Comparison

POINPY vs ikami

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

ikami

Engage in a vibrant endless runner where collecting colors and timing obstacle destruction are key to building your score. Experience a hypnotic challenge of focus and rhythm with satisfying movement and elegant visuals.

Highlights
  • Endless runner with strategic color mechanics
  • Build rainbow trails
  • Match-color obstacle crushing
  • Combo chains and score multipliers
  • Distinct color-driven sound design
  • 30+ achievements and 6 leaderboards
Features
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[TRY BEFORE YOU BUY] Play free. Unlock the full experience only if you love it. ikami is a vibrant endless runner where color matching, speed, and rhythm become one. Collect glowing colors, build a flowing rainbow trail, and crush matching obstacles in perfect sequence. Every color you carry becomes power. Every decision shapes your run. Simple to start. Deep to master. Made for pure flow. FIND YOUR RHYTHM What begins as a calm dash quickly turns into a hypnotic arcade challenge of focus, reflex, and timing. Collect. React. Chain. Flow. BUILD YOUR FLOWING RAINBOW TRAIL Gather glowing color blobs and watch a living rainbow flow behind you. Your trail is not just beautiful — it is your strength. CRUSH WITH PERFECT TIMING Use collected colors to destroy matching obstacles in your path. The better your timing, the longer your combo chain. The longer your chain, the higher your score. A SATISFYING ARCADE EXPERIENCE ikami blends satisfying movement, elegant visuals, and rising intensity into a focused and rewarding endless runner experience. FEATURES • Endless runner with strategic color matching mechanics • Beautiful flowing rainbow trails • Matching-color obstacle crushing • Combo chains and score multipliers • Distinct color-driven sound design • 30+ achievements • 6 leaderboards • Smooth mobile controls • Colorblind mode • Dark mode Dodge. Collect. Crush.

Screenshots

POINPY4 screens
ikami4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: POINPY at 270 against ikami's 1. ikami's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. POINPY sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and ikami sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for POINPY against 5.0 for ikami. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POINPY has 270 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of POINPY's written reviews are positive against 100% of ikami's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

POINPY ships an update every 2 weeks, ikami every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
POINPY versus ikami: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOINPYikami
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (270 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings270 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB259 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDevolver Digital, Inc.Hawkbit Interactive e.U.

Customer experience

POINPY

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

ikami

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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
2 purchases

ikami

One-time2
  • ikami Premium DayOne$1.99
  • Premium$3.99

Questions

Is POINPY free?
POINPY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ikami free?
ikami is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, POINPY or ikami?
ikami is rated higher. POINPY averages 5.0 out of 5 from 270 ratings, while ikami averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do POINPY or ikami have ads?
Neither POINPY nor ikami shows ads.
Which is updated more often, POINPY or ikami?
POINPY ships an update every 2 weeks, and ikami every 2 days. Most recently, POINPY was updated on October 27, 2026 and ikami on October 24, 2026.

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