Comparison

Bloons Pop! vs Sock Gremlin

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

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About

Bloons Pop!

Aim monkeys to pop colorful Bloons and restore Monkey Town. Merge monkeys into powerful Mega Monkeys and unlock bonus Hero Monkeys to clear challenging levels. Rebuild and decorate village scenes with various interactive objects.

Highlights
  • Pop Bloons with friendly Monkeys
  • Merge Monkeys into Mega Monkeys
  • Restore and decorate Monkey Town scenes
  • Thousands of challenging levels
  • Unlock bonus Hero Monkeys
  • Earn screen-clearing Powerups
  • Complete Team Goals with other players
Features
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Those Bloons may look cute and colorful but they've made a mess of Monkey Town, and it's up to you to pop them all and set things right! Aim your friendly Monkeys then watch them jump right into the puzzle and use their signature abilities to pop as many Bloons as possible. Merge shots into powerful Mega Monkeys and unlock bonus Hero Monkey shots to help you win! Each victory helps you rebuild the beautiful village scenes that the Bloons disrupted. Place buildings, characters, pets, decorations, and a variety of other interactive, animating objects to make each Monkey Town your own creation. KEY FEATURES: * 10 adorable animating Monkey characters that jump straight into the puzzle * Thousands of colorful, challenging levels with an endless variety of Bloons, obstacles, and moving formations * 12 unique Monkey Town scenes to restore and decorate with 150 beautifully crafted animating objects * Merge Monkeys to create awesome Mega Monkeys, capable of clearing huge puzzle sections by themselves * Build up your score meter and win powerful bonus Hero Monkeys * Earn and collect screen clearing Powerups to help get past tough levels * Combine your victories with other players to complete Team Goals and earn special rewards So sharpen your darts, steady your aim, and pop your way to victory in the richly animated world of Bloons Pop! ********** Ninja Kiwi Notes: Please review our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You will be prompted in-game to accept these terms in order to cloud save and protect your game progress: https://ninjakiwi.com/terms https://ninjakiwi.com/privacy_policy Bloons Pop! contains video ads that you can opt to watch for in-game rewards and also contains in-game items that can be purchased with real money. You can disable in-app purchases in your device's settings, or reach us for help at https://support.ninjakiwi.com/hc/en-us. Your ad views and purchases fund our development updates and new games, and we sincerely appreciate every vote of confidence you give us with your time and your purchases. Ninja Kiwi Community: We love hearing from our players, so please get in touch with any feedback, positive or negative, at https://support.ninjakiwi.com/hc/en-us. You can also join the community and find Ninja Kiwi news on social media here: https://www.facebook.com/ninjakiwigames/ https://twitter.com/ninjakiwigames https://www.instagram.com/realninjakiwi/ Streamers and Video Creators: Ninja Kiwi is actively promoting channel creators on YouTube and Twitch! If you are not already working with us, keep making videos and tell us about your channel at streamers@ninjakiwi.com

About

Sock Gremlin

A mischievous gremlin has hidden socks in the laundry room! Match socks by color and pattern to tidy up before they're stolen. This puzzle game features multiple modes, special items, and a combo system for a fun, strategic challenge.

Highlights
  • Story Mode with 10 stages
  • 60-second Time Attack
  • Endless Mode
  • Combo system
  • Silver and Golden Socks
  • Special items to freeze gremlins
  • Laundry room skins
Features
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Where did all the missing socks go? A mischievous gremlin has invaded the laundry room! Find socks with the same color and pattern, connect each matching pair, and tidy up before the gremlin steals them away. Sock Gremlin is a simple yet strategic connection puzzle. Draw a clear path between matching socks with no more than two turns. It starts easy, but quick thinking becomes essential as more socks appear and the gremlin begins to move. Features - A Story Mode with 10 stages - A 60-second Time Attack challenge - Endless Mode for an unlimited challenge - A combo system for matching the same sock type - Silver and Golden Socks that clear multiple pieces - Special items that temporarily freeze gremlins - Laundry room skins with different themes - Personal best scores and weekly rankings - Daily login rewards Cute, cozy, and surprisingly challenging—step into the world of Sock Gremlin today!

Screenshots

Bloons Pop!4 screens
Sock Gremlin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sock Gremlin at none against Bloons Pop!'s 12. Sock Gremlin also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Bloons Pop!'s advantage is ratings volume (16K vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bloons Pop! sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Sock Gremlin asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sock Gremlin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bloons Pop! has 16K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bloons Pop! versus Sock Gremlin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBloons Pop!Sock Gremlin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (16K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings16K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB163 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNinja Kiwi LimitedDong Won Kang

Bugs and requests

Bloons Pop!

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Ice monkey pop count is not working
  • Ice monkey has yellow eyes
  • Monkeys get stuck on a certain type
  • Darts disappear so you can't tell where they are going
  • Bloontonium purchase issue
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  • Game crashes/freezes
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

17 requests
  • More monkeys
  • More Bloons
  • Bosses
  • More Power ups
  • Town-Building style game
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  • Collaboration with Cartoon Network
  • Skill tree
  • Ability to edit villages
  • Monkey leveling
  • Research option to power up monkeys
  • More levels
  • More heroes
  • Ability to remove and place decorations/buildings
  • Merge Tier2 monkeys
  • See further into the lineup to plan for better merges
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Sock Gremlin

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Bloons Pop!

One-time12
  • Monkey Money$1.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Popper Bundle$1.99
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  • Bloontonium Canister on Sale$1.99
  • Third Bloontonium Canister$2.99
  • Bunch of Bloonstones Sale!$2.99
  • 30 Day Gold Pass$3.99
  • 1100 Monkey Money$4.99
  • Insta Mega Powerup Pack$4.99
  • 90 Day Gold Pass$9.99
  • 5000 Monkey Money Sale$9.99
  • Great Pack$14.99
None

Sock Gremlin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bloons Pop! free?
Bloons Pop! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sock Gremlin free?
Sock Gremlin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bloons Pop! or Sock Gremlin?
Sock Gremlin is rated higher. Bloons Pop! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while Sock Gremlin averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bloons Pop! or Sock Gremlin have ads?
Both Bloons Pop! and Sock Gremlin show ads.

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