for fans of blackhead remover games, acne simulators, and relaxing skin care games. Feel the oddly satisfying release of pulling out hairs and the building anticipation of bursting pimple after pimple. Enjoy the endless ooze as you squeeze out goo from infinite blackheads. Take it slow, or just go wild popping, squeezing, and plucking! Relax, de-stress, and enjoy the deeply satisfying world of Pluck Pop Squeeze, your new favorite skin care simulator.

Screenshots

Pimple Pop!4 screens
Pluck Pop Squeeze4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pluck Pop Squeeze at 4.7 against Pimple Pop!'s 3.3. Pluck Pop Squeeze also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 58%) and ratings volume (366 vs 65). Pimple Pop!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 26 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pimple Pop! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pluck Pop Squeeze sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pluck Pop Squeeze holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pluck Pop Squeeze has 366 ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Pimple Pop!'s written reviews are positive against 83% of Pluck Pop Squeeze's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pimple Pop! ships an update weekly, Pluck Pop Squeeze every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pimple Pop! versus Pluck Pop Squeeze: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPimple Pop!Pluck Pop Squeeze
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (65 ratings)4.7 (366 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings65366 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 26 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan Yuhaszehond LLC

Customer experience

Pimple Pop!

All ratings65 ratings
Positive50.8%
Neutral10.8%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral29.2%
Negative12.5%

Pluck Pop Squeeze

All ratings171 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral6.9%
Negative9.7%

Bugs and requests

Pimple Pop!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pluck Pop Squeeze

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ads keep showing after paying to remove ads
  • Ads still show after paying again to remove ads
  • Fix ad glitch

Requested features

25 requests
  • Add haptics/vibrations
  • Add dandruff option
  • Add ingrown hairs
  • Add hairs that are harder to pull out
  • Add nail related things (manicures/pedicures)
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  • Add more realistic pimple pops
  • Add a reward system
  • Add more variety of pimples
  • Add tools for more realism (tweezers, etc.)
  • Make skin return to normal after popping
  • Add more levels
  • Add chaotic feedback
  • Add more realistic gross sounds
  • Add different skin tones
  • Add more intense vibrations
  • Add more variety of blackheads/pimples
  • Add leaky oozy pimples
  • Add jumbo pimples
  • Add a 'wipe away' feature
  • Make pores less noticeable after extraction
  • Make the stuff inside pimples clumpy, not round
  • Add more realistic noises
  • Add more variety in pimple types
  • Add more variety in squeezing duration (short/long)
  • Add sebum extraction from multiple pores at once

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pimple Pop!

One-time1
  • Buy Full Game$1.99
1 purchases

Pluck Pop Squeeze

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Pimple Pop! free?
Pimple Pop! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pluck Pop Squeeze free?
Pluck Pop Squeeze is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pimple Pop! or Pluck Pop Squeeze?
Pluck Pop Squeeze is rated higher. Pimple Pop! averages 3.3 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while Pluck Pop Squeeze averages 4.7 from 366 ratings.
Do Pimple Pop! or Pluck Pop Squeeze have ads?
Pluck Pop Squeeze shows ads; Pimple Pop! does not.
Which is updated more often, Pimple Pop! or Pluck Pop Squeeze?
Pimple Pop! ships an update weekly, and Pluck Pop Squeeze every 26 months. Most recently, Pimple Pop! was updated on November 2, 2026 and Pluck Pop Squeeze on November 3, 2026.

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