Bounder vs Hippo Tale Quest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bounder
Experience a classic 80s arcade game faithfully recreated for mobile. Bounce and dodge through challenging levels, enjoying innovative features like parallax scrolling. This version offers multiple original platform ports with enhancements for modern devices.
- Faithful recreation of original game
- Parallax scrolling
- Multiple platform versions (C64, Spectrum, Amstrad)
- Challenging levels
- High score chasing
- Mobile-optimized controls
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Bounder was one of the most successful games in the 80’s and was published by Gremlin Graphics in 1985. Gremlin were responsible for many classics such as Bounder, Re-Bounder, Monty Mole, Thing on a Spring, Zool etc… they were one of the biggest developers and publishers in the world and started by Ian Stewart, Gremlin was one of the pioneers to kickstart the games industry. Bounder’s popularity spans decades and has continued to be featured in Retro Gamer with a 2 page spread only recently, Walk-through videos on Youtube, regular mentions about the game on social media and it’s been included in the new Mini C64 machine. This little tennis ball of fun continues to be highly regarded and fondly remembered in the retro-gaming community. Originally created by Christian Shrigley, Andrew Green, Robert Toone, Bounder featured many ground-breaking features such as Parallax Scrolling, first seen on a computer game. The game featured 10 levels, all as challenging as the first and at times is unforgiving but that's what kept drawing people back to this best selling game. Zzap!64 gleefully pinned a Gold Medal on the daredevil tennis ball in its tenth issue, calling Bounder “an absorbing, demanding and totally innovative approach to the ageing platform formula,” and that's exactly what Bounder is. Our Bounder version is faithful to the original and includes features which helps it translate to mobile devices. Our App includes the C64, Spectrum and Amstrad versions, not emulated but re-coded to a high standard so it looks and feels like the original computer versions but with new added extras to please retro gamers and attract new gamers to Bounder. Bounce and dodge your way to your highest score yet! This game is free to download but does offer in-app purchases.
Hippo Tale Quest
Embark on a magical adventure to rescue Grandma from a jealous dragon. This interactive game features puzzles, quests, and coloring activities within a reimagined fairy tale. Enjoy a story where your choices shape the outcome.
- Interactive fairy tale adventures
- Solve puzzles and quests
- Coloring activities
- Player-driven story choices
- Collect colorful puzzles
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Exciting Hippo adventures. Let's visit the magical world of Red Riding Hood with Hippo and save her Grandma from the angry Dragon. New fairy tales and funny tasks are waiting for you! Today is the evening of funny stories. We are going to visit the fairy tale about Red Riding Hood and Grey Wolf. Hippo added a few modern elements to make it even more interesting! Red Riding Hood will have a lot of fun and parties. The mean Dragon is very jealous and he kidnaps Grandma! Let's help Hippo and her friends to save Grandma! This game contains a free adventure, which has a lot of interactive levels. Collect colourful puzzles, solve interesting quests and paint. Our new adventure has it all! Fairy tales are at a new level now where the plot depends on the player. These elements make our games even more exciting and emotional! Funny adventures are waiting for us! Check for updates and wait for new games!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bounder at none against Hippo Tale Quest's shown. Hippo Tale Quest's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 4). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Bounder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hippo Tale Quest sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Bounder against 4.1 for Hippo Tale Quest. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hippo Tale Quest has 23 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Bounder's written reviews are positive against 67% of Hippo Tale Quest's.
Bounder ships an update every 34 months, Hippo Tale Quest every 35 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bounder | Hippo Tale Quest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.1 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months — better | Every 35 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 178 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atatio Interactive Ltd | CLEAR INVEST LTD |
Customer experience
Bounder
Hippo Tale Quest
In-app purchases
Bounder
- Full Game$1.99
Hippo Tale Quest
- Remove ads$1.99
- Full version$3.99









