Lava Bat vs BTS Net Pong
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lava Bat
Navigate a treacherous cave by tapping to move left or right, dodging saws and spikes. Collect power-ups and coins to enhance your gameplay and upgrade abilities. Compete for the top score on Game Center.
- Simple tap controls
- Dodge obstacles
- Collect power-ups
- Upgrade abilities
- Game Center integration
- High score tracking
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Enjoy this simple, addicting, and reminiscent arcade style game! Tap on the left side of the screen to move left! Tap on the right side of the screen to move right! Try and traverse through the cave while dodging saws and falling spikes! Each obstacle you pass counts as a point towards your score! Collect power-ups in order to give you an in-game advantage! Collect coins to upgrade your power-ups so they are active for longer durations! The farther you go, the harder it gets! There are four power-ups you can collect: 1. Invincible - You can not die from saws or spikes! Be careful, though, the lava and top spike border can still kill you! 2. Double Points - All points and coins earned are doubled! 3. Magnet - All coins will attract to your player! 4. Shrink - Your player will shrink so traversing the cave is much easier! Log into Game Center to track your high score and compare it with your friends and the rest of the world! Can you reach #1? Icons by Icons8 (https://icons8.com)
BTS Net Pong
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Net Pong is a re-imagined version of pong. It supports both 1 Player and 2-4 multi-player network games. • Brush your mullet • Grab a can of Jolt Cola • Watch and Ad • And play until your thumbs fall off • Do it all again until you can remember what actually happened in the 70s Net Pong includes: • Echo Pong • Color Shift Pong • Portal Pong • Gravity Pong • Rain Pong • Breakout Pong • Wall Pong • Classic Pong • 1 player local game • 2-4 players to create party versions of the games requires Local Network To play: Net Pong is a single or multiplayer local area network game that implements different kinds of pong. To play a single player game, tap 1 Player, tap Start. To play a multiplayer network game, tap 2-4 Players, one player taps Host to host a game and the other players tap Find and then tap on the found host IP Address to join the game. If Find does not display a host IP address the other players can enter the IP address of the host in the field under the Client button and then tap Client to connect. When all players have connected, the host player taps Start to start the game. Let the Pong in all its splendor and variation begin! Play for as long as you can remember what happened in the 70s.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BTS Net Pong at every 5 weeks against Lava Bat's every 5 months. BTS Net Pong also leads on device support (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lava Bat ships an update every 5 months, BTS Net Pong every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lava Bat | BTS Net Pong |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark Dietrich | BurningThumb Software |
In-app purchases
Lava Bat
No in-app purchases
BTS Net Pong
No in-app purchases
Questions
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