Comparison

hyperPad Hub vs Fidget Friends

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

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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

Fidget Friends

This app transforms six popular fidget toys into engaging mini-games designed to build essential daily skills. Developed with a focus on screen time you can feel good about, it offers a guilt-free experience for restless hands and curious minds.

Highlights
  • Six unique fidget toy mini-games
  • Skill-building gameplay mechanics
  • 15 progressive story levels per game
  • Endless Mode and Champion runs
  • Unlockable skins through gameplay
  • No ads, in-app purchases, or subscriptions
Features
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NO ADS, NO IN-APP PURCHASES, NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. Every game and every skin is unlocked simply by playing. Fidget Friends turns six beloved fidget toys into level-based mini-games that quietly build the skills players use every day. Built by a SENCO for restless hands and curious minds — screen time you don't have to feel guilty about. THE SIX GAMES BUBBLE WRAP — Pop every bubble before the timer runs out. Builds fine motor control and visual scanning. POP IT — A Simon-style sequence game: watch the sequence, tap it back. Trains working memory and attention. SPINNER — Tap to spin and hold the RPM steady. Builds rhythm, sustained effort, and reaction time. SLIME — Tap only the slimes that match the target colour. Trains selective attention and impulse control. MAGNETS — Chain adjacent same-colour magnets to pop them. Builds spatial reasoning and pattern matching. STRESS BALL — Press, hold, and release at the exact right moment. Trains timing and self-regulation. WHAT'S INSIDE 15 progressive story levels per game — 90 in total, plus Endless Mode after every Champion run A Champion celebration and Level Select to beat your best times A Skin Shop with 24 skins — all unlocked with virtual coins earned through play, never with real money Stats pages, How-to-Play screens, satisfying haptics and pop sounds throughout Earn virtual coins by clearing levels, then spend them in the Skin Shop to unlock fresh colour palettes. These coins are earned entirely through gameplay — they cannot be bought, and there are no in-app purchases of any kind. NO ADS. NO IN-APP PURCHASES. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. NO DATA COLLECTION. Six lovingly crafted fidget games on your device, with every skin unlocked entirely through play. No surprise charges, no tracking — all progress stored locally. Perfect for ages 5 and up — though adults seem to get just as hooked.

Screenshots

hyperPad Hub4 screens
Fidget Friends4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fidget Friends at 5.0 against hyperPad Hub's 3.5. Fidget Friends also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). hyperPad Hub's advantage is ratings volume (113 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). 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

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

Fidget Friends holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: hyperPad Hub has 113 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

hyperPad Hub ships an update every 2 months, Fidget Friends every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
hyperPad Hub versus Fidget Friends: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterhyperPad HubFidget Friends
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (113 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings113 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUntitledDMariyam Bangee

Customer experience

hyperPad Hub

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

Fidget Friends

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
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  • 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

Fidget Friends

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

hyperPad Hub

No in-app purchases

None

Fidget Friends

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is hyperPad Hub free?
hyperPad Hub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fidget Friends free?
Fidget Friends is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, hyperPad Hub or Fidget Friends?
Fidget Friends is rated higher. hyperPad Hub averages 3.5 out of 5 from 113 ratings, while Fidget Friends averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do hyperPad Hub or Fidget Friends have ads?
hyperPad Hub shows ads; Fidget Friends does not.
Which is updated more often, hyperPad Hub or Fidget Friends?
hyperPad Hub ships an update every 2 months, and Fidget Friends every 3 days. Most recently, hyperPad Hub was updated on October 21, 2026 and Fidget Friends on October 15, 2026.

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