Comparison

Gorillas vs Power Pop Blast

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

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About

Gorillas

Engage in turn-based artillery combat by aiming and launching bananas at opponents. Account for wind and weather effects to achieve victory. Challenge friends or random players in various game modes.

Highlights
  • Turn-based artillery combat
  • Touch-aimed banana throws
  • Wind and weather effects
  • Play against AI or friends
  • Multiple game modes
  • Slow motion kill replays
  • Retro music remixes
Features
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Gorillas is a turn-based artillery-style game where the objective is to blast your opponent away using carefully touch-aimed bananas. With a single touch of the display you determine the direction and speed of your banana's throw. Don't forget to take the wind into account! Gorillas is now Game Center-enabled, allowing you to face your friends or random challengers at any time. This is a port of the original DOS game to the iOS platform, enhanced with all the goodness iOS has to offer. FEATURES: ● A classic feel coated with iOS goodness. ● Play against the AI, your friends, or both. ● Configurable or dynamically adjusted difficulty. ● A range of different world themes to play in. ● Various captivating game modes: - Boot Camp: Train your aim. - Classic: Play a quick match. - Dynamic: Make the most awesome kill shots. - Team: Team up with friends against the AIs. - Last Man Standing: Stay alive the longest. ● Wind and weather effects, such as rain and snow. ● A range of excellent retro remixes. ● Sound effects, vibration and shaking. ● Camera action and game field zooming. ● Slow motion kill shot replays. ● Fully Open Source (JRL). For more information and a demonstration of the gameplay, check out: http://gorillas.lyndir.com For any great ideas or valuable feedback: gorillas@lyndir.com Thanks for checking out Gorillas and letting us and your friends know what you think!

About

Power Pop Blast

Match and crash adjacent cubes of the same color to explode them and clear the board. Solve hundreds of fun puzzle levels, create special combos, and use powerful boosts to overcome tricky challenges. Train your brain with this addictive and relaxing tile-blasting adventure.

Highlights
  • Match and crash 2 or more adjacent cubes
  • Create special combos and boosters
  • Hundreds of fun puzzle levels
  • Train your brain and puzzle-solving skills
  • Colorful graphics and designs
  • Addictive gameplay with no Wi-Fi needed
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Pop & Explode Cubes! It’s time to join the fun adventure and start blasting tiles! Match and crash 2 or more adjacent cubes of the same color to explode and clear the board, make special combos and explore hundreds of super fun puzzle levels. Crushing blocks is absolutely free and totally addictive! Train your brain and test your puzzle solving skills in playing this easy and relaxing game. Get ready for the best adventure through new levels, discover plenty of awesome puzzles and quests and win amazing boosts that will help you pass tricky challenges in this journey. Download today and crash your way around all the tricky puzzles and tapping challenges! Test your color matching skills in hundreds of new levels, clear the obstacles and win boosters. Enjoy hours of fun, and tap and explode the bricks to blast them away. The more toys you pop in one move, the better the chance you’ll unlock a cool booster that will help you defeat the challenge. Use the cool power-ups and boosts at the right time to crush tiles, clear the board and win awesome prizes! Enjoy smooth, addictive gameplay, beautiful designs, and the best tap 2 game puzzles. Challenge family and friends and see who can complete all the missions - it’s a fun and super addictive tap 2 game! HOW TO PLAY POWER POP BLAST: - Click on any 2 adjacent toys of the same color to drag and blast them. - Play through hundreds of challenging and popping levels in this cool cubes game. - Overcome obstacles, collect gems and diamonds and beat the levels. - Clear the board from the bricks and win points. - Use powerful boosts to advance through the blast game. Join the block tapping fun today! You have a limited amount of moves to clear a level in this journey, so you better think it through and plan your path wisely. Pop the cubes and win awesome rewards. - Touch and crush 5 or 6 tiles to get a rocket. - Match and crash 7 or 8 cubes to get a bomb. - Swipe and smash bricks to earn a color wheel AMAZING FEATURES: - Colorful graphics and designs. - Fantastic and unique gameplay, tap and smash 2 blocks to blast. - Tons of fun puzzles and challenges. - Easy and fun to learn blast game. - Completely FREE to play! - Swap and explode all the tiles, and blast the puzzles in this matching game whenever and wherever you want - no wifi or internet needed! Play this amazing popping game today, and start the fun! You won’t regret playing this great tap 2 block game! Liked the game? We would love to get your feedback! Let us know what we can add to make your gameplay even more enjoyable and earn your 5-star review. Power Pop Blast is free to play, but some optional in-game items will require payment.

Screenshots

Gorillas4 screens
Power Pop Blast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gorillas at none against Power Pop Blast's 20. Gorillas also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 10.0). Power Pop Blast's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 49). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Power Pop Blast sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. Gorillas asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Power Pop Blast holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Power Pop Blast has 1.4K ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Gorillas's written reviews are positive against 72% of Power Pop Blast's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gorillas ships an update every 2 months, Power Pop Blast every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Gorillas versus Power Pop Blast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGorillasPower Pop Blast
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (49 ratings)4.6 (1.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.4% of reviews72.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings491.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB180 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMaarten BillemontIlyon Dynamics Ltd.

Customer experience

Gorillas

All ratings48 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive57.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.6%

Power Pop Blast

All ratings1,415 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral8.0%
Negative19.5%

Bugs and requests

Gorillas

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Power Pop Blast

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Levels not progressing as expected
  • Ads not closing properly
  • Game freezing or crashing
  • Scoring issues on certain levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to earn more boosters
  • Removal or reduction of ads
  • Improved stability and performance

In-app purchases

None

Gorillas

No in-app purchases

20 purchases

Power Pop Blast

One-time20
  • Mini Coin Pack$0.99
  • Starter Pack Sale$0.99
  • One Time Offer$1.99
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  • Mini coin pack$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • Small Coin Pack$2.99
  • No Ads Bundle$4.99
  • Small coin pack$4.99
  • Blast Bundle$6.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$8.99
  • Medium coin pack$9.99
  • Adventure Bundle$13.99
  • Large Coin Pack$17.99
  • Pro Bundle$27.99
  • Huge coin pack$43.99
  • Huge Coin Pack$49.99
  • Ultra Bundle$54.99
  • Giant Coin Pack$79.99
  • XL Coin Pack$94.99
  • Epic Bundle$99.99

Questions

Is Gorillas free?
Gorillas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Power Pop Blast free?
Power Pop Blast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gorillas or Power Pop Blast?
Power Pop Blast is rated higher. Gorillas averages 4.1 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Power Pop Blast averages 4.6 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Gorillas or Power Pop Blast have ads?
Power Pop Blast shows ads; Gorillas does not.
Which is updated more often, Gorillas or Power Pop Blast?
Gorillas ships an update every 2 months, and Power Pop Blast every 3 months. Most recently, Gorillas was updated on October 22, 2026 and Power Pop Blast on October 21, 2026.

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