Bounder vs Globby
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.
Globby
Learn about countries worldwide through engaging and memorable lessons covering their location, culture, and history. This application makes global education enjoyable and accessible.
- Country location learning
- Cultural insights
- Historical facts
- Fun learning methods
- Memorable education
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The app that teaches you the location, culture and history various countries, in a fun and very memorable way. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bounder at none against Globby's shown. Bounder also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Globby's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 34 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Globby sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 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 4.0 for Globby. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Bounder's written reviews are positive against 60% of Globby's.
Bounder ships an update every 34 months, Globby fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bounder | Globby |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 314 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atatio Interactive Ltd | WUNDER INNOVATION STUDIO |
Customer experience
Bounder
Globby
In-app purchases
Bounder
- Full Game$1.99
Globby
- Globby Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Globby Pro Yearly3 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Glimmering Pebbles$1.99
- Shining Gems$4.99
- Sack o Gems$9.99
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