Comparison

Pongo's Journey vs Package Explosion

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Package Explosion

Guide a package to its exit by strategically timing and releasing explosions to propel it. Unlock cool skins as you progress through various challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Create explosions
  • Time your releases
  • Propel the package
  • Unlockable skins
  • Multiple levels
Features
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In Package Explosion you have to deliver the package by creating explosions and bouncing it around to the exit! - Touch the screen - Time your explosion - Release your finger to propel the package - Various different levels - Lots of cool skins to unlock

Screenshots

Pongo's Journey3 screens
Package Explosion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Package Explosion at none against Pongo's Journey's 1. Pongo's Journey's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (29 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Pongo's Journey sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Package Explosion asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pongo's Journey against 5.0 for Package Explosion. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pongo's Journey has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pongo's Journey ships an update every 2 months, Package Explosion every 23 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pongo's Journey versus Package Explosion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPongo's JourneyPackage Explosion
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (29 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 23 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB110 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developerlevi hackettSTUDICA SOLUTION JOGOS E APLICATIVOS LTDA

Customer experience

Pongo's Journey

All ratings27 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Package Explosion

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pongo's Journey

One-time1
  • 100 Bonus Levels!$0.99
None

Package Explosion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pongo's Journey free?
Pongo's Journey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Package Explosion free?
Package Explosion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pongo's Journey or Package Explosion?
Pongo's Journey and Package Explosion are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 29 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Pongo's Journey or Package Explosion have ads?
Neither Pongo's Journey nor Package Explosion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pongo's Journey or Package Explosion?
Pongo's Journey ships an update every 2 months, and Package Explosion every 23 months. Most recently, Pongo's Journey was updated on October 24, 2026 and Package Explosion on October 24, 2026.

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