Khromax vs Grapple Gum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Khromax
A free touch screen game where you drag colorful stars to create music as they explode. Designed for kids and enjoyable for all ages, it offers a simple, ad-free, and purchase-free experience.
- Touch screen gameplay
- Interactive music creation
- Drag and explode stars
- Colorful visual effects
- Kid-friendly design
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Khromax is the perfect little touch screen game. Drag colorful stars around with your fingertips, making music as they explode. Khromax is free with no ads or in-app purchases. I made this for my kids. I hope you enjoy it too.
Grapple Gum
Engage in fast-paced, action-packed platforming as a piece of gum. Grapple across moving objects, float, and slingshot your way through levels, shooting enemies and bosses. Features intuitive touch controls and online leaderboards.
- Slingshot and grapple mechanics
- Float and hitch rides on platforms
- Shoot targets and bosses
- 10 levels with 10 bosses
- 6 unique weapons with upgrades
- Online leaderboard
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« Grapple Gum will be a must buy when it finally launches » —— TouchArcade.com « Grapple Gum is an intense and action-packed arcade action platformer shooter that you're bound to get stuck to because it's so good. » AppAdvice.com « Grapple Gum is super fun and charming. » —— (Mike Gordon, Iron Horse Games, LLC) « Grapple Gum's visuals and music are both lovely and really make the game stand out among the competition. » —— TouchArcade.com Grapple Gum is an award winning SlingShot-Action-Platformer in which you play as a little pink piece of gum and grapple across moving objects. It's a neat mix of mechanics as you can float through the space, hitch a ride by hooking on the various platforms, and slingshot your way from one piece to another while also shooting at all kinds of targets, including big bosses and the little various sooty critters nibbling at your toes. Grapple Gum was awarded "Best Mobile Game" and "Game Of the Year" by the Tunisian Game Awards 2017 with a jury composed by Susan Gold (founder of the Global Game Jam), Leevi Rasila (GDWC Event Producer) and Moacyr Alves Junior (ESL Brasil Partnerships Director). DENSE CONTENT - Play 10 levels filled with 10 Gigantic bosses and hordes of hand painted, kid friendly, critters. - Discover 6 Awesome and Unique Weapons, with 3 levels of upgrade for each. - Unlock 42 Bonus, which offer exceptional replayability. - Enjoy Fast paced, touchy and crazy satisfying action. BEAUTIFUL GRAPHICS The doodle artwork is brought to life with fluid animation and popping visual effects. Every component has been recreated in meticulous details! INTUITIVE TOUCH CONTROLS Grapple Gum features a One touch control. Tap, hold or swipe and hitch a ride with your grapple or shoot at everything and leave a mess of bursted monsters! Intuitive controls deliver a gaming experience both fun and challenging. ONLINE LEADERBOARD Compete with players all around the world and see who is the very best FUN FOR EVERYONE Grapple Gum is easy enough for anyone to pick up... but it requires tenacity and quick reflex to master.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Khromax at Free against Grapple Gum's $0.99. Khromax also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1). Grapple Gum's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 37 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Khromax is free to download; Grapple Gum costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Khromax holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Khromax ships an update every 37 months, Grapple Gum every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Khromax | Grapple Gum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 4.1 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicholas Tau | Ali Mehrez |
Customer experience
Khromax
Grapple Gum
In-app purchases
Khromax
No in-app purchases
Grapple Gum
No in-app purchases
