Bugdom 2 vs The Patrick Star Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bugdom 2
Embark on a console-quality 3D action-adventure as Skip McFly, a grasshopper exploring a house and its surroundings. Encounter a variety of insect friends and foes in a visually stunning world with beautiful 3D animation and engaging characters.
- Console-quality 3D action-adventure
- Explore inside and around a house
- Encounter friends and enemies
- Stunning 3D graphics and animation
- Engaging insect characters
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The best action-adventure game for iOS!!! • iPhone Award Winner by appstoreapps.com • "Editor's Pick Award" by FamousWhy.com! Bugdom 2 is the only console-quality 3D action-adventure game for the iPhone and iPod Touch. You play Skip McFly, a grasshopper who explores the areas inside and around a house, and encounter both friends and enemies. The graphics in Bugdom 2 are absolutely stunning! Beautiful 3D animation and great characters from spear-throwing roaches to blood-sucking ticks. Bugdom 2 is a *big* game that will keep you entertained for a very long time.
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.
- 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
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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. --
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: The Patrick Star Game at Free against Bugdom 2's $2.99. The Patrick Star Game also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (869 vs 63). Bugdom 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (69% vs 40%). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
The Patrick Star Game is free to download; Bugdom 2 costs $2.99 up front. The Patrick Star Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bugdom 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Patrick Star Game holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Patrick Star Game has 869 ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Bugdom 2's written reviews are positive against 40% of The Patrick Star Game's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bugdom 2 ships an update every 8 months, The Patrick Star Game fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bugdom 2 | The Patrick Star Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (63 ratings) | 4.3 (869 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.1% of reviews — better | 39.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 63 | 869 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 493 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pangea Software, Inc. | Outright Games Limited |
Customer experience
Bugdom 2
The Patrick Star Game
User reviews
Bugdom 2
From 63 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Amazing graphics
- 🚀 Engaging gameplay
- 👍 Nostalgic for childhood
- 👍 Fun adventure
- 👍 Great value for money
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and crashes
- 🐛 Difficult controls
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 🔒 Lacks save progress option
The Patrick Star Game
From 869 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Bugdom 2
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes frequently
- Controls are unresponsive
- Levels reset progress when exiting
Requested features
3 requests- Add save progress option
- Improve camera and controls
- Bring back original Bugdom game
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
Bugdom 2
No in-app purchases
The Patrick Star Game
- Full Game Unlock$9.99
Questions
Is Bugdom 2 free?
Is The Patrick Star Game free?
Which has better reviews, Bugdom 2 or The Patrick Star Game?
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