Monopong vs Wavy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monopong
Experience a minimalist arcade game where you control a single paddle to bounce a ball. Compete with players worldwide on global leaderboards and unlock achievements as you test your reflexes.
- Minimalist arcade gameplay
- Single-player experience
- Global leaderboards
- In-game achievements
- Reaction time testing
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Monopong is a minimalist arcade game a bit like that one with the ball and the paddles, but just for you. Test your reactions with global leaderboards, and achievements throughout the game.
Wavy
Engage in a lightweight puzzle game with relaxing challenges. Compete on leaderboards and take on puzzles personally. Unlock premium features with a one-time purchase or subscription.
- Lightweight pocket puzzle game
- Competitive leaderboards
- Relaxing challenges
- Unlimited hints (Pro)
- 500+ puzzles (Pro)
- Lifetime purchase option
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An extremely lightweight pocket puzzle game app. It gets exciting when you start competing on leaderboard and start taking puzzles personal. WAVY PRO Wavy Pro unlocks: • 500+ puzzles • Unlimited hints on every puzzle Two ways to buy: • Wavy Pro Lifetime — a one-time purchase. Pay once and it is yours. Not a subscription, nothing to renew, nothing to cancel. • Wavy Pro Monthly — an auto-renewable subscription, billed every month. Prices are shown in your own currency on the purchase screen before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. The monthly subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled. Manage or cancel it in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. The Lifetime purchase is a single payment and does not renew. Already bought? Tap Restore on the Wavy Pro screen, or in Settings → Membership. Terms of Use (EULA): https://thatswiftguy.com/wavy/terms Privacy Policy: https://thatswiftguy.com/wavy/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Monopong at Free against Wavy's $1.99. Monopong also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (35 vs 2). Wavy's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Monopong is free to download; Wavy costs $1.99 up front. Monopong sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Wavy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Monopong holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monopong has 35 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of Monopong's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wavy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Monopong ships an update every 6 weeks, Wavy every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monopong | Wavy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (35 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joel Collins | Mohammad Yasir |
Customer experience
Monopong
Wavy
Bugs and requests
Monopong
Reported bugs
2 issues- Achievement button partially off-screen on iPhone 8
- Game lags and is not original (reported in Russian)
Requested features
9 requests- Portrait mode / one-handed play
- Ball customization / skins
- More achievements
- Different leaderboard types
- Option to disable vibration
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- Option to change sound/visual effects
- Music in the game
- Option to keep white and not speed up
- Settings menu
Wavy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Monopong
- Unlock Style Skip$0.99
Wavy
- Wavy Pro — Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Wavy Pro — Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Wavy Pro Lifetime$14.99
