Comparison

Pimple Pop! vs Ear Cleaning Master

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

Ear Cleaning Master

Engage in a unique healing and decompression experience by mastering the art of ear picking. Collect accessories, upgrade your store, and enjoy immersive gameplay with various levels and styles.

Highlights
  • Immersive ear picking simulation
  • Decompression and healing gameplay
  • Store upgrade mechanics
  • Ear accessory collection
  • Multiple levels and styles
  • First-person view experience
Features
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It's not easy to become a master of ear picking! Create a perfect healing and decompression ear care for players! Master of Ear Picking is an immersive decompression and cultivation game that integrates ear picking and collection. In the game, you can not only experience ear picking and ear cleaning, but also upgrade your store and collect ear accessories. There are various levels, different architectural styles and various kinds of ear accessories in the game. Game features: Simple and easy to operate game design, players can easily start; Clean and simple scene style, clear level design, a wide variety of items collection, and rich immersive simulation decompression play; Super-realistic first-view game experience provides players with unique game experience.

Screenshots

Pimple Pop!4 screens
Ear Cleaning Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ear Cleaning Master at 4.4 against Pimple Pop!'s 3.3. Ear Cleaning Master also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). Pimple Pop!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (58% vs 42%). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Pimple Pop! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ear Cleaning Master asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ear Cleaning Master holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ear Cleaning Master has 423 ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of Pimple Pop!'s written reviews are positive against 42% of Ear Cleaning Master's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pimple Pop! ships an update weekly, Ear Cleaning Master every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pimple Pop! versus Ear Cleaning Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPimple Pop!Ear Cleaning Master
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (65 ratings)4.4 (423 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews — better42.1% of reviews
Number of ratings65423 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB294 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan Yuhas露叶 王

Customer experience

Pimple Pop!

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

Ear Cleaning Master

All ratings350 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral7.4%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral5.3%
Negative52.6%

Bugs and requests

Pimple Pop!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ear Cleaning Master

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Money deletes after closing the game
  • Cannot get past one order, black screen
  • Screen goes black after using a tool
  • Screen turns black
  • A lot of bugs
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  • On the 3rd day, a circle won't work
  • Game won't let you play without the girl talking
  • Poorly built, confusing pop-ups
  • Super laggy

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add background music
  • Implement a piercing cleaning and piercing app
  • Fix bugs

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pimple Pop!

One-time1
  • Buy Full Game$1.99
None

Ear Cleaning Master

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pimple Pop! free?
Pimple Pop! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ear Cleaning Master free?
Ear Cleaning Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pimple Pop! or Ear Cleaning Master?
Ear Cleaning Master is rated higher. Pimple Pop! averages 3.3 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while Ear Cleaning Master averages 4.4 from 423 ratings.
Do Pimple Pop! or Ear Cleaning Master have ads?
Ear Cleaning Master shows ads; Pimple Pop! does not.
Which is updated more often, Pimple Pop! or Ear Cleaning Master?
Pimple Pop! ships an update weekly, and Ear Cleaning Master every 3 days. Most recently, Pimple Pop! was updated on November 2, 2026 and Ear Cleaning Master on November 3, 2026.

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