Hover Dog vs Homing Owl
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!
Homing Owl
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You're a passenger on a train, and an owl is following your journey... Homing Owl is a calming pixel-art side-scroller where a gentle owl follows you across moonlit landscapes. Guide your companion along glowing cables that thread through familiar lands: from American skylines to Italian coastlines to Japanese mountain passes. What awaits you: * Serene side-scrolling flight through pixel environments * Journey across continents: explore America, Italy, and Japan-inspired landscapes * Follow the glowing path: keep your owl steady along the cable through each world * Lo-fi ambient soundscapes that breathe with every wingbeat * Avoid obstacles along the railway as the train cruises at varying speeds * Meditative gameplay designed for flow, not pressure (though milestones track your journey) * One-touch controls perfect for iPhone. simple, intuitive, peaceful Perfect for: * Wind-down sessions before sleep * Lo-fi music lovers seeking interactive calm * Fill a moment of boredom Download Homing Owl and discover dreamy landscapes and peaceful soundtracks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Homing Owl at none against Hover Dog's shown. Homing Owl also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 weeks). Hover Dog's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hover Dog ships an update every 4 weeks, Homing Owl every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Hover Dog | Homing Owl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Behdad Sami | Emanuele Delirio |
In-app purchases
Hover Dog
No in-app purchases
Homing Owl
No in-app purchases
