Vicious Varmints vs BallDog!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Zap critters with foam darts
- Limited time and ammo
- Protect food treasures
- Family-friendly gameplay
- Fast-paced action
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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!
BallDog!
Engage in a physics-based adventure where tapping the screen creates waves to guide your character. Collect treats to unlock upgrades and cosmetic skins, encountering various obstacles and power-ups along the way.
- Physics-based gameplay
- Tap to create waves
- Collect dog cookies
- Launcher upgrades
- Power-ups
- Unlockable skins
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Man’s best friend comes in all shapes! Get ready for a physics-based action-packed adventure that will keep you entertained for hours! Perfect choice to kill some time while waiting. - Tap the screen to create waves and boost your character. Be careful, some obstacles will appear along the way! - Collect dog cookies while playing or watching a non-intrusive ad. Use them to buy powerful launcher upgrades. - Three amazing power-ups appear while playing. Use them to beat your own high score! - Collect enough dog cookies and buy skins! We have a variety of friendly pets, including a crocodile. Have fun, and thanks for playing!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BallDog! at fortnightly against Vicious Varmints's every 4 months. Vicious Varmints's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Vicious Varmints sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and BallDog! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Vicious Varmints against 5.0 for BallDog!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Vicious Varmints ships an update every 4 months, BallDog! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vicious Varmints | BallDog! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Player1games Inc. | Jose Gonzalez |
Customer experience
Vicious Varmints
BallDog!
In-app purchases
Vicious Varmints
- Ten Credits$0.99
- Credit 25$1.99
BallDog!
- No Ads$1.99
Questions
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