Comparison

POINPY vs Moonlight

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

Head to head
About

POINPY

Bounce upwards, dodging enemies and collecting fruit to feed a hungry beast. Unlock new abilities and modes as you climb higher in this vertical action game. Explore randomly generated areas and master one-handed controls.

Highlights
  • Intuitive one-handed controls
  • Bounce and flip mechanics
  • Collect fruit for beast's juice
  • Dodge adorable baddies
  • Unlockable puzzle and endless modes
  • Randomly generated areas
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Bounce up, dodge adorable baddies and feed the blue beast that's hot on your heels. A vertical climber from the creator of the award-winning Downwell. Keep going higher and higher because new and more challenging areas await. Earn and unlock abilities that will help you jump into your next run with a better shot at reaching the end. FEATURES Juice 'em up: Use intuitive, one-handed controls to bounce, flip around and grab fruit for the beast's juice. Climb & collect: Evade creatures lurking in randomly generated areas. Collect special abilities like the octobub, which sucks in fruit, and the handy snail clock, which stops time while you ready your next jump. Plus many others! Open new modes: Find a not-so-well-hidden area to unlock the tricky puzzle mode. Complete Poinpy to unlock an endless mode.

About

Moonlight

Stream PC games to your mobile devices with enhanced features like a virtual keyboard and gamepad-to-mouse input. Requires a gamepad and PC-side streaming software for hosting.

Highlights
  • Open-source and free
  • Stream games from any store
  • Up to 4K 120 FPS streaming
  • Virtual keyboard and gamepad-to-mouse input
  • Bluetooth controller support
  • Local co-op with multiple controllers
Features
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Important! GAMEPAD IS REQUIRED to use this app properly! An alternative Moonlight client app which brings some life quality updates like virtual keyboard and gamepad->mouse input, which can help replying in chats, running games outside of Steam or Steam itself. To be able to host your games you will need to install LizardByte Sunshine, which works on all GPUs, simply install Sunshine on your PC, perform first-time setup, and you're ready to stream. Features: • Open-source and completely free • Up to 4K 120 FPS • Stream games purchased from any game store • Bluetooth keyboard and mouse support • Support for MFi, PS4/5, and Xbox Bluetooth controllers • Local co-op with up to 4 connected controllers Other Requirements: • 5 GHz WiFi is highly recommended • A physical gamepad is required If you have any trouble, click our support link for help or look for the help links within Moonlight. This app is open-source. The code can be found here: https://github.com/XITRIX/Moonlight-Switch All trademarks cited here are the property of their respective owners.

Screenshots

POINPY4 screens
Moonlight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: POINPY at Free against Moonlight's $0.99. POINPY also leads on ratings volume (153 vs 3). Moonlight's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (4 vs 2). On rating, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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

POINPY is free to download; Moonlight costs $0.99 up front. POINPY sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Moonlight asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for POINPY against 5.0 for Moonlight. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POINPY has 153 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

POINPY ships an update every 2 weeks, Moonlight every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
POINPY versus Moonlight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOINPYMoonlight
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.9 (153 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings153 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB22 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDevolverDaniil Vinogradov

Customer experience

POINPY

All ratings153 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%

Moonlight

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

POINPY

One-time3
  • Standard Tip$1.99
  • Generous Tip$4.99
  • Super Generous Tip!$9.99
None

Moonlight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is POINPY free?
POINPY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Moonlight free?
Moonlight costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, POINPY or Moonlight?
Moonlight is rated higher. POINPY averages 4.9 out of 5 from 153 ratings, while Moonlight averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do POINPY or Moonlight have ads?
Neither POINPY nor Moonlight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, POINPY or Moonlight?
POINPY ships an update every 2 weeks, and Moonlight every 10 days. Most recently, POINPY was updated on October 17, 2026 and Moonlight on October 9, 2026.

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