Hoop Protect vs PixelGun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hoop Protect
Guide a growing crowd to block enemies and break through obstacles. Strategically expand your group to overcome challenges and achieve victory. Enjoy a simple yet engaging gameplay experience.
- Collect friendly crowds
- Block enemy crowds
- Break walls
- Strategic gameplay
- Casual experience
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Collect all the friendly crowd and close the hoop in front of the enemy crowd to stop them from clashing. Use the collected friendly crowd numbers to break the wall and just go on!
PixelGun
Collect and craft powerful weapons in this game. Manage your in-game economy to progress and build your arsenal. Explore a world where resource management is key to success.
- Collect cubes
- Craft powerful weapons
- Manage economy
- Resource management
- Weapon crafting
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Collect cubes and craft powerful weapon! Manage your economy !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hoop Protect at 100% against PixelGun's 0%. Hoop Protect also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Hoop Protect holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hoop Protect has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Hoop Protect's written reviews are positive against 0% of PixelGun's.
Hoop Protect ships an update monthly, PixelGun every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hoop Protect | PixelGun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Manish Kumar | Murat Kaan Ustaoglu |
Customer experience
Hoop Protect
PixelGun
In-app purchases
Hoop Protect
No in-app purchases
PixelGun
No in-app purchases
