Comparison

POINPY vs TUNA SPLASH

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

TUNA SPLASH

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TUNA SPLASH is a one-finger arcade climber where a cartoon tuna swings between dots on a giant tree, climbing higher and higher while the water rises behind. Time your release right and you launch to the next dot. Mistime it and the splash catches you. GAMEPLAY • Tap and hold to swing — longer hold, bigger arc • Release at the right moment to launch where the tuna is pointing • Tap again mid-air to grab the next dot • Miss and fall back, try a lower dot — until you can't • Water creeps up slowly at the start, then sprints when you stall WHAT'S WAITING UP THERE • 20 colour zones, each with its own palette and star field • Gold dots double your launch, red dots halve it, blinking dots vanish after one use • A karate kick boost when you really need height • Combo system that pays out for clean chains • Endgame finale past 9999 m FAIR & SIMPLE • Free to play • Optional rewarded ad to continue after a fall — never forced • Available in 13 languages: English, Russian, Kazakh, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Italian, Indonesian • Plays offline once installed • No accounts, no analytics, no intrusive ads Tap. Swing. Survive. How high can you go before the splash?

Screenshots

POINPY4 screens
TUNA SPLASH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TUNA SPLASH at none against POINPY's 3. TUNA SPLASH also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). POINPY's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. POINPY sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. TUNA SPLASH asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

POINPY ships an update every 2 weeks, TUNA SPLASH every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
POINPY versus TUNA SPLASH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOINPYTUNA SPLASH
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (272 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings272 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB39 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDevolver Digital, Inc.Bakhtiyar Zhakanbayev

In-app purchases

3 purchases

POINPY

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

TUNA SPLASH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is POINPY free?
POINPY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TUNA SPLASH free?
TUNA SPLASH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do POINPY or TUNA SPLASH have ads?
TUNA SPLASH shows ads; POINPY does not.
Which is updated more often, POINPY or TUNA SPLASH?
POINPY ships an update every 2 weeks, and TUNA SPLASH every 6 days. Most recently, POINPY was updated on October 29, 2026 and TUNA SPLASH on October 24, 2026.

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