Comparison

Dream Hopper vs Rytmos

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Dream Hopper

Explore a vibrant dreamscape by tapping to hop between hypnotic rhythms and revealing colorful visions. This zen-like experience offers a flow of discovery, bringing whimsical shapes into focus for a calming journey.

Highlights
  • Hypnotic rhythms
  • Technicolor dreamlike visions
  • Whimsical shapes
  • Zen-like experience
  • Flow and discovery
  • Calming presence
Features
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Calm your mind and enter a world of dreams. Hop along to the groove of hypnotic rhythms to reveal technicolor dreamlike visions. Bring the true meaning of whimsical shapes into vivid focus as you discover a dazzling dreamscape of memories. Dream Hopper is a zen-like experience of flow and discovery. Simply tap to hop from shape to shape and let your mind reveal a beautiful presence of calm.

About

Rytmos

Solve maze puzzles to create evolving musical compositions. Explore planets, discover new sounds, and unlock musical toys. This relaxing game also offers insights into music history.

Highlights
  • Maze puzzle gameplay
  • Music creation
  • Planet exploration
  • Unlockable musical toys
  • Music history facts
  • Expansion pack included
Features
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Rytmos is a relaxing puzzle game, where you create music by solving maze puzzles. Travel from planet to planet and discover new music. Solve the puzzles on each side of the cubic planets and create small musical loops that slowly evolves into full music compositions. Unlock 20+ musical toys and jam on top of the planet music. Learn a bit of rare music history while playing the game. This version of the game now includes a large expansion pack.

Screenshots

Dream Hopper4 screens
Rytmos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dream Hopper at 4.9 against Rytmos's 3.6. Dream Hopper also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 48%) and ratings volume (5.8K vs 62). Rytmos's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dream Hopper sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Rytmos sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dream Hopper holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dream Hopper has 5.8K ratings behind it against 62, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Dream Hopper's written reviews are positive against 48% of Rytmos's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dream Hopper ships an update every 6 weeks, Rytmos every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Dream Hopper versus Rytmos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDream HopperRytmos
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (5.8K ratings) — better3.6 (62 ratings)
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews — better47.7% of reviews
Number of ratings5.8K — better62
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#178 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size317 MB730 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProtostarFloppy Club

Customer experience

Dream Hopper

All ratings5,754 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.4%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews400 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative4.8%

Rytmos

All ratings62 ratings
Positive62.9%
Neutral9.7%
Negative27.4%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive47.7%
Neutral14.8%
Negative37.5%

User reviews

Dream Hopper

From 5.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💓 Calming and relaxing
  • 🎨 Beautiful visuals and art
  • 🎶 Soothing music and sound effects
  • 🐰 Cute and fun character designs
  • 🏆 Satisfying gameplay and completion

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Repetitive dream sequences
  • 🤔 Unclear progression and dream unlock system
  • 🕰️ Limited playtime due to dream dust restrictions
  • 🧭 Lack of ability to replay completed dreams

Rytmos

From 62 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Beautiful design and graphics
  • 🎶 Engaging music and sound design
  • 🧠 Interesting and addictive puzzles
  • 💡 Informative about music history and instruments
  • 😌 Relaxing and enjoyable gameplay

Room to improve

  • 💥 Frequent crashes and unresponsiveness
  • ⚫ Black screen on launch
  • 💰 Expensive for full version/expansions
  • 🚫 Paywall after demo
  • 📶 Requires internet connection

Bugs and requests

Dream Hopper

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game crashes or freezes on some devices
  • Occasional issues with the daily challenge system

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more dream variety and unlock new dreams faster
  • Implement a 'casual mode' to replay completed dreams
  • Improve the dream randomization to avoid repetition
  • Introduce new characters, themes, and gameplay elements

Rytmos

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • Black screen on launch
  • Game freezes during purchase process
  • Purchases not syncing across devices
  • No sound issues
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  • Levels not clickable after completion
  • Graphical clipping issues
  • Unintended solutions in puzzles
  • Input latency in jam section
  • Slider cube off-screen on certain devices/planets
  • Words/text not displaying correctly
  • Game not loading on older iPhones
  • App closes unexpectedly
  • Purchase verification issues
  • Demo version not unlocking full game after purchase

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add multi-touch functionality for instruments
  • Improve jam section responsiveness
  • Allow viewing instrument history after unlock
  • Port to VR
  • Add more free levels or planets
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  • Fix display issues with button text
  • Improve clarity on how sounds overlap
  • Make the game more accessible to non-musicians
  • Add challenges to extend playtime
  • Consider a full game with ads instead of a high upfront cost

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Dream Hopper

One-time8
  • Small Gems$0.99
  • Play Dream Circle$0.99
  • Recharge Dream Dust$0.99
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  • Force New Dream$1.99
  • Medium Gems$2.99
  • Large Gems$7.99
  • Dream Master Bundle$7.99
  • Huge Gems$19.99
1 purchases

Rytmos

One-time1
  • Unlock the galaxy$4.99

Questions

Is Dream Hopper free?
Dream Hopper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rytmos free?
Rytmos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dream Hopper or Rytmos?
Dream Hopper is rated higher. Dream Hopper averages 4.9 out of 5 from 5.8K ratings, while Rytmos averages 3.6 from 62 ratings.
Do Dream Hopper or Rytmos have ads?
Dream Hopper shows ads; Rytmos does not.
Which is updated more often, Dream Hopper or Rytmos?
Dream Hopper ships an update every 6 weeks, and Rytmos every 2 months. Most recently, Dream Hopper was updated on September 23, 2026 and Rytmos on September 23, 2026.

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