Comparison

POINPY vs INKT

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

INKT

A hand-drawn action roguelite where players control a hero with one thumb, using movement to dodge and stillness to attack. Build unique runs with upgrades, master distinct heroes, and explore diverse worlds. Earn in-game currency to improve heroes and unlock customizations.

Highlights
  • One-thumb movement and automatic attacks
  • Four unique heroes
  • Four distinct worlds
  • Run-defining upgrades
  • Permanent hero progression
  • Unlockable cosmetics
  • Optional rewarded ads
Features
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INKT is a hand-drawn action roguelite where movement is your defense and stillness is your attack. Guide your hero with one thumb. Stop to charge and fire, move to dodge, and paint your way through rooms packed with strange enemies, sharp choices, and huge bosses. BUILD A DIFFERENT RUN Choose upgrades after every room. Combine projectiles, damage, speed, protection, and powerful evolutions into a build that changes how every run feels. MASTER FOUR HEROES Unlock four distinct heroes, each with their own weapon, rhythm, upgrade pool, and hand-crafted world. EXPLORE FOUR WORLDS Fight across ink, fire, print, and overgrown paper landscapes. Push through 60 rooms, defeat evolving bosses, and continue into High Score mode. KEEP GROWING Earn ink by playing to improve your heroes and unlock a large collection of visual customizations. NO FORCED ADS INKT never interrupts a run with mandatory advertising. Rewarded ads are always optional. Features: - One-thumb movement and automatic charged attacks - Four heroes with unique combat styles - Four visual worlds with distinct enemies and bosses - Run-defining upgrades and evolutions - Permanent hero progression - Dozens of unlockable cosmetics - Optional premium skins and ink packs - Offline core gameplay How far can you paint?

Screenshots

POINPY4 screens
INKT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: POINPY at none against INKT's shown. POINPY also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (274 vs 1). INKT's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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 and INKT sells 10 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 INKT. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POINPY has 274 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

POINPY ships an update every 2 weeks, INKT every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
POINPY versus INKT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOINPYINKT
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (274 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings274 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB7 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperDevolver Digital, Inc.Noa De Clercq

In-app purchases

3 purchases

POINPY

One-time3
  • Standard Tip$1.99
  • Generous Tip$4.99
  • Super Generous Tip!$9.99
10 purchases

INKT

One-time10
  • IRON SKIN$2.99
  • JAR OF INK$3.99
  • TIN SLING$3.99
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  • HALO PRISM$3.99
  • KING SLING$3.99
  • GLASS PRISM$3.99
  • KING BLOT$3.99
  • HORNS THORN$3.99
  • STRAW THORN$3.99
  • BARREL OF INK$8.99

Questions

Is POINPY free?
POINPY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is INKT free?
INKT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, POINPY or INKT?
INKT is rated higher. POINPY averages 5.0 out of 5 from 274 ratings, while INKT averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do POINPY or INKT have ads?
INKT shows ads; POINPY does not.
Which is updated more often, POINPY or INKT?
POINPY ships an update every 2 weeks, and INKT every 5 days. Most recently, POINPY was updated on November 3, 2026 and INKT on October 31, 2026.

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