Thurston Waffles vs Broken Grounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thurston Waffles
Tap on a character repeatedly until a target's head explodes to earn in-game currency. The goal is to collect as many of these virtual earnings as possible each round. It's a simple tap-based game with a clear objective.
- Tap-based gameplay
- Exploding head mechanic
- Earn virtual currency
- Objective-based rounds
- High score chasing
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Thurston Waffles: Make Daddy's Head Explode! Tap on Thurston Waffles until daddy's head explodes each round to earn more shrimp! Get as many shrimp as possible!!!
Broken Grounds
Explore 80 hand-crafted levels across 9 unique worlds, uncovering paths, avoiding traps, and rescuing lost critters. This adventure features a minimalist art style and a relaxing soundscape, with each world introducing new gameplay mechanics.
- Explore 80 hand-crafted levels
- Discover 9 unique worlds
- Uncover hidden paths
- Avoid dangerous traps
- Rescue lost critters
- Minimalist art style
- Relaxing soundscape
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In Broken Grounds, traverse through the mysterious and beautiful worlds, uncovering the path, unlocking the way, avoiding traps and rescuing lost critters. Explore 80 hand-crafted levels across 9 worlds in a beautifully designed, minimalist art style and a calming, relaxing soundscape, with each new world adding new ways to play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thurston Waffles at none against Broken Grounds's 1. Thurston Waffles also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (37 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Broken Grounds sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Thurston Waffles asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Thurston Waffles against 5.0 for Broken Grounds. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thurston Waffles has 37 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Thurston Waffles's written reviews are positive against 100% of Broken Grounds's.
| Parameter | Thurston Waffles | Broken Grounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (37 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jerome Pullen | Motionlab |
Customer experience
Thurston Waffles
Broken Grounds
In-app purchases
Thurston Waffles
No in-app purchases
Broken Grounds
- Remove Ads$2.99
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