Comparison

Number Munchers vs Joon Pet Game

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

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About

Number Munchers

Navigate a grid, eating correct numbers and equations while avoiding enemies. This classic game challenges your math skills with various level types and increasing difficulty.

Highlights
  • Eat correct numbers and equations
  • Avoid Troggles and other enemies
  • Multiple level types (Multiples, Factors, Primes, Equality, Inequality)
  • Increasing difficulty levels
  • Interactive grid movement
  • Score points and aim for the Hall of Fame
Features
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Welcome to the game of eating numbers and equations while avoiding being eaten yourself! This classic game is now available for your enjoyment on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Just like the old-school game you used to play but now blended with some new twists! You'll enjoy it as much as you did back in the day and now you can pass along the fun you used to have to your kids. They probably wouldn't be caught dead using the original hardware this ran on! Your hero is Muncher. You'll be directing his movements and eating habits while on your quest. Your objective is to eat the correct numbers or equations based on the heading of the level you are on. But be warned: there are creatures out there called Troggles that will get in your way! You may remember some of those shady characters: Reggies, Helpers, Bashfuls, Workers, and Smarties. Without the hardware of your Apple ][ handy, you now move around the grid by touching a box. To eat the contents of a box, double touch it. Since you are no longer restricted to moving one box at a time, you must learn how Muncher moves to be successful at avoiding Troggles! For every correct answer you eat, you receive points. Once you have eaten all of the correct answers you will move onto the next level. You will lose one of your Munchers if an incorrect answer is eaten or you cross paths with a Troggle. The game is over when you are out of lives. You can briefly keep yourself safe from Troggles while inside of the roaming 'safe box'. After every three levels you can sit back and watch a short, classic movie of Muncher taking care of business. When your game is over, you may be fortunate enough to have made it into the world-wide hall of fame! There are five basic types of levels for you to play: - Multiples: only eat multiples of the given number. - Factors: only eat factors of the given number. - Primes: only eat prime numbers. - Equality: only eat equations that are equal to the given number. - Inequality: only eat equations that are NOT equal to the given number. You may also play all types together in series or in random order. As you progress in each type the difficulty increases. There are 250 distinct levels awaiting you! Varying levels of difficulty are available to challenge your math skills. Also, as the difficulty goes up, more troggles will come after you and you will have fewer spare Munchers on hand. The harder you make it the more points you will receive per eaten correct answer. Have fun!

About

Joon Pet Game

Engage in real-life activities to progress in a virtual world. This game encourages users to complete tasks in their daily lives to unlock new experiences and advance within the app's digital environment.

Highlights
  • Explore a virtual world
  • Raise a virtual pet
  • Real-life activity integration
  • Progress based on daily tasks
Features
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Explore Joon while doing things in real life. The more you do in real life, the further you'll go in Joon! Terms Of Use: https://www.joonapp.io/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Number Munchers4 screens
Joon Pet Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Joon Pet Game at 64% against Number Munchers's 19%. Joon Pet Game also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.1 vs 3.2). Number Munchers's advantage is chart position (#61 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 12.4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Joon Pet Game is free to download; Number Munchers costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Joon Pet Game holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 190 and 753 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Number Munchers's written reviews are positive against 64% of Joon Pet Game's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Number Munchers ships an update every 23 months, Joon Pet Game every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Number Munchers versus Joon Pet Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumber MunchersJoon Pet Game
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.2 (190 ratings)4.1 (753 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.5% of reviews64.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings190753 — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#61 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB271 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMotivCodeJoon App, Inc

Customer experience

Number Munchers

All ratings190 ratings
Positive48.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative41.1%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive18.5%
Neutral12.3%
Negative69.1%

Joon Pet Game

All ratings744 ratings
Positive75.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews241 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral11.2%
Negative24.5%

User reviews

Number Munchers

From 190 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Nostalgic game experience
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Great for kids
  • 🧠 Educational value
  • ✨ Fun and engaging gameplay

Room to improve

  • 💥 Frequent crashes
  • 🚫 Game does not work
  • 💸 Not worth the money
  • ⏳ Outdated and unplayable
  • 🐌 Slow or unresponsive controls

Joon Pet Game

From 753 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helps motivate kids to do chores
  • 🚀 Effective for ADHD/ASD kids
  • 💡 Customizable rewards system
  • 🤩 Kids love the pets and game elements

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and crashes
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🕰️ Pets require frequent attention
  • 🤔 Lack of engaging gameplay for older kids

Bugs and requests

Number Munchers

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Crashes after a few levels (often 3 or 4)
  • Game shuts down after videos/cutscenes
  • Cannot select numbers
  • Double-tap control is too fast/unresponsive
  • App closes after level clear
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  • Game doesn't work past a certain level
  • Trackpad/mouse not working
  • Game closes after specific level milestones (e.g., multiples of 3 or 4)
  • Auto-progression glitching
  • Level won't clear even after munching correct numbers
  • Muncher stops working after walking into a troggle
  • Cannot move to next level automatically
  • Game doesn't download correctly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add addition and subtraction modes
  • Make a Word Muncher game
  • Add more levels
  • Fix cutscene glitches
  • Add cutscenes back

Joon Pet Game

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Quests not showing up as scheduled
  • Incorrect Doter types hatching from eggs
  • Inability to switch Doters without reaching level 5

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add multiplayer/social features
  • Expand game content and mini-games
  • Allow more customization for Doters
  • Improve performance and stability

In-app purchases

None

Number Munchers

No in-app purchases

None

Joon Pet Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Number Munchers free?
Number Munchers costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Joon Pet Game free?
Joon Pet Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Number Munchers or Joon Pet Game?
Joon Pet Game is rated higher. Number Munchers averages 3.2 out of 5 from 190 ratings, while Joon Pet Game averages 4.1 from 753 ratings.
Do Number Munchers or Joon Pet Game have ads?
Neither Number Munchers nor Joon Pet Game shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Number Munchers or Joon Pet Game?
Number Munchers ships an update every 23 months, and Joon Pet Game every 10 days. Most recently, Number Munchers was updated on November 1, 2026 and Joon Pet Game on November 3, 2026.

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