Comparison

SpongeBob SquarePants vs Goat Simulator 3

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

Goat Simulator 3

Explore a vast open world as a goat, causing hilarious chaos and destruction. Engage in quests, challenges, and secrets, or team up with friends in multiplayer mayhem. Customize your goat with various gear and experience wild ragdoll physics.

Highlights
  • Open world exploration
  • Goat customization
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Mini-games
  • Ragdoll physics
  • Quests and challenges
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Pilgor is finally baack on the small screen. Now you can be even more unsocial during family dinners. Yay! Goat Simulator 3 Mobile gives you the same open world to explore and destroy as the PC and console versions of the game. Headbutt civilians, drive without a license, or join a yoga class! It’s just like in real life. You can invite a friend in multiplayer mode, cause mayhem together, or become enemies while playing any of the seven mini-games. If you don’t have a friend, you could get the game on two devices and just pretend. We won’t tell a soul. The giant sandbox island of San Angora is in the palm of your hoof! KEY FEATURES: – Goats! Tall goats, fishy goats, goats with hats, there's a goat for your every need – An open world to explore, with an ‘ok amount’ of quests, challenges, and secrets to uncover – Bring chaos together with a friend in multiplayer mode – Break off that friendship for good with seven different mini-games – Dress up your goat in a wide range of different gears to unleash its true powers – Ragdoll physics that slap Newton in the face Minimum device requirements: iOS 16 or newer and 4GB of RAM

Screenshots

SpongeBob SquarePants4 screens
Goat Simulator 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Goat Simulator 3 at #140 against SpongeBob SquarePants's unranked. SpongeBob SquarePants's advantage is price ($10.99 vs $12.99) and device support (4 vs 2). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Goat Simulator 3 $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for SpongeBob SquarePants against 4.3 for Goat Simulator 3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of SpongeBob SquarePants's written reviews are positive against 72% of Goat Simulator 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpongeBob SquarePants ships an update fortnightly, Goat Simulator 3 every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
SpongeBob SquarePants versus Goat Simulator 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpongeBob SquarePantsGoat Simulator 3
Price$10.99 — better$12.99
Rating4.4 (1.5K ratings) — better4.3 (1.3K ratings)
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews — better71.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better1.3K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#140 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.9 GB1.9 GB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperTHQ Nordic Mobile GmbHCoffee Stain Publishing

Customer experience

SpongeBob SquarePants

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

Goat Simulator 3

All ratings1,262 ratings
Positive81.9%
Neutral6.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews673 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral9.7%
Negative18.6%

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

Goat Simulator 3

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing game
  • 👍 Entertaining and fun
  • 🤩 Impressive graphics
  • 🎉 Best Goat Simulator game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🔋 Poor performance on some devices
  • 🎮 Lacking controller support
  • 🚫 Incompatible with older devices

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

Goat Simulator 3

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Baa emote not working
  • Crashing issues on iPads
  • Black screen on startup
  • Driving controls disappearing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more skins and customization options
  • Implement graphics settings for performance
  • Improve controller support and remapping
  • Release Multiverse of Nonsense DLC on mobile

In-app purchases

None

SpongeBob SquarePants

No in-app purchases

None

Goat Simulator 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpongeBob SquarePants free?
SpongeBob SquarePants costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Goat Simulator 3 free?
Goat Simulator 3 costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SpongeBob SquarePants or Goat Simulator 3?
SpongeBob SquarePants is rated higher. SpongeBob SquarePants averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Goat Simulator 3 averages 4.3 from 1.3K ratings.
Do SpongeBob SquarePants or Goat Simulator 3 have ads?
Neither SpongeBob SquarePants nor Goat Simulator 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpongeBob SquarePants or Goat Simulator 3?
SpongeBob SquarePants ships an update fortnightly, and Goat Simulator 3 every 4 weeks. Most recently, SpongeBob SquarePants was updated on October 22, 2026 and Goat Simulator 3 on October 21, 2026.

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