Hoop Hopper! vs Fail Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hoop Hopper!
A simple yet challenging game where players must guide a ball to avoid obstacles and collect items. Earn in-game currency to unlock new cosmetic options for your ball. It's easy to pick up but offers increasing difficulty.
- Avoid enemy cones
- Collect rubies
- Unlock new balls
- Hoop challenges
- Easy to learn gameplay
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Easy to learn, hard to master! The goal is to keep the ball from colliding with the enemy cones. Get ruby's by hopping through hoops and by collecting ruby's! With ruby's you can unlock NEW balls!
Fail Run
Master the art of walking and avoid falling as you progress through challenging levels. Unlock a variety of outfits and aim to complete as many stages as possible in this physics-based game.
- Learn to walk mechanics
- Stumble and fall physics
- Unlockable outfits
- Multiple levels
- Challenging gameplay
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Stumble and fall! Learn to walk before you run and stumble across the finish line. Put one leg in front of the other and try not to fail. - Unlock all Classic and Legendary Outfits - Complete as many Levels as you can One small step for man, one big faceplant for mankind!
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Verdict
Hoop Hopper! and Fail Run both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Hoop Hopper!'s written reviews are positive against 41% of Fail Run's. Hoop Hopper! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Fail Run's advantage is ratings volume (34K vs 22). On price, rating 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. Fail Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hoop Hopper! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hoop Hopper! holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fail Run has 34K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Hoop Hopper!'s written reviews are positive against 41% of Fail Run's.
Hoop Hopper! ships an update every 5 days, Fail Run every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hoop Hopper! | Fail Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (22 ratings) — better | 4.7 (34K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 41.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 34K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 405 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kramer Media GmbH | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Hoop Hopper!
Fail Run
Bugs and requests
Hoop Hopper!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Fail Run
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezes and stops loading after reaching certain levels
- Character movements and physics are inconsistent and glitchy
Requested features
3 requests- Add a level replay option
- Improve character control and physics
- Reduce the number of ads or offer an ad-free version
In-app purchases
Hoop Hopper!
No in-app purchases
Fail Run
- No Ads$2.99
