Drop and Explode vs Volcano Island
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drop and Explode
Engage in explosive soda experiments by dropping mint candies into a bottle of coke. Collect candies and use multipliers to create the tallest geyser possible in this fun physics-based game.
- Soda geyser experiments
- Mint candy collection
- Multiplier power-ups
- Hundreds of levels
- Simple controls
- Explosive gameplay
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What do you get when you mix a thousand mint candies with a cistern of soda? Let’s check! Carry out incredible experiments with coke in this fun explosion game. Create the highest soda geyser and reach the Moon! The game rules are simple. Collect as many mint candies on your way, use multipliers to create even more balls, and drop everything into a bottle of coke. The more mint candies you gather, the higher your soda fountain is. Why you’ll love this coke game: - Fun experiments with coke & mint candies - Challenges you’ve never dreamed of - Exciting gameplay - Hundreds of interesting levels - Simple controls Make your soda geyser erupt as high as possible! Download Drop and Explode right now and run fun experiments with coke!
Volcano Island
Create and destroy on a volcanic island. Tap to generate magma, cause eruptions, and reshape the landscape. Attract guests for idle income or unleash destruction upon them. Unlock new features and islands as you play.
- Tap to create magma and cause eruptions
- Reshape islands with lava
- Attract guests for idle income
- Unlock new flora, fauna, and features
- God sim gameplay: create or destroy guests
- Collect unique hats
- Unlock new islands
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Welcome to Volcano Island! Create magma with a single tap and cause eruptions in this volcanic sim experience. See nature grow as the lava cools and forms islands of fun shapes and sizes: your own personal oasis. Use the power of a volcano to rain death and destruction across your island and its nature, ready to reshape and redesign the latest iteration of your island. Nature will endure in this idle volcanic sim, and you'll see nature regrow and life will once again flourish on the island. That's not all: beautiful islands attract wealthy guests, earning you idle income with every tap as they explore the nature found on your island; for as long as you let them, that is... ! GUESTS BEWARE ! you may find yourself running from lava as the eruptions explode and the island is redesigned! Guests will end up aflame and burnt to a crisp if they’re not careful! - Sim game where you form huge volcanos! - Use a single touch or tap to cause eruptions to design your own island oasis from a humble rock to a lush paradise - Buy flora and fauna to increase the beauty of your island, attracting more island guests and idle income, letting you unlock exciting new features such as lush plants, colourful birds and wild animals - God sim gameplay means YOU decide what happens to guests: let people roam peacefully or burn them down with lava and magma eruptions - You call all the shots in this volcanic sim game; oh, and for whatever reason you can collect people's hats you’ve chosen destruction to burn them to a crisp. Hats are cool. - Stop by and visit the eccentric Mad Hattie Homburg as he regularly rewards you, financing your expansion and opening brand-new islands
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Verdict
Drop and Explode and Volcano Island both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 49% of Drop and Explode's written reviews are positive against 22% of Volcano Island's. Drop and Explode also leads on ratings volume (2K vs 43). Volcano Island's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, rating, 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. Drop and Explode sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Volcano Island sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Drop and Explode against 4.8 for Volcano Island. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drop and Explode has 2K ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of Drop and Explode's written reviews are positive against 22% of Volcano Island's.
Drop and Explode ships an update every 5 months, Volcano Island every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drop and Explode | Volcano Island |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (2K ratings) — better | 4.8 (43 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.8% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 43 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AI Games FZ | Amuzo Games Ltd |
Customer experience
Drop and Explode
Volcano Island
Bugs and requests
Drop and Explode
Reported bugs
3 issues- Leaderboard glitch
- Loading/crashing issues
- Upgrade issues
Requested features
2 requests- More levels
- Level ideas (Mars, Pluto)
Volcano Island
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Drop and Explode
- No Ads$2.99
Volcano Island
- Remove Pop-up Ads!$0.99
- Welcome Bundle!$1.99
Questions
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