Blobsbuster vs Mitten
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blobsbuster
Grow larger and stronger by consuming enemies. Navigate a world where size and power are gained through strategic consumption of opponents. Become the biggest and strongest blob.
- Grow in size
- Increase strength
- Consume enemies
- Strategic gameplay
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Progress in size and increase your strength by grabbing the enemies!
Mitten
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Mitten turns whatever your child is into right now — dinosaurs, space, baking, football — into a real game they can play, with the learning hidden inside the fun. HOW IT WORKS Tell Mitten what your child likes, what you'd like them to practise, and how old they are. Mitten builds a complete, playable game around it in about a minute. No two children get the same game. MANY KINDS OF GAME • Adventure — explore a world, meet its people, collect words as you go • Word Rush — a bright lane-runner where the right answer is the road you steer into • Mystery — a gentle detective case with clues to find, suspects to question and a puzzle to solve • Plus arcade-style worlds — fruit storms, sky labs, temple runs — where every move practises a word or a number BUILT FOR AGES 3-8 Every game is read aloud, so a child who cannot read yet can still play on their own. Big touch targets, no timers that punish, no losing streaks, no scary sounds. LEARNING THAT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE LEARNING There are no quizzes in Mitten. Children learn words by using them to do something — unlocking a gate, questioning a suspect, choosing a lane. Practise is woven into the story, and Mitten quietly notices which words a child finds hard and brings them back later. VOCABULARY OR MATHS, IN YOUR LANGUAGE Practise English vocabulary, a second language, or number work — times tables, adding up, counting. Mitten supports many languages, so a child can learn Spanish, Malayalam, French or Hindi words inside a game about the things they already love. FOR PARENTS • A parental gate guards settings, sign-in and anything you pay for • Your child never signs in and is never sent a notification • Add a profile for each child, with their own progress • See what each child has learned • Delete your family's data whenever you want, from inside the app SUBSCRIPTION Mitten is free to try: every ready-made game plays free, and you can generate your first language game free. Mitten Premium lets you create up to 10 new worlds a month, for words or maths. It is billed monthly through your Apple ID and renews automatically until cancelled; cancel any time in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Made by a parent, for the stretch of childhood where everything is interesting. MITTEN PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION Mitten Premium is an auto-renewing monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mitten-app.netlify.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blobsbuster at none against Mitten's 1. Blobsbuster also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Mitten's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Mitten sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. Blobsbuster asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blobsbuster | Mitten |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (7.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 15.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | Minu Maria |
Bugs and requests
Blobsbuster
Reported bugs
3 issues- Timer issues, game gets stuck
- Opponents not loading properly
- Crashes and freezes
Requested features
3 requests- Option to remove ads for a fee
- Expand game modes and features
- Improve game stability and performance
Mitten
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blobsbuster
No in-app purchases
Mitten
- Mitten Premium$6.991 Month









