SpongeBob SquarePants vs Goat Simulator 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- 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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | SpongeBob SquarePants | Goat Simulator 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $10.99 — better | $12.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.5K ratings) — better | 4.3 (1.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.3% of reviews — better | 71.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 1.3K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #140 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.9 GB | 1.9 GB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | THQ Nordic Mobile GmbH | Coffee Stain Publishing |
Customer experience
SpongeBob SquarePants
Goat Simulator 3
User reviews
SpongeBob SquarePants
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
SpongeBob SquarePants
No in-app purchases
Goat Simulator 3
No in-app purchases
Questions
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