Ploop! vs Pongo's Journey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ploop!
Guide falling objects into the water while avoiding obstacles. Test your reflexes and timing in this simple yet challenging game.
- Avoid obstacles
- Drop objects into water
- Challenging gameplay
- Simple controls
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Avoid everything and drop everything into the water! Don't stop the challenge!
Pongo's Journey
Embark on an epic space adventure to rescue captured friends from an evil army. Pilot a cruiser through challenging levels, solve puzzles, and battle bosses using a unique trajectory system. Unlock the story and artwork as you progress.
- Pilot space cruiser across 100 unique levels
- Collect bananas to reset the timer
- Point-to-point trajectory maneuvering
- Battle 1v1 bosses
- Unlock story and artwork
- 100 bonus levels available
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Help Pongo along his journey to defeat the evil Cheetahs and save his friends! The Cheetahs are invading Mount Bananica! The Monkeys of the peaceful village are being taken prisoner, all except for one! Pongo, valiant leader of the Monkeys, makes a daring escape into the starry sea of space. Alone and with all odds against him, our young hero fears the Cheetah army is too great a force to overcome. But then there is a flash in the corridor of Pongo’s ship! Out of thin air, a blue aura forms, and a mysterious figure appears aglow. The visitor reveals to our hero an ancient secret, the knowledge of a mystical power. At once the dark road ahead is illuminated. With his new foresight, Pongo embarks on an epic journey to harness the magic of the universe, and save his friends from the evil Cheetah army. Join Pongo and experience a whole new space-action-puzzle-game like never before: • Pilot Pongo’s space cruiser across 100 unique levels and 5 dazzling planets • Collect bananas to beat the clock. Reset the timer with each banana you collect • Use point-to-point trajectory to maneuver through obstacles including space portals, spinning donuts, conveyor hotdogs, and more • Battle Black Fang and his band of cronies in epic 1v1 boss fights • Discover the unique soundtracks that set the mood on each planet • Progress through the game to unlock the story and artwork of Pongo’s Journey • 100 bonus levels available for 99 cents PRESENTED BY LEVI'S GAMES No advertisements, no nonsense, just fun! Hope you enjoy the game- Levi Hackett
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pongo's Journey at 5.0 against Ploop!'s 3.7. Pongo's Journey also leads on ratings volume (29 vs 3). Ploop!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. Pongo's Journey sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ploop! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pongo's Journey holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pongo's Journey has 29 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Ploop! | Pongo's Journey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Dong Wook Kim | levi hackett |
Customer experience
Ploop!
Pongo's Journey
In-app purchases
Ploop!
No in-app purchases
Pongo's Journey
- 100 Bonus Levels!$0.99
