Bugdom 2 vs Monument Valley
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.
Monument Valley
Explore a world of impossible architecture and optical illusions. Guide a silent princess through stunningly beautiful, hand-crafted monuments by manipulating the environment. Uncover hidden paths and solve puzzles in this surreal exploration game.
- Impossible architecture manipulation
- Optical illusion puzzles
- Surreal exploration
- Hand-crafted worlds
- Intuitive twist and drag controls
- Reactive soundscape
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** Apple Game of the Year 2014 ** ** Winner of Apple Design Award 2014 ** In Monument Valley you will manipulate impossible architecture and guide a silent princess through a stunningly beautiful world. Monument Valley is a surreal exploration through fantastical architecture and impossible geometry. Guide the silent princess Ida through mysterious monuments, uncovering hidden paths, unfolding optical illusions and outsmarting the enigmatic Crow People. Ida's Dream now available. Forgotten Shores: Eight new chapters of adventure and illusion available now as a separate purchase. Buy or download Monument Valley now and you’ll also get our fully animated iMessage sticker pack, including 5 stickers exclusive to players! Only available on iOS10 and above. ======= "This might be the most beautiful iPad game of 2014" - Wired "Brilliant design... stayed with me like a dream I didn't want to forget" 9/10 - Polygon "The most sublime hour my iPad has ever given me... and the value of such a thing is incalculable" - Kotaku "Monument Valley stuns with its serenity... each screen is a work of art" - Huffington Post "Almost impossibly gorgeous... a feast for your senses" 5/5 - Touch Arcade ======= BEAUTIFUL Inspired by minimalist 3D design, optical illusions and palaces and temples from around the world, every monument is a unique, hand-crafted world to explore. EASY TO USE Twist and drag to reshape the world and help Ida to explore. Designed to be easy for everyone to pick up, enjoy and complete. SOUND Audio reacts to your manipulation of the world to provide a surreal and beautiful soundscape. Best experienced with headphones. iCloud Synchronize your game across all your devices. ** Monument Valley is designed for iPhone 4 and above. It is NOT compatible with iPod Touch 4th Generation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Monument Valley at 4.8 against Bugdom 2's 4.1. Monument Valley also leads on ratings volume (16K vs 63) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Bugdom 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and price ($2.99 vs $3.99). On ads 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
Bugdom 2 costs $2.99 and Monument Valley $3.99 up front. Monument Valley sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bugdom 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Monument Valley holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monument Valley has 16K ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Bugdom 2's written reviews are positive against 81% of Monument Valley's.
Bugdom 2 ships an update every 6 months, Monument Valley every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bugdom 2 | Monument Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (63 ratings) | 4.8 (16K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.3% of reviews | 80.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 63 | 16K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #6 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 324 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pangea Software, Inc. | ustwo games |
Customer experience
Bugdom 2
Monument Valley
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
Monument Valley
From 16K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Stunning visuals and graphics
- 🎶 Soothing and atmospheric audio
- 🧠 Clever and mind-bending puzzles
- 🕰️ Relaxing and calming gameplay
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly controls
Room to improve
- 🕹️ Puzzles can be too easy at times
- ⏱️ Game is relatively short in length
- 💰 Expensive for the amount of content
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes reported
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
Monument Valley
Reported bugs
3 issues- Levels not loading or freezing on certain devices
- Inability to purchase or access DLC/expansion content
- Compatibility issues with recent iOS updates
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and chapters to extend the gameplay
- Increased difficulty and challenge in later puzzles
- Ability to save progress and resume levels
- Support for newer device screen sizes and resolutions
In-app purchases
Bugdom 2
No in-app purchases
Monument Valley
- Forgotten Shores$1.99
Questions
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