Comparison

Vicious Varmints vs Pincore

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

Head to head
About

Vicious Varmints

Defend your yard from hungry critters by quickly zapping them with a foam dart gun. You have limited time and ammo to stop them from eating your food. Protect your family's treasures from these fast-eating varmints.

Highlights
  • Zap critters with foam darts
  • Limited time and ammo
  • Protect food treasures
  • Family-friendly gameplay
  • Fast-paced action
Features
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Ma, git me my foam dart gun. Them vicious critters is after our dang yard waffles! Vicious Varmints are on the loose again and after all your foodly treasures. The traps have been set and the Varmints have taken the bait. All that's left is for you to load up your non-lethal, 9v battery modified foam dart gun, and Zap 'em back to where they came from. Once they get on your glorious goodies, they git to work pretty quickly, eatin' their way to the center so they can run off with the rest. You have a limited amount of time and ammo to stop 'em. The whole family is countin' on you to keep them Vicious Varmints off the food. Good luck nephew!

About

Pincore

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Pincore, collect items with AR to power up your character and fight through infinite stages! Fighting enemies you will get coins to use in item merge and gacha.

Screenshots

Vicious Varmints4 screens
Pincore2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pincore at none against Vicious Varmints's 2. Pincore also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Vicious Varmints sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pincore asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vicious Varmints ships an update every 4 months, Pincore every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Vicious Varmints versus Pincore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVicious VarmintsPincore
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB352 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlayer1games Inc.ASOBIHOLIC, K.K.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Vicious Varmints

One-time2
  • Ten Credits$0.99
  • Credit 25$1.99
None

Pincore

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vicious Varmints free?
Vicious Varmints is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pincore free?
Pincore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vicious Varmints or Pincore have ads?
Vicious Varmints shows ads; Pincore does not.
Which is updated more often, Vicious Varmints or Pincore?
Vicious Varmints ships an update every 4 months, and Pincore every 3 days. Most recently, Vicious Varmints was updated on October 18, 2026 and Pincore on October 6, 2026.

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