Comparison

Piffle vs Hamster Town

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

Head to head
About

Piffle

Embark on a colorful arcade puzzle adventure with adorable cats. Aim, shoot, and bounce to break blocks, complete hundreds of levels, and craft collectible Piffle balls. Challenge friends and achieve high scores with strategic gameplay.

Highlights
  • Arcade puzzle gameplay
  • Hundreds of colorful levels
  • Craft collectible Piffle balls
  • Strategic block-breaking
  • Friend challenges
  • Power-up boosts
Features
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Discover Piffle a cute arcade puzzle game full of adorable characters and...cats! Put your cat onesie on, quest through colorful worlds, stop the nefarious Doc Block and craft adorable Piffle balls to collect. How to play? - Swipe or point with your finger to aim - Choose the best possible angle to shoot - Release to bounce around and break all the blocks How to win? - Bounce as many times as possible to make combos and achieve high scores - Collect items, Piffle balls and use power ups to boost your results - Use your strategic wit to beat your friends! Why you’ll love Piffle? Easy! - Play for free in the most endearing and colorful mobile game - Discover fun filled worlds with hundreds of levels to adventure through - Play whenever you want and at your own pace - Challenge your friends at any time Anything else? - Yes! You can craft and collect adorable fluffy Piffle balls

About

Hamster Town

Draw lines to guide candy to adorable hamsters in this charming puzzle game. Solve levels to earn stars, expand your hamster house, and collect various animal friends. Enjoy a relaxing experience with hundreds of ways to solve each puzzle.

Highlights
  • Draw lines to deliver candy
  • Hundreds of puzzle solutions
  • Collect stars
  • Build and expand hamster house
  • Invite animal friends
  • Raise and play with hamsters
Features
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Draw lines as you please to deliver sweet, sweet candy to the cute hamsters. A game where you deliver candy to adorable hamsters by drawing lines! Collect stars by finding the best ways to solve puzzles to build and expand your own hamster house, and invite all sorts of animal friends! ■ How to Play Deliver candy to the hamsters any way you like. There are hundreds of ways to solve each puzzle. Collect more stars by finding the best way to solve each puzzle. ◝(・ω・)◟ ■ Game Features Though simple and fun to play, this puzzle game isn't short on challenges. The hamster life: just watching these cute little fluffballs will heal your mind. Collect stars to expand and decorate your hamster house. Earn sweet rewards by raising and playing with your hamsters! ※Extreme Cuteness Alert!※ Extreme hamster cuteness may cause some players to experience brain freeze ◝(・ω・)◟ ■ Ads and in-app products in-game. ■ Please note that data will be deleted when deleting games. Deleted data can not be recovered.

Screenshots

Piffle4 screens
Hamster Town4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hamster Town at fortnightly against Piffle's monthly. Hamster Town also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Piffle's advantage is ratings volume (22K vs 2.3K). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Piffle sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Hamster Town sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Piffle against 4.7 for Hamster Town. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Piffle has 22K ratings behind it against 2.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Piffle's written reviews are positive against 83% of Hamster Town's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Piffle ships an update monthly, Hamster Town fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Piffle versus Hamster Town: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiffleHamster Town
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (22K ratings) — better4.7 (2.3K ratings)
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews83.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22K — better2.3K
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB213 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIPSTER WHALESuper Awesome Inc.

Customer experience

Piffle

All ratings22,218 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews990 reviews
Positive79.5%
Neutral7.2%
Negative13.3%

Hamster Town

All ratings2,263 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews418 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral8.6%
Negative7.9%

User reviews

Piffle

From 22K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Super fun, strategic gameplay
  • 👍 Cute, adorable characters and visuals
  • 🚀 Addictive, engaging experience
  • 👍 Minimal ads, not overly intrusive
  • 👍 Good balance of difficulty and progression

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • ⏱️ Long wait times for lives to refill
  • 💰 Difficulty spikes require use of power-ups
  • 💰 Power-ups and bundles are expensive
  • 🔀 Unbalanced level difficulty

Hamster Town

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🐹 Cute hamster game
  • 👍 Fun and relaxing gameplay
  • 💎 Variety of hamsters to collect
  • 🎨 Adorable art style and animations

Room to improve

  • 💸 Too many ads, especially unskippable ones
  • 🔒 Inability to have multiple hamsters in one room
  • 🔍 Lack of customization options for hamsters and home

Bugs and requests

Piffle

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when rotating screen
  • Ads sometimes fail to load properly
  • Lives not refilling when app is closed
  • Crafting issues causing lost materials

Requested features

5 requests
  • More frequent level updates
  • Ability to resume progress after exiting app
  • More free power-ups or ways to earn them
  • Option to disable ads or pay a one-time fee
  • Improved level balancing and difficulty curve

Hamster Town

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game randomly switching to Korean language
  • Certain levels becoming unbeatable due to glitches

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more mini-games and levels
  • Allow users to name or dress up their hamsters
  • Implement a way to use excess acorns
  • Provide an option to have multiple hamsters per room

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Piffle

One-time12
  • Rare Shiba Inu$0.99
  • Coin Pack$1.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
Show 9 more
  • Coin Pack$4.99
  • Tip Tap Mallet Kit$4.99
  • Freeze Row Kit$4.99
  • Mini-Blast Kit of Bombs$4.99
  • Super Piffle Ball Crate$4.99
  • Surplus Piffle Ball Crate$4.99
  • Sharp Shooter's Kit$4.99
  • Puppy Parcel$6.99
  • Kitten Crate$12.99
6 purchases

Hamster Town

One-time6
  • Gems$0.99
  • Starter Package$1.99
  • Gem Pocket$4.99
Show 3 more
  • Gem Bucket$9.99
  • Gem Cask$19.99
  • Gem Box$49.99

Questions

Is Piffle free?
Piffle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hamster Town free?
Hamster Town is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Piffle or Hamster Town?
Piffle is rated higher. Piffle averages 4.8 out of 5 from 22K ratings, while Hamster Town averages 4.7 from 2.3K ratings.
Do Piffle or Hamster Town have ads?
Both Piffle and Hamster Town show ads.
Which is updated more often, Piffle or Hamster Town?
Piffle ships an update monthly, and Hamster Town fortnightly. Most recently, Piffle was updated on October 28, 2026 and Hamster Town on October 26, 2026.

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