Apple Knight vs PPSSPP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Apple Knight
Embark on a 2D action platformer adventure with precise controls and stunning animations. Explore vast levels, uncover secrets, and battle formidable foes. Upgrade your gear and abilities to become a legendary hero.
- Precise touch controls
- Explore vast levels with secrets
- Battle bosses and enemies
- Upgrade armor, pets, and weapons
- Endless Adventure mode
- Customizable control layouts
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Embark on an epic adventure with Apple Knight, a captivating 2D action platformer that delivers precise touch controls, smooth movement, and stunning animations. Explore vast levels filled with thrilling secrets, captivating quests, and valuable treasures. Prepare to face off against formidable bosses and engage in thrilling battles against waves of wizards, knights, and creatures. Alternatively, outsmart your enemies by activating traps to eliminate them from a safe distance! Key Features: * Upgrade your armor, pets, weapons, and abilities to unleash your full potential * Discover hidden secret areas in every level, as well as elusive super-secret skins and weapons! * Unearth hidden treasures and collect rare secret items throughout your journey * Experience smooth and responsive controls for a seamless gaming experience * Engage in Endless Adventure mode, where you'll face randomly generated levels and strive for a top spot on the leaderboard * Customize your gameplay with 6 unique touchscreen control layouts * Enjoy controller support for a variety of input options * Synchronize your progress across devices with iCloud support * Unlock achievements and compete for the top ranks on the leaderboards Experience the passion poured into every detail of Apple Knight, a game made with love. Join the adventure now and become a legendary hero!
PPSSPP
Experience your favorite PSP titles on your iOS device with high-definition graphics and enhanced features. This emulator allows you to play a vast library of PSP games with excellent performance. Access your own game files or explore free homebrew titles.
- Play PSP games on iOS
- High-definition graphics
- Extra features
- High performance
- Supports ISO/CSO files
- Built-in Homebrew Store
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Play PSP games on your iOS device, in high definition with extra features! PPSSPP is the original and only PSP emulator for mobile devices. It can run nearly all PSP games with great performance on iOS. No games are included with this download. Use your own real PSP games and turn them into .ISO or .CSO files (see the homepage for instructions), or simply play free homemade games, which are available in the built-in "Homebrew Store". PSP is a trademark of Sony. The PPSSPP project is in no way affiliated with Sony.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PPSSPP at none against Apple Knight's shown. PPSSPP also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Apple Knight's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (86% vs 72%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Apple Knight sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and PPSSPP sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Apple Knight holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Apple Knight has 23K ratings behind it against 2.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Apple Knight's written reviews are positive against 72% of PPSSPP's.
Apple Knight ships an update monthly, PPSSPP every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.
| Parameter | Apple Knight | PPSSPP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (23K ratings) — better | 4.5 (2.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.3% of reviews — better | 72.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23K — better | 2.8K |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #188 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Limitless LLC | Henrik Rydgård |
Customer experience
Apple Knight
PPSSPP
User reviews
Apple Knight
From 23K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Smooth gameplay
- 🎨 Excellent pixel art and graphics
- 🕹️ Responsive and customizable controls
- 🔥 Fun and challenging platforming
- 💰 Fair monetization with optional ads
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
- 🕹️ Small and cramped control buttons
- 🔁 Repetitive level design
- 🕰️ Slow progression without paid upgrades
PPSSPP
From 2.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Supports controllers
- 🎮 Able to play classic PSP games
- 🔥 Amazing emulation experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- 🔋 Battery drain issues
- 🤔 Compatibility problems with certain games
- 🔇 Sound issues with some games
Bugs and requests
Apple Knight
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads not pausing the game during revives
- Floating glitch with movable crates
- Inconsistent enemy behavior
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode
- Level editor and sharing
- More enemy variety
- Larger control buttons
- Offline coin earning
PPSSPP
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to load save files
- Controller mapping not working properly
- Certain games not launching or freezing
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for PS2 and PS3 emulation
- Improve save state functionality
- Implement haptic feedback for on-screen controls
- Allow customization of button mapping
- Add portrait mode support
In-app purchases
Apple Knight
- Small Bag of Coins$0.99
- Night Assassin$1.99
- Platinum Armor$2.99
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- Golden Armor$2.99
- Skeleton Warrior$2.99
- Elite Ninja$3.99
- Box of Coins$4.99
- Pirate$4.99
- Viking$4.99
- Premium + Viking Skin$4.99
- Big Box of Coins$9.99
- Unlock Premium Skins: 50% off$9.99
- Unlock All Skins - 50% off$14.99
PPSSPP
- PPSSPP Gold$3.99









