Hover Dog vs Mochiko
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hover Dog
Guide a dog on a hoverboard through a new city, avoiding electric towers. Embark on an exciting adventure with unique challenges.
- Hoverboard dog gameplay
- City navigation
- Obstacle avoidance
- Adventure mode
- Simple controls
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Just a dog and his hover board. Pump has made his way out of the "Get 'Em" world, and is onto his next adventure! Help guide him through this new city. Watch out for those electric towers!
Mochiko
Guide a hungry dog by tapping the screen to make her jump. As she eats, she gets heavier, requiring more taps to jump higher. Aim to beat your previous high scores and see her final weight.
- Tap to jump gameplay
- Dog gets heavier as she eats
- Increasing tap difficulty
- High-score tracking
- See dog's final weight
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Tap on the screen to jump. Mochiko will get heavier as she eats more food. You will need to tap more and more to get her to jump higher. At the end of the game, you will see how much she weighs! Try to beat your last high-score.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mochiko at none against Hover Dog's shown. Mochiko also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hover Dog against 5.0 for Mochiko. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 25 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Hover Dog ships an update every 4 weeks, Mochiko every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hover Dog | Mochiko |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 242 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Behdad Sami | Vincent Fung |
Customer experience
Hover Dog
Mochiko
In-app purchases
Hover Dog
No in-app purchases
Mochiko
No in-app purchases
