Comparison

SpongeBob vs The Patrick Star Game

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

Head to head
About

SpongeBob

Manage Bikini Bottom restaurants, cook iconic dishes, and serve familiar characters. Expand your fast-food empire, customize kitchens, and unlock characters with unique outfits. Experience an exclusive storyline and new challenges.

Highlights
  • Serve iconic dishes like Krabby Patties
  • Manage time and customer satisfaction
  • Explore Bikini Bottom restaurants
  • Decorate and upgrade kitchens
  • Unlock and dress up characters
  • Experience an exclusive storyline
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Available exclusively for Netflix members. Fire up the grill! Delight customers by serving up delicious dishes in Bikini Bottom's restaurants in this culinary adventure based on the series. When Mr. Krabs realizes there’s more money to be earned in the fast-food business, the penny-pinching restaurateur sets out to expand his empire — starting with a breakfast stand outside of SpongeBob’s house. Who better to help Mr. Krabs run his business than SpongeBob SquarePants himself? Play as SpongeBob to create your own Bikini Bottom kitchen, decorate and customize your restaurant, and get ready to serve your guests delicious food! In this fast-food cooking game, put your time-management skills to the test and experience an expanded SpongeBob universe. Features: • Move up the ranks: Ready to whip up Krabby Patties, pancakes, BBQ and more? You’ll serve tons of familiar faces like Patrick Star, Sandy Cheeks and Squidward. Keep your customers happy and be rewarded with tips, likes and exciting bonuses. Start as a junior fry cook and train to become one of Bikini Bottom’s premier fast-food chefs! • Explore the world of SpongeBob SquarePants: Tour familiar restaurants and new kitchens in Bikini Bottom, Goo Lagoon and beyond. New restaurants and cuisines are added regularly, offering new cooking challenges and recipes to learn! • Decorate, upgrade and personalize your restaurants: Start out with a basic restaurant design and create a kitchen fit for an expert chef! Upgrade your kitchen equipment to cook food quickly and provide faster service. • Unlock your favorite characters: Dress them in amazing outfits inspired by the show! Upgrade and power up your characters to help you cook in new and delicious ways. • Experience a new storyline: Dive into an all-new, exclusive story featuring SpongeBob, Mr. Krabs, Squidward, Sandy and Patrick. Play through the storyline to unlock new levels. - Created by Tilting Point.

About

The Patrick Star Game

Explore Bikini Bottom as Patrick Star in this open-world physics-based sandbox game. Use items to create chaos, complete challenges set by friends, and unlock iconic outfits. Embrace silliness and unpredictable fun in a familiar universe.

Highlights
  • Open-world Bikini Bottom playground
  • Physics-based sandbox gameplay
  • Complete challenges from friends
  • Use various items to interact with the environment
  • Unlock iconic Patrick outfits
  • Interact with SpongeBob characters
Features
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Patrick fans, your time has come - and Bikini Bottom is your open-world playground! So become the Star of the show, put your silliest ideas into action, and enjoy the physics-based chaos that unfolds all around you. From The Krusty Krab to Glove World, the SpongeBob universe is yours to goof off in. Skydive with just a parasol (or nothing at all), search for buried treasure in the Dump, or release the rage in Mrs. Puff’s Rage Room. Use almost any item you can find, from the reef blower to a can of paint, to change the world into Patrick’s dream playground. TAKE ON CHALLENGES Set up by your best friends like SpongeBob, Sandy Cheeks, Mr. Krabs, and … Plankton FUN WITH PHYSICS Take things and push them somewhere else. Physics! THIS IS PATRICK! Create hilarious mayhem in the open world of Bikini Bottom. ICONIC STYLES Unlock classic Patrick outfits with your crazy stunts and collectibles. EVERYONE'S HERE Get silly with SpongeBob, Squidward, Sandy, and more. So step inside one of Bikini Bottom’s most enigmatic minds, forget all the rules, and have the most hilariously unpredictable experience you can imagine! -- © 2025 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nickelodeon, SpongeBob SquarePants and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. Created by Stephen Hillenburg. Published by Outright Games Limited. Software ©2025 Outright Games Limited. ©2025 Developed by PHL Collective. PHL Collective and its related trademarks and logos are property of PHL Collective. All rights reserved. --

Screenshots

SpongeBob4 screens
The Patrick Star Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SpongeBob at 4.8 against The Patrick Star Game's 4.3. SpongeBob also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 40%) and ratings volume (29K vs 869). The Patrick Star Game's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SpongeBob sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month and The Patrick Star Game 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

SpongeBob holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpongeBob has 29K ratings behind it against 869, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of SpongeBob's written reviews are positive against 40% of The Patrick Star Game's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpongeBob ships an update every 2 months, The Patrick Star Game fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SpongeBob versus The Patrick Star Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpongeBobThe Patrick Star Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (29K ratings) — better4.3 (869 ratings)
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews — better39.7% of reviews
Number of ratings29K — better869
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size262 MB493 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNetflix, Inc.Outright Games Limited

Customer experience

SpongeBob

All ratings28,813 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews1,061 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral12.0%
Negative18.5%

The Patrick Star Game

All ratings767 ratings
Positive81.1%
Neutral3.5%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive39.7%
Neutral8.6%
Negative51.7%

User reviews

SpongeBob

From 29K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive
  • 👍 No ads or in-app purchases
  • 💡 Nostalgic SpongeBob theme
  • 👍 Easy to navigate and play

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🐛 Leaderboard and progress issues
  • 🐛 Difficulty progressing past certain levels
  • 🐛 Inconsistent difficulty

The Patrick Star Game

From 869 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Awesome game once you get the paid version
  • 👍 Really cool game
  • 👍 Now I know where everything is on the show

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Demo is way too small
  • 💰 Not actually free, have to pay $9.99
  • 🐛 Can't move the camera
  • 🤔 Did Patrick really deserve a game?

Bugs and requests

SpongeBob

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Fry Cook Games leaderboard not working
  • Inability to click 'Continue' button after completing levels
  • Glitch at Pasta La Vista level 4 preventing progress
  • Upgrades and decor not saving properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More frequent content updates
  • Option to skip repetitive levels
  • Ability to continue progress after completing a restaurant
  • Improved character customization

The Patrick Star Game

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Every time I get out of the playground it puts 10 seconds and I always get irritated
  • I can only got one skin in the game

Requested features

3 requests
  • More frequent updates
  • More stuff from the show
  • Ability to go into actual buildings

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SpongeBob

Subscriptions1
  • Netflix Standard Plan$19.991 Month
1 purchases

The Patrick Star Game

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$9.99

Questions

Is SpongeBob free?
SpongeBob is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Patrick Star Game free?
The Patrick Star Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SpongeBob or The Patrick Star Game?
SpongeBob is rated higher. SpongeBob averages 4.8 out of 5 from 29K ratings, while The Patrick Star Game averages 4.3 from 869 ratings.
Do SpongeBob or The Patrick Star Game have ads?
Neither SpongeBob nor The Patrick Star Game shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpongeBob or The Patrick Star Game?
SpongeBob ships an update every 2 months, and The Patrick Star Game fortnightly. Most recently, SpongeBob was updated on October 31, 2026 and The Patrick Star Game on October 30, 2026.

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