Comparison

hyperPad Hub vs Downpour

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

Head to head
About

hyperPad Hub

Discover and play thousands of original indie games created without code on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Support emerging developers, test experimental titles, and join a community that values creativity. Enjoy a fresh gaming experience with no subscriptions or ads.

Highlights
  • Play thousands of indie games
  • Discover original, no-code games
  • Support indie game developers
  • Test early access and beta games
  • Connect with game creators
  • Play on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Features
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PLAY GAMES MADE WITH HYPERPAD. hyperPad Hub is the free community arcade for discovering and playing original games created with hyperPad. Explore thousands of creator-made games, discover new indie developers, play projects instantly, and help creators improve their games with ratings, comments and feedback. THIS IS THE HYPERPAD PLAYER & COMMUNITY APP Want to make games yourself? Use hyperPad Starter or hyperPad Complete on iPad. hyperPad Hub is where you PLAY and discover the games creators make. DISCOVER ORIGINAL INDIE GAMES Explore a growing collection of community-created: • Arcade games • Platformers • RPGs and adventures • Rhythm games • Puzzle games • Simulations • Interactive stories • Experimental projects • Games still in development Many projects are shared while they're still being developed, giving you a chance to discover new games early and watch them evolve. PLAY. RATE. COMMENT. SUPPORT. The Hub connects players directly with hyperPad creators. • Play community-made games • Rate projects • Leave comments and feedback • Follow creators • Support creators with virtual coins • Discover new and experimental games • Help creators improve projects through playtesting A COMMUNITY BUILT AROUND GAMES Every project in the Hub was made using hyperPad's visual 2D game engine. Creators can share their projects with real players, gather feedback, improve their games and continue developing them toward release. Players get a constantly evolving arcade of original games and experiments created by indie developers, students, artists and game makers around the world. WANT TO CREATE YOUR OWN GAME? Download hyperPad Starter to begin making a game for free, or hyperPad Complete for the full game development and publishing workflow. hyperPad Hub is for playing. hyperPad is for creating. Start exploring games made with hyperPad today. Privacy: https://www.hyperpad.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.hyperpad.com/terms-of-use

About

Downpour

Easily create interactive games and websites on your phone. Combine photos, drawings, and text to build branching stories and unique pages. Share your creations with others or host them elsewhere, all without coding.

Highlights
  • Create games and websites on your phone
  • Add photos, drawings, and text
  • Link pages together for branching stories
  • Style and decorate pages
  • No coding required
  • Share games via link for browser play
  • Offline creation
Features
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Downpour is the best way to make games on your phone. Collage together photos, drawings and text, and then connect them together into a branching story. It's genuinely quick and easy to use — you can make a game before your tea has gotten cold. Once you've made a game with Downpour, what then? You can share it within the app, allowing other people to play games and follow you, or you can share the link and anyone can play. "for the first time in years, I feel like I want to make art again" - The Verge • Make a game or website on your phone in minutes • Add photos, drawings and text to create your own unique pages — then link them together • Style and decorate pages to make them your own • Easy and accessible — no coding involved • Games can be played in any web browser — just share the link • Follow your friends and get notified when they've made something new • Export games to host elsewhere • Make games without needing an account • Works offline — make games anywhere • Optional subscription allows outbound links & more uploads --- Downpour is developed by me, V Buckenham. Please do reach out if you have any problems or suggestions - I can be reached at v@downpour.games. Terms of Use: https://downpour.games/termsofservice Privacy Policy: https://downpour.games/privacypolicy Support: https://downpour.games/support Subscriptions will be charged to your App Store account after your confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew monthly or annually unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can go to your App Store Account Settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Hope you enjoy making games with Downpour!

Screenshots

hyperPad Hub4 screens
Downpour4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Downpour at 4.8 against hyperPad Hub's 3.5. Downpour also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (85% vs 53%). hyperPad Hub's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (113 vs 21). On price, monetization model 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. Downpour sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. hyperPad Hub asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Downpour holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: hyperPad Hub has 113 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of hyperPad Hub's written reviews are positive against 85% of Downpour's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

hyperPad Hub ships an update every 2 months, Downpour monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
hyperPad Hub versus Downpour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterhyperPad HubDownpour
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (113 ratings)4.8 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.8% of reviews85.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings113 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size257 MB66 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperUntitledDDownpour Limited

Customer experience

hyperPad Hub

All ratings113 ratings
Positive60.2%
Neutral9.7%
Negative30.1%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive52.8%
Neutral17.0%
Negative30.2%

Downpour

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative10.0%

Bugs and requests

hyperPad Hub

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Error loading project
  • Cannot create account
  • Login issues (keyboard disappears)
  • App crashes constantly
  • Email verification not received
Show 1 more
  • Token invalid error

Requested features

5 requests
  • iPhone support for the editor app
  • Search bar functionality
  • Free version of the creator app
  • 3D version with visual scripting
  • More frequent updates for the viewer app

Downpour

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

hyperPad Hub

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Downpour

Subscriptions1
  • Downpour Plus$4.991 Month

Questions

Is hyperPad Hub free?
hyperPad Hub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Downpour free?
Downpour is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, hyperPad Hub or Downpour?
Downpour is rated higher. hyperPad Hub averages 3.5 out of 5 from 113 ratings, while Downpour averages 4.8 from 21 ratings.
Do hyperPad Hub or Downpour have ads?
hyperPad Hub shows ads; Downpour does not.
Which is updated more often, hyperPad Hub or Downpour?
hyperPad Hub ships an update every 2 months, and Downpour monthly. Most recently, hyperPad Hub was updated on September 24, 2026 and Downpour on September 5, 2026.

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