Comparison

Knife Apple Hit vs Hover Hop

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

Head to head
About

Knife Apple Hit

Engage in a thrilling knife-throwing challenge to slice apples and break logs. Master your timing and aim to defeat bosses and unlock a variety of new knives. Avoid hitting existing knives or spikes to achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Throw knives at logs
  • Slice apples to unlock knives
  • Defeat bosses for exclusive knives
  • Avoid hitting knives and spikes
  • Timed actions and careful targeting
Features
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Knife Apple Hit is The ultimate knife challenge game! Throw the knives into the logs to break them. Slash the apples and unlock new knives. Each 5th stage is defended by a boss - beat them to get exclusive knives! Be careful to not hit the knives or the spikes. Time your actions, target carefully and become the knife master! Can you beat all the bosses?. unlock knives and slay everything which comes your way.

About

Hover Hop

Navigate an endless sky of shifting platforms with intuitive tap and swipe controls. Unlock characters, upgrade abilities, and discover new visual effects. Enjoy pure, skill-based gameplay with no ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Tap to hover
  • Swipe down for spike-dive
  • Swipe up for double-jump
  • Unlockable character skins
  • Upgrade shop for abilities
  • Daily missions and rewards
  • Offline play
Features
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Hover Hop Soar, skip, and style your way through an endless sky of shifting platforms—no paywalls, no pop-ups, just play. Tap to hover, swipe down to spike-dive, and—once you’ve earned it—swipe up for a game-changing double-jump. The gaps keep stretching and the speed keeps climbing; how far can you float before gravity wins? KEY FEATURES One-touch hover + swipe-down to spike for instant drops Unlock multiple character skins Upgrade shop: boost hover time, coin multiplier, coin drop rate and more double-jump (swipe-up) adds a whole new layer of depth Unlock trail effects Daily missions & coin rewards for the perfect run Offline friendly—play on the subway, plane, couch or toilet ZERO Forced Ads, ZERO in-app purchases—pure skill, pure fun A SECRET FOR THE SKYBOUND Score 10… 20… 30… and watch the world repaint itself. Reach 100 and the horizon bursts into living rainbow—proof you’re a legend of the hover. Hop once. Hover forever.

Screenshots

Knife Apple Hit3 screens
Hover Hop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hover Hop at none against Knife Apple Hit's 2. Hover Hop also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Knife Apple Hit's advantage is ratings volume (133 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price 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

Both are free to download. Knife Apple Hit sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Hover Hop asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hover Hop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knife Apple Hit has 133 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Knife Apple Hit ships an update every 3 months, Hover Hop every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Knife Apple Hit versus Hover Hop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnife Apple HitHover Hop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (133 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings133 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB71 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer8GREAT GAMES, LLCRICHARD MARCUS ALLEN OPLINGER

Customer experience

Knife Apple Hit

All ratings133 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.5%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative77.8%

Hover Hop

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Knife Apple Hit

One-time2
  • Apples Pack$3.99
  • Combo Pack in Knife Apple Hit$4.99
None

Hover Hop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Knife Apple Hit free?
Knife Apple Hit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hover Hop free?
Hover Hop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Knife Apple Hit or Hover Hop?
Hover Hop is rated higher. Knife Apple Hit averages 4.5 out of 5 from 133 ratings, while Hover Hop averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Knife Apple Hit or Hover Hop have ads?
Knife Apple Hit shows ads; Hover Hop does not.
Which is updated more often, Knife Apple Hit or Hover Hop?
Knife Apple Hit ships an update every 3 months, and Hover Hop every 5 days. Most recently, Knife Apple Hit was updated on October 23, 2026 and Hover Hop on October 24, 2026.

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