Comparison

Trap The Penguin vs ComicScout

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

Head to head
About

Trap The Penguin

Engage your mind with this immersive puzzle game where you strategically trap a smart penguin. Plan your moves carefully to crack ice cubes and prevent its escape across endless levels.

Highlights
  • Best puzzle gameplay
  • Awesome graphics
  • Easy controls
  • Brain exercise
  • Endless trap game levels
  • Realistic gameplay experience
Features
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Hello, if you are looking for a new puzzle/brain game, then you are in the right place. Trap The Penguin is an immersive brain game. You must try it! Trap The Penguin that wants to escape. Penguin is very smart. So be careful, think strategically and plan for the future to trap it! Trap The Penguin Features * Best puzzle gameplay * Awesome graphics * Easy controls * Brain exercise with penguin games * Endless trap game levels * A straightforward, realistic gameplay experience that is immersive  and engaging Introduced Levels Now you can choose from Easy, Medium and Hard mode. Added Hammer to break the ice. Game Play * The gameplay of Trap The Penguin is quite straightforward: to trap the penguin and prevent it from escaping once trapped. * You have to crack the ice cube around the penguin with different strategies. Once you have cracked all the cubes around the penguin and the penguin has no remaining cubes to move, that means you have trapped the penguin. * The penguin here is smart, which moves each time very brilliantly, so crack ice cubes carefully around to trap it.

About

ComicScout

This app helps comic collectors estimate the value of comic books before buying or selling. It identifies issues, checks for reprints, and provides a fair-market value estimate with a clear verdict.

Highlights
  • Identify comics from photos or links
  • Estimate fair-market value
  • Flag reprints and restoration risk
  • Track collection items
  • Save scan history
Features
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ComicScout helps comic collectors estimate value before they buy, sell, or add a book to their collection. Scan a comic cover, slab label, marketplace screenshot, or eBay listing URL. ComicScout identifies the issue, checks edition and reprint risk, estimates fair-market value, and gives a clear BUY, WATCH, PASS, or ASK verdict. What ComicScout does: • Identifies comic books from photos, slab labels, screenshots, and listing links • Estimates fair-market value using live listings, licensed price-guide data, and available market signals • Shows by-grade value guidance when available • Flags reprints, facsimiles, edition traps, restoration risk, and other details that can change value • Saves scan history and collection items so you can track books over time • Lets you use a share extension from Safari on comic listings Free tier: ComicScout includes 1 free scan per rolling 30-day period. ComicScout Premium: Premium has no monthly scan quota and unlocks the full deal report. A reasonable server-enforced daily fair-use and abuse-prevention limit applies and resets at 00:00 UTC. Premium includes a 14-day free trial for eligible users, then auto-renews at $6.99/week or $59.99/year through Apple. A one-time 20-scan pack is also available for $4.99 and does not grant Premium. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. ComicScout is independent and is not affiliated with Marvel, DC, CGC, CBCS, eBay, or PriceCharting. Values are estimates, not guarantees. Terms of Use: https://comicscout.co/terms Privacy Policy: https://comicscout.co/privacy

Screenshots

Trap The Penguin4 screens
ComicScout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ComicScout at 4.6 against Trap The Penguin's 4.0. ComicScout also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Trap The Penguin's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Trap The Penguin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ComicScout sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ComicScout holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ComicScout has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trap The Penguin ships an update every 5 months, ComicScout every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Trap The Penguin versus ComicScout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrap The PenguinComicScout
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.6 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDhaval PatelSeyyedmilad Ghaemi

Customer experience

Trap The Penguin

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ComicScout

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Trap The Penguin

One-time1
  • Ad Free Version$2.99
4 purchases

ComicScout

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium14 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Annual Premium Offer14 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Annual Premium14 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • 20-Scan Pack$4.99

Questions

Is Trap The Penguin free?
Trap The Penguin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ComicScout free?
ComicScout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Trap The Penguin or ComicScout?
ComicScout is rated higher. Trap The Penguin averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ComicScout averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Trap The Penguin or ComicScout have ads?
Both Trap The Penguin and ComicScout show ads.
Which is updated more often, Trap The Penguin or ComicScout?
Trap The Penguin ships an update every 5 months, and ComicScout every 5 days. Most recently, Trap The Penguin was updated on October 16, 2026 and ComicScout on October 24, 2026.

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