Comparison

Amazing Frog? vs R2

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

Head to head
About

Amazing Frog?

Engage in chaotic, kid-friendly open-world action as a ragdoll frog in the town of Swindon. Parkour, drive, fly, and fight your way through quests, unlock rewards, and discover hidden worlds. Play solo or in 2-player split-screen.

Highlights
  • Open-world exploration
  • Ragdoll physics simulation
  • Vehicle driving and flying
  • Combat with various weapons
  • Character customization
  • Split-screen multiplayer
  • Questing and item collection
Features
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Please make sure your device has 4GB or more of RAM Amazing Frog? is like a kid-friendly version of "Grand Theft Auto" with action-packed chaos and toadally potty humour. Parkour through the town of Swindon, United Kingdom as a ridiculous farting ragdoll frog. Fly beyond the walls to uncover the many mysteries of Swindonshire! Join the fun in single player or 2 player split-screen co-op! Start your Quest to unlock the Magical Mystery Toilet! - Jump around town: Bounce on trampolines, soar through the air in cannons, and explore every nook and cranny. - Unlock Exciting Rewards: Collect new gear and equipment to help traverse Swindonshire - Find new costumes!: Get in brown portaloos to discover new outfits - Dress to impress!: Customize your frog in hideout’s blue portaloos Will you be a good Swindon Citizen? Do Good Deeds: Rescue cute kittens, tidy up the town and defeat zombies to earn Swindon Citizen Points (SCP). Or Bring Chaos? Cause explosions while jumping, driving or using bombs! Shoot stuff, create chaos and mayhem! Terrorize the citizens of Swindonshire! Action Adventure Awaits! - Driving: Test your skills with various vehicles like cars, trucks, buggies, bikes, mopeds, and mobility scooters. - Flying: Take to the skies with jets, airplanes, helicopters, drones, and jetpacks. - Ride the Waves: Find airboats, jet skis, and boats to explore the surrounding waters. Fight for survival! Swindonshire is home to tons of enemies to fight like zombies, sharks, alligators and skeletons! - Weapons: Use a wide range of weapons including pistols, bombs, poop guns, and grapple hooks. - Melee Combat: Engage in hand-to-hand combat with swords, bats, fish, and axes. - Explosives: Use bombs, explosive barrels, and RPGs for max damage. Spawn Anywhere! Find locations around Swindonshire like the Mountain, Swindon-on-Sea and an island with aggressive inhabitants! Enter the orange portaloos to respawn back into if your die. Use the spawn point app in the phone to teleport back to every spawn point you have entered! Discover New Worlds! Look for secret entrances to alternative versions of Swindon like the wintery, Snow World and terrifying hellscape in Blood World. Get flying lessons in Flight School! Trudge through the treacherous underground sewer and reignite the abandoned Swindon Space Program. Take a rocket to the Moon and explore the lunar landscape Features : - Experiment with the limits of what's possible with the physics simulator, mess around with jet packs, grapple hook, objects and also the inhabitants of Swindon - Find costumes across the map and customise your Frog! - Collect items like berries, sandwiches, ammo, skulls, mushrooms, poop. (They will be useful soon) - Break out the Crown and start the coronation! - Connect two controllers to play multiplayer split-screen in the main game and Party Mode! Controller Compatible and touch screen compatible. We are constantly working on optimising the game to as many devices as possible including improvements made on the quality settings to support devices with less RAM. its the official Amazing Frog? iOS version from Fayju x

About

R2

Control your interactive R2-D2 droid from your smartphone or tablet. Steer the droid, view its camera feed, and activate unique features like its projector and pop-up lightsaber. The droid can also operate autonomously and respond to voice commands.

Highlights
  • Dual mode control (command/AI)
  • Video/still camera with face detection
  • Holographic message projector
  • Pop-up lightsaber
  • Extending arms and manipulator probes
  • Voice command response
Features
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Your R2-D2 is finally ready to interact with you! With the ‘Build R2-D2’ App you can control your interactive droid directly from your smartphone or tablet. Steer him at will, see what he sees, and activate all his special features! Features include: DUAL MODE You can switch R2-D2 to operate under command or in autonomous ‘AI’ mode, when he will behave like the wilful astromech in the movies and respond to voice commands. VIDEO/STILL CAMERA The video/still camera in R2-D2’s head allows him to take snapshots and short video clips, which can be stored on your mobile device. His programming also includes the ability to detect human faces. PROJECTOR Just like in the Star Wars movies, R2-D2 is able to display holographic messages using a projector which can beam images of Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker onto any nearby flat surface. POP-UP LIGHTSABER As in ‘Return of the Jedi’ R2-D2 has a ‘hidden extra’ – Luke Skywalker’s lighsaber, which will pop up on demand from the pneumatic ejection tube in his head. EXTENDING ARMS As in the movies, R2-D2 can extend his spacecraff linkage and control arms on comman.The flaps on his body conceal hidden droid manipulator arms and probes, which you can extend at will. ------------- Mail:  customercare@deagostini.co.uk

Screenshots

Amazing Frog?4 screens
R23 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: R2 at Free against Amazing Frog?'s $7.99. R2 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Amazing Frog?'s advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.4) and review sentiment (64% vs 23%). On ratings volume, ads 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

R2 is free to download; Amazing Frog? costs $7.99 up front. Amazing Frog? sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. R2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Amazing Frog? holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 956 and 376 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Amazing Frog?'s written reviews are positive against 23% of R2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Amazing Frog? ships an update every 3 weeks, R2 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Amazing Frog? versus R2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmazing Frog?R2
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (956 ratings) — better3.4 (376 ratings)
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews — better22.6% of reviews
Number of ratings956 — better376
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#152 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.6 GB37 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperFAYJUDe Agostini Publishing S.p.A.

Customer experience

Amazing Frog?

All ratings923 ratings
Positive78.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews1,246 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.8%
Negative26.6%

R2

All ratings326 ratings
Positive58.6%
Neutral2.5%
Negative39.0%
Written reviews168 reviews
Positive22.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative70.2%

User reviews

Amazing Frog?

From 956 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and goofy game
  • 👍 No ads
  • 👍 Great for killing time
  • 🚀 Lots of things to explore

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🐛 Glitchy controls
  • 🐛 Laggy performance
  • 🐛 Bugs with certain features

R2

From 376 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Works well when functioning properly
  • 🎮 Endless features and functionality
  • 🔧 Resolves issues with reinstallation
  • 📱 Compatible with multiple Apple devices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes on startup frequently
  • 📵 Connection failures to R2-D2 unit
  • ⚠️ Not updated for latest iOS versions
  • 🔌 WiFi connectivity issues (local and direct modes)
  • 💔 Product becomes unusable without working app

Bugs and requests

Amazing Frog?

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes when leaving Swindon
  • Inability to access certain apps on the Fphone
  • Grappling hook and other features not working as intended
  • Progress reset after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Bigger map like the PC version
  • More costumes and skins
  • Multiplayer support
  • Improved camera controls
  • More content and updates

R2

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • App crashes immediately upon opening
  • Unable to connect to R2-D2 via Bluetooth or WiFi
  • Local WiFi connection mode not working
  • Direct WiFi mode intermittently functional
  • iOS 14, 16, 17, 18, 18.1 compatibility issues
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  • App force closes when accessing camera or photo library
  • Settings menu appears empty or incomplete
  • Language selection not persisting (defaults to English)
  • Character encoding issues with accents and special characters
  • Camera display lag and latency
  • Head rotation juddering instead of smooth motion
  • Voice control not responding
  • Patrol mode not functioning properly
  • Photo feature crashes app
  • Configuration options cut off on screen
  • 5GHz WiFi not supported
  • App doesn't recognize R2-D2 on network despite connection

Requested features

14 requests
  • Update app for iOS 16, 17, 18, and 18.1 compatibility
  • Diagnostic feature to check R2-D2 problems
  • Volume control option
  • Programming/automation functionality
  • Controller support (PS2/gamepad)
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  • Remote access outside local network
  • Smoother head and body movement controls
  • Recording and projection feature
  • Desktop application for Mac and Windows
  • Improved voice recognition
  • Better patrol mode with obstacle detection
  • Comprehensive user manual in app
  • Support for Little Bits Droid Inventor Kit
  • Additional language support (German, Spanish, Russian, Italian, Polish, French, Japanese)

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Amazing Frog?

One-time3
  • Gold Retro Truck$1.99
  • Golden Jetpack$3.99
  • Golden Frog$3.99
None

R2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Amazing Frog? free?
Amazing Frog? costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is R2 free?
R2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Amazing Frog? or R2?
Amazing Frog? is rated higher. Amazing Frog? averages 4.1 out of 5 from 956 ratings, while R2 averages 3.4 from 376 ratings.
Do Amazing Frog? or R2 have ads?
Neither Amazing Frog? nor R2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Amazing Frog? or R2?
Amazing Frog? ships an update every 3 weeks, and R2 every 4 months. Most recently, Amazing Frog? was updated on October 27, 2026 and R2 on October 24, 2026.

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