Comparison

Hi Knife! vs VIP Guard

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

Head to head
About

Hi Knife!

Engage in thrilling knife-throwing challenges across various levels. Experience satisfying fruit-splashing effects with ASMR sounds. Collect a variety of cool knives to enhance your gameplay.

Highlights
  • Knife throwing gameplay
  • Fruit splashing effects
  • ASMR sound effects
  • Funny levels
  • Knife collection
Features
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- Throw knife like a ninja or speical force. - Make fruit splash, hear ASMR fruit splash sound. - Funny levels. - Collect cool real knife pack.

About

VIP Guard

Become a master of security in this challenging game. Protect your charge from enemy threats by diving to stop incoming bullets. Master your timing and skills to achieve the ultimate rescue.

Highlights
  • Close protection mode
  • Identify enemy threats
  • Dive to protect VIP
  • Stop bullets
  • Level up
  • Cool graphics
  • Smooth gameplay
Features
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Can you perform the ultimate rescue in VIP Guard? Time to switch on close protection mode and become a master of security! In this challenging, yet amazing and fun game, you’ll need to use all your skills. Here’s how to play. 1. Look for threats from your enemies. Spotted one? It’s time to spring into action. 2. Just the distance between you and your charge. Can you dive to make it in time to protect them? We hope so. 3. Wait! Did you just stop the bullet and level up? Go you! With cool graphics, satisfying and smooth gameplay, you’ll wonder what you did with your time before you discovered VIP Guard?

Screenshots

Hi Knife!4 screens
VIP Guard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VIP Guard at 51% against Hi Knife!'s 0%. VIP Guard also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 15 months). Hi Knife!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. VIP Guard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hi Knife! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VIP Guard holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VIP Guard has 113K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Hi Knife!'s written reviews are positive against 51% of VIP Guard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hi Knife! ships an update every 15 months, VIP Guard monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hi Knife! versus VIP Guard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHi Knife!VIP Guard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.7 (113K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4113K — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.5
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB206 MB
Age rating12+17+
Developer诚 陈Gismart

Customer experience

Hi Knife!

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

VIP Guard

All ratings110,629 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews792 reviews
Positive50.8%
Neutral14.1%
Negative35.1%

Bugs and requests

Hi Knife!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

VIP Guard

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Levels repeating
  • Hints not working
  • Main menu issues
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Reduce ads
  • Fix bugs and glitches
  • Add more gameplay variety

In-app purchases

None

Hi Knife!

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

VIP Guard

One-time1
  • No ads$2.99

Questions

Is Hi Knife! free?
Hi Knife! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VIP Guard free?
VIP Guard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hi Knife! or VIP Guard?
VIP Guard is rated higher. Hi Knife! averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while VIP Guard averages 4.7 from 113K ratings.
Do Hi Knife! or VIP Guard have ads?
Both Hi Knife! and VIP Guard show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hi Knife! or VIP Guard?
Hi Knife! ships an update every 15 months, and VIP Guard monthly. Most recently, Hi Knife! was updated on October 10, 2026 and VIP Guard on November 1, 2026.

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