Comparison

SpongeBob SquarePants vs Super Meat Boy Forever

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

Head to head
About

SpongeBob SquarePants

Embark on an adventure as SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy to defend Bikini Bottom from Plankton's robot invasion. Utilize unique character abilities, explore familiar locations, and engage in fun activities like bungee jumping. This faithful remake offers enhanced visuals and polished gameplay for fans of the beloved series.

Highlights
  • Play as SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy
  • Utilize unique character skills
  • Thwart Plankton's robot army
  • Meet beloved series characters
  • Faithful game remake
  • High-end visuals and polished gameplay
  • Controller support
Features
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Are you ready, kids? Play as SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy and show the evil Plankton that crime pays even less than Mr. Krabs. Want to save Bikini Bottom from lots of rampant robots with your mighty bubbles? Of course, you do! Want to underpants bungee jump? Why wouldn't you! The battle is on! Features: - Play as SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy and use their unique sets of skills - Thwart Plankton's evil plan to rule Bikini Bottom with his army of wacky robots - Meet countless characters from the beloved series - Faithful remake of one of the best SpongeBob games ever created - High-end visuals, modern resolutions, and carefully polished gameplay - Game Center support - Full controller support Thank you for playing SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom! Get in touch with HandyGamesTM: www.handy-games.com Join us on Facebook: HandyGames Subscribe to our YouTube channel: HandyGames Check news on Twitter: @handy_games Follow us on Instagram: handygames Imprint: http://www.handy-games.com/contact/ © www.handy-games.com GmbH

About

Super Meat Boy Forever

Embark on a brutal platforming adventure to rescue your kidnapped baby. Run, jump, punch, and slide through thousands of randomly generated levels. Experience a compelling story with animated cutscenes and unlock new characters.

Highlights
  • Thousands of randomly generated levels
  • Run, jump, punch, and slide mechanics
  • Unlockable characters
  • Boss fights
  • Animated cutscenes
  • Secret locations
Features
Currently charting
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Super Meat Boy Forever takes place a few years after the events of Super Meat Boy. Meat Boy and Bandage Girl have been living a happy life free of Dr. Fetus for several years and they now have a wonderful little baby named Nugget. Nugget is joy personified and she is everything to Meat Boy and Bandage Girl. One day while our heroes were on a picnic, Dr. Fetus snuck up on them, beat Meat Boy and Bandage Girl unconscious with a shovel and kidnapped Nugget! When our heroes came to and found that Nugget was missing, they knew who to go after. They cracked their knuckles and decided to never stop until they got Nugget back and taught Dr. Fetus a very important lesson. A lesson that can only be taught with punches and kicks. The challenge of Super Meat Boy returns in Super Meat Boy Forever. Levels are brutal, death is inevitable, and players will get that sweet feeling of accomplishment after beating a level. Players will run, jump, punch and kick their way through familiar settings and totally new worlds. What’s better than playing through Super Meat Boy Forever once? The answer is simple: Playing through Super Meat Boy Forever several times and having new levels to play each time. Levels are randomly generated and each time the game is completed the option to replay the game appears and generates a whole new experience by presenting different levels with their own unique secret locations. We’ve handcrafted literally thousands of levels for players to enjoy and conquer. You can replay Super Meat Boy Forever from start to finish several times before ever seeing a duplicate level. It is truly a remarkable feat of engineering and a monumental example of ignoring the limits of rational game design and production. They don’t give Oscars to games, but they probably will after Super Meat Boy Forever becomes the best movie of 2020 and 2021! Our story takes Meat Boy and Bandage Girl through several worlds in search of their darling little Nugget with beautifully animated cutscenes and musical accompaniment that makes Citizen Kane look like a reaction video to an sled unboxing. Players will laugh, they will cry, and when all is said and done maybe they’ll emerge from the experience a little better than when they started. Ok so that last part probably won’t happen but marketing text is hard to write. - Run, Jump, Punch and Slide your way through literally thousands of levels! - Experience a story so that it will influence the cinematic landscape for decades to come. - Fight Bosses, find secrets, unlock characters, live in the world we’ve created because the real world can kinda suck sometimes! - The long awaited sequel to Super Meat Boy has finally arrived!

Screenshots

SpongeBob SquarePants4 screens
Super Meat Boy Forever4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Super Meat Boy Forever at $0.99 against SpongeBob SquarePants's $10.99. SpongeBob SquarePants's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (79% vs 57%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

SpongeBob SquarePants costs $10.99 and Super Meat Boy Forever $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SpongeBob SquarePants holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpongeBob SquarePants has 1.5K ratings behind it against 228, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of SpongeBob SquarePants's written reviews are positive against 57% of Super Meat Boy Forever's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpongeBob SquarePants ships an update fortnightly, Super Meat Boy Forever every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
SpongeBob SquarePants versus Super Meat Boy Forever: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpongeBob SquarePantsSuper Meat Boy Forever
Price$10.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.4 (1.5K ratings) — better3.9 (228 ratings)
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews — better56.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better228
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#154#85 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.9 GB1.7 GB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperTHQ Nordic Mobile GmbHHeadup GmbH

Customer experience

SpongeBob SquarePants

All ratings1,490 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews589 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral6.8%
Negative13.9%

Super Meat Boy Forever

All ratings223 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral8.5%
Negative21.5%
Written reviews173 reviews
Positive56.6%
Neutral14.5%
Negative28.9%

User reviews

SpongeBob SquarePants

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth performance
  • 🎨 Excellent graphics
  • 💯 Faithful to the original
  • 🎮 Great with controllers
  • 🕹️ Comfortable touch controls

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🔍 Difficult to find collectibles
  • 🕹️ Challenging controls on mobile

Super Meat Boy Forever

From 228 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun, challenging gameplay
  • 👍 Great mobile port of the franchise
  • 💡 Randomly generated levels add replayability
  • 🎨 Impressive graphics and animations

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent glitches and bugs (invisible floors, missing textures)
  • 🔍 Lack of save state/quick play functionality
  • 🎮 Suboptimal touch controls compared to console
  • 🤯 Extremely challenging, rage-inducing at times

Bugs and requests

SpongeBob SquarePants

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sandy's lasso causes infinite flight glitch
  • Some collectibles disappear or don't register
  • Crashes and freezes on certain levels
  • Save data corruption issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add multiplayer mode
  • Implement more updates from console versions
  • Allow customizable controls
  • Add support for more languages

Super Meat Boy Forever

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cutscene audio issues (playing in only one ear)
  • Invisible floors/textures in certain levels
  • Frequent crashes and performance issues
  • Warp zone progression not tracking properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add iCloud/cross-device save sync
  • Implement a 'quick restart' option
  • Improve touch controls with customizable layout
  • Include more content from the original Super Meat Boy

In-app purchases

None

SpongeBob SquarePants

No in-app purchases

None

Super Meat Boy Forever

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpongeBob SquarePants free?
SpongeBob SquarePants costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Super Meat Boy Forever free?
Super Meat Boy Forever costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SpongeBob SquarePants or Super Meat Boy Forever?
SpongeBob SquarePants is rated higher. SpongeBob SquarePants averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Super Meat Boy Forever averages 3.9 from 228 ratings.
Do SpongeBob SquarePants or Super Meat Boy Forever have ads?
Neither SpongeBob SquarePants nor Super Meat Boy Forever shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpongeBob SquarePants or Super Meat Boy Forever?
SpongeBob SquarePants ships an update fortnightly, and Super Meat Boy Forever every 4 weeks. Most recently, SpongeBob SquarePants was updated on October 27, 2026 and Super Meat Boy Forever on October 27, 2026.
Which is more popular, SpongeBob SquarePants or Super Meat Boy Forever?
SpongeBob SquarePants currently peaks at #154 in the App Store charts, and Super Meat Boy Forever at #85. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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