Comparison

Missileer vs Hover Hop

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

Head to head
About

Missileer

Experience mercenary missile operations in a fictional civil war. Guide missiles in first-person, evade defenses, and earn money by completing contracts. Customize your missiles with upgrades to enhance performance.

Highlights
  • First-person missile guidance
  • Evade detection and defenses
  • Complete contracts for money
  • Missile customization and upgrades
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Be a Missileer, a mercenary missile operator, and conduct your business in the midst of a fictional civil war. • Guide missiles to targets in first person view • Evade detection and missile defenses • Earn money by completing contracts • Customize your missiles with upgrades

About

Hover Hop

Navigate an endless sky of shifting platforms with intuitive tap and swipe controls. Unlock characters, upgrade abilities, and discover new visual effects. Enjoy pure, skill-based gameplay with no ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Tap to hover
  • Swipe down for spike-dive
  • Swipe up for double-jump
  • Unlockable character skins
  • Upgrade shop for abilities
  • Daily missions and rewards
  • Offline play
Features
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Hover Hop Soar, skip, and style your way through an endless sky of shifting platforms—no paywalls, no pop-ups, just play. Tap to hover, swipe down to spike-dive, and—once you’ve earned it—swipe up for a game-changing double-jump. The gaps keep stretching and the speed keeps climbing; how far can you float before gravity wins? KEY FEATURES One-touch hover + swipe-down to spike for instant drops Unlock multiple character skins Upgrade shop: boost hover time, coin multiplier, coin drop rate and more double-jump (swipe-up) adds a whole new layer of depth Unlock trail effects Daily missions & coin rewards for the perfect run Offline friendly—play on the subway, plane, couch or toilet ZERO Forced Ads, ZERO in-app purchases—pure skill, pure fun A SECRET FOR THE SKYBOUND Score 10… 20… 30… and watch the world repaint itself. Reach 100 and the horizon bursts into living rainbow—proof you’re a legend of the hover. Hop once. Hover forever.

Screenshots

Missileer4 screens
Hover Hop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hover Hop at 5.0 against Missileer's 4.2. Hover Hop also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Missileer's advantage is ratings volume (59 vs 5). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Missileer sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Hover Hop asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hover Hop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Missileer has 59 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Missileer ships an update every 6 weeks, Hover Hop every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Missileer versus Hover Hop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMissileerHover Hop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (59 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings59 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB71 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperIfelse Media Ltd.RICHARD MARCUS ALLEN OPLINGER

Customer experience

Missileer

All ratings56 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive71.7%
Neutral17.0%
Negative11.3%

Hover Hop

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Missileer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game won't tilt to match device orientation
  • Automatic missile roll is too slow
  • Night vision is useless
  • Turrets can miss but still hit

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add ballistic/intercontinental missiles
  • Add landscape mode setting
  • Add Katyusha, more houses, civilians, military troops, bunkers
  • More upgrade options
  • Add more features for end game
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  • Add unique missile abilities (e.g., smoke cloud)
  • Improve UI and buttons for a more professional feel
  • Add night vision functionality

Hover Hop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Missileer

One-time4
  • Minor Investment$1.99
  • Sensible Investment$2.99
  • Major Investment$4.99
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  • Aggressive Investment$17.99
None

Hover Hop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Missileer free?
Missileer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hover Hop free?
Hover Hop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Missileer or Hover Hop?
Hover Hop is rated higher. Missileer averages 4.2 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while Hover Hop averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Missileer or Hover Hop have ads?
Missileer shows ads; Hover Hop does not.
Which is updated more often, Missileer or Hover Hop?
Missileer ships an update every 6 weeks, and Hover Hop every 5 days. Most recently, Missileer was updated on November 3, 2026 and Hover Hop on November 5, 2026.

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