Comparison

HoppAR vs Hype Me Up

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

Head to head
About

HoppAR

Experience rocket launches and landings in augmented reality. Control thrust vectoring, perform engine test fires, and customize rockets with your own colors. Explore a variety of real spacecraft and space mission scenarios.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality rocket launches
  • Manual thrust vectoring control
  • Rocket engine test fires
  • Customizable rocket coloring
  • Variety of real spacecraft models
  • Entry, Descent, and Landing simulations
  • Indoor and Outdoor AR modes
Features
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Launch and land your favorite rockets in Augmented Reality from your courtyard! Perform rocket engine test fires directly on your table. Manually control the Thrust Vectoring and perform your first landing at home! Color your favorite rocket and see it in action in Augmented Reality You can choose between many different rocket prototypes and real spacecrafts. Here are a few of them: the beloved StarHopper, the giant Starship MK1, and the hover test of the Dragon 2. Watch the Crew Dragon Demo Mission 2 leave the launch pad and the Falcon 9 first stage land back! Enjoy the Buran Orbiter and Energia Rocket conquer the sky, and many more spacecrafts to come! Not only rockets: enjoy the Perseverance Landing and the Sky-Crane maneuver in the "Last Minute of Terror" of the Entry Descend and Landing sequence. Fire a Raptor engine on your desk at home! Select between Indoor and Outdoor mode depending on where you are and the scale of the Rocket you want to launch. Apply filters to mimic the colors of your favorite planet and change the environmental conditions choosing among many different options: Rain, Thunderstorm, Snow and more Take a picture or record your best launch, share them with your friends with the #HoppAR hashtag and get into the Rocket Launcher's Social Wall Auto-renewable Subscription: Support app Development and new Rockets Addition (renewed on an annual basis) You get all mission unlocked with no limits for the time the subscription is active Non-Consumable Purchase: Instead of subscribing you might buy a single mission that will be unlocked with no time limit Let's HoppAR! (Disclaimer: This is app is not affiliated with any space company or its partners or customers)

About

Hype Me Up

Receive a unique, warm compliment with each tap. Save your favorites, share them with others, and enjoy a clean design. This app offers a simple way to boost your mood anytime.

Highlights
  • Daily unique compliments
  • Save favorite compliments
  • Share compliments
  • Haptic and sound feedback
  • Clean user interface
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You deserve to hear something good about yourself. Hype Me Up makes that happen, one tap at a time. Tap the button. Get a warm, genuine compliment written just for you. Save it, share it, enjoy it. Tap again. That's it. That's the whole app. Every compliment is crafted to feel like it came from a friend who actually means it. Warm, specific, and personal. Never generic, never hollow. WHAT'S INSIDE: - A fresh compliment every time you tap - A satisfying tap with chime and haptic feedback - Save your favorites to revisit anytime - Share a compliment with someone who needs it - Clean, beautiful design that gets out of the way No subscription. No ads. No account required. It's yours forever. Whether you open it first thing in the morning, in a mid-afternoon slump, or at the end of a hard day: Hype Me Up is here. Tap the button. You deserve this.

Screenshots

HoppAR4 screens
Hype Me Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HoppAR at Free against Hype Me Up's $0.99. HoppAR also leads on ratings volume (586 vs 8) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Hype Me Up's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

HoppAR is free to download; Hype Me Up costs $0.99 up front. HoppAR sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Hype Me Up asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hype Me Up holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HoppAR has 586 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of HoppAR's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hype Me Up's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HoppAR ships an update every 2 months, Hype Me Up every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
HoppAR versus Hype Me Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHoppARHype Me Up
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (586 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings586 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size372 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJosef GrunigLuke Squire

Customer experience

HoppAR

All ratings579 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative12.2%

Hype Me Up

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

HoppAR

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Black screen on horizontal surface scanning
  • Camera not working on certain devices
  • App won't open or crashes on startup
  • Gray screen display issue
  • iPad AR compatibility problems
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  • App performance issues causing crashes
  • Sound/audio problems requiring fixes

Requested features

15 requests
  • Space Shuttle addition
  • Manual control for Falcon 9 and Dragon
  • Free access to premium rockets
  • Launch towers for all rockets
  • Soyuz rocket
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  • Sea Dragon rocket
  • Starship inclusion
  • First-person/cockpit camera view
  • Non-AR mode for gameplay
  • VR mode support
  • Ability to place objects in front of rockets
  • Increased rocket size to fill room
  • Enhanced smoke/rumble effects
  • Original countdown voices per rocket
  • More rocket variety overall

Hype Me Up

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

HoppAR

Subscriptions1
  • HoppAR Supporter$7.991 Year
One-time13
  • FALCON HEAVY$0.99
  • STARSHIP Belly Flop$0.99
  • SUPER HEAVY$0.99
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  • DELTA IV HEAVY$0.99
  • PERSEVERANCE$0.99
  • DRONESHIP OCISLY$0.99
  • NEW SHEPARD$0.99
  • ARIANE 5$0.99
  • ARTEMIS I$0.99
  • SOYUZ$0.99
  • ELECTRON$0.99
  • SATURN V$1.99
  • Control Feature$2.99
None

Hype Me Up

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HoppAR free?
HoppAR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hype Me Up free?
Hype Me Up costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HoppAR or Hype Me Up?
Hype Me Up is rated higher. HoppAR averages 4.8 out of 5 from 586 ratings, while Hype Me Up averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do HoppAR or Hype Me Up have ads?
Neither HoppAR nor Hype Me Up shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HoppAR or Hype Me Up?
HoppAR ships an update every 2 months, and Hype Me Up every 3 days. Most recently, HoppAR was updated on October 27, 2026 and Hype Me Up on October 7, 2026.

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