Pocket Press vs Lava Bat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Press
Experience the satisfying sensation of a hydraulic press on your mobile device. Collect and crush a variety of items, upgrade your press, and manage a virtual crushing stream to earn in-game currency. This sequel offers a fun way to relieve stress and boredom.
- Crush unique items
- Collect items
- Upgrade hydraulic press
- Manage crushing stream
- Earn in-game money
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Pocket size Hydraulic Press ready for crushing whenever you're bored or stressed out! Collect items, crush them, upgrade your Hydraulic Press and manage a crushing stream on the side; this game made in collaboration with the popular Hydraulic Press Channel has it all! * Crush exciting and unique items! * Find and collect all the items to your collection! * Upgrade your Hydraulic Press to deal with the toughest items! * Gather viewers to your crushing stream to earn money! * Sequel to the popular Hydraulic Press Pocket with over 5 million players! Download Pocket Press now and let the crushing begin! Pocket Press is a free-to-play game and it offers optional in-app purchases.
Lava Bat
Navigate a treacherous cave by tapping to move left or right, dodging saws and spikes. Collect power-ups and coins to enhance your gameplay and upgrade abilities. Compete for the top score on Game Center.
- Simple tap controls
- Dodge obstacles
- Collect power-ups
- Upgrade abilities
- Game Center integration
- High score tracking
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Enjoy this simple, addicting, and reminiscent arcade style game! Tap on the left side of the screen to move left! Tap on the right side of the screen to move right! Try and traverse through the cave while dodging saws and falling spikes! Each obstacle you pass counts as a point towards your score! Collect power-ups in order to give you an in-game advantage! Collect coins to upgrade your power-ups so they are active for longer durations! The farther you go, the harder it gets! There are four power-ups you can collect: 1. Invincible - You can not die from saws or spikes! Be careful, though, the lava and top spike border can still kill you! 2. Double Points - All points and coins earned are doubled! 3. Magnet - All coins will attract to your player! 4. Shrink - Your player will shrink so traversing the cave is much easier! Log into Game Center to track your high score and compare it with your friends and the rest of the world! Can you reach #1? Icons by Icons8 (https://icons8.com)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lava Bat at none against Pocket Press's 8. Lava Bat also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Pocket Press's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 5 months). On price and review sentiment 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. Pocket Press sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Lava Bat asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lava Bat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Press has 159 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Pocket Press's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lava Bat's.
Pocket Press ships an update daily, Lava Bat every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Press | Lava Bat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (159 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 159 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johannes Linnama | Mark Dietrich |
Customer experience
Pocket Press
Lava Bat
Bugs and requests
Pocket Press
Reported bugs
5 issues- Press breaks excessively during gameplay
- Purchasing system no longer functional
- Glitches with hydraulic press functionality
- Difficult sliding controls for comment interactions
- Game crashes or performance issues on some devices
Requested features
7 requests- More realistic crush animations and physics
- More varied and unexpected crush outcomes
- Better balance between coin earnings and upgrade costs
- Improved controls for accepting/denying comments
- More realistic character designs
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- Additional content and regular updates
- More items to crush for variety
Lava Bat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pocket Press
- Diamonds (25)$0.99
- Bundle (Once only!)$0.99
- 3rd Item Slot$0.99
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- Diamonds (125)$2.99
- 4th Item Slot$2.99
- L.A.U.R.I$3.99
- A.N.N.I$3.99
- Diamonds (500)$11.99
Lava Bat
No in-app purchases
