Comparison

Tricky Taps vs Deep Trouble

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

Head to head
About

Tricky Taps

Test your puzzle-solving skills in this challenging game. Tap levers to guide a ball through a track, avoiding obstacles and spikes. Collect stars and gems, and unlock fun skins.

Highlights
  • Tap levers to roll and bounce the ball
  • Avoid spikes and obstacles
  • Collect stars and gems
  • Unlockable skins
  • Challenging puzzle gameplay
Features
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Think you’re a puzzle master? Prove it. Let’s see how you do in this tricky puzzle game. Tap the levers to roll and bounce the ball along the track, without letting it drop or hit the spikes. Tons of super-cool and tricky obstacles to avoid. Collect stars and gems as you play. Choose from awesome skins - beach ball, spike ball, and more! Get rolling! To opt out of CrazyLabs sales of personal information as a California resident, please visit the settings page within this app. For more information visit our privacy policy: https://crazylabs.com/app

About

Deep Trouble

Navigate treacherous caves, outwit bats, and race against the clock in this retro cave-crawler. With simple controls and brutal levels, test your skills to reach the exit before time runs out. Features 30 challenging levels with no hand-holding.

Highlights
  • Retro cave-crawler gameplay
  • 30 challenging underground levels
  • Race against the clock for high scores
  • Tight d-pad controls for mobile
  • Skip levels with a long-press option
  • Earn grades from C to S
Features
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Deep Trouble is a retro cave-crawler inspired by the classic Boulder Dash. Navigate treacherous underground caverns, outwit the bats lurking in the dark, and reach the exit before the clock runs out. Simple controls. Brutal caves. Zero mercy. 30 underground levels — each more devious than the last. Think you can breeze through? Good luck. Features: - Tight d-pad controls built for mobile — tap once for a single step, hold to keep moving - 10 lives stand between you and a fresh start from the top - Race against the clock — your score is all about speed - Boulders and bats have a lot to say about your performance - Stuck on a level? Long-press to skip it — but it'll be waiting for you at the end - Shake to restart (we understand) - Earn a grade from C to S when you clear all 30 levels No diamonds to collect. No power-ups. No hand-holding. Just you, a cave full of problems, and a door somewhere at the end of it. Deep Trouble. A Delulu adventure.

Screenshots

Tricky Taps4 screens
Deep Trouble4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Deep Trouble at none against Tricky Taps's shown. Deep Trouble also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Tricky Taps's advantage is ratings volume (42K vs 2) and iOS requirement (13 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Deep Trouble holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tricky Taps has 42K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tricky Taps ships an update every 2 months, Deep Trouble every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tricky Taps versus Deep Trouble: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTricky TapsDeep Trouble
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (42K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings42K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB8 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperCoco PlayFrank Neumann

Customer experience

Tricky Taps

All ratings41,540 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral5.2%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews273 reviews
Positive60.4%
Neutral15.0%
Negative24.5%

Deep Trouble

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Tricky Taps

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Impossible obstacles on certain levels
  • Endless mode issues with level generation
  • Checkpoint issues causing loss of progress

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels
  • Checkpoint system for difficult levels
  • Ability to disable ads (for paid users)

Deep Trouble

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tricky Taps

No in-app purchases

None

Deep Trouble

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tricky Taps free?
Tricky Taps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Deep Trouble free?
Deep Trouble is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tricky Taps or Deep Trouble?
Deep Trouble is rated higher. Tricky Taps averages 4.6 out of 5 from 42K ratings, while Deep Trouble averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Tricky Taps or Deep Trouble have ads?
Tricky Taps shows ads; Deep Trouble does not.
Which is updated more often, Tricky Taps or Deep Trouble?
Tricky Taps ships an update every 2 months, and Deep Trouble every 9 days. Most recently, Tricky Taps was updated on October 15, 2026 and Deep Trouble on October 5, 2026.

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