ActionPotato vs Monster Dash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ActionPotato
Tap stockpots to jump and catch falling potatoes. Avoid rotten ones to protect your stockpots, but catch hearts to recover them. Aim for continuous catches to build combos and maximize your score in this simple, one-finger game.
- Catch falling potatoes
- Avoid rotten potatoes
- Collect heart items
- Build combos for score
- One-finger gameplay
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Catch fresh potatoes to make potato stew! Touch stockpots to jump and catch potatoes thrown from the right side. If they catch a rotten potato, you lose the stockpot. But if they catches a heart item, a stockpot comes back. - More right stockpot earns more score. If they get potatoes continuously without missing them, the 'combo' counter increases and you can get more score. - This game doesn't support multi-touch so that you can play simply with one finger.
Monster Dash
Embark on an action-packed adventure running and gunning through monster hordes. Master simple controls to blast enemies with powerful weapons across diverse worlds. Discover hidden awards and enjoy uninterrupted gameplay.
- Run and gun gameplay
- Powerful weapons
- Diverse worlds
- Unique enemies
- Hidden awards
- Simple controls
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Sprint, Jump and Blast your way through Monster Dash, an action-packed game by the creators of Jetpack Joyride and Fruit Ninja. Experience the classic game resurrected from the dead! With simple controls, just two buttons, making it easy-to-learn but hard to master. Join Barry Steakfries and his iconic Machine Gun Jetpack in a world full of menacing monster mayhem, as you run and gun your way through hordes of zombies, vampires and more with the most explosive and powerful weapons you can find! UNIQUE FEATURES: • Clear your path with punchy and powerful Weapons! • Uninterrupted gameplay without ads or in-app purchases • 5 different exotic worlds to survive • Unique enemies to defeat in each world • 62 Hidden Awards and Accolades to discover Download Monster Dash now and embark on an action-packed, monster-slaying, adventure… with a dash of nostalgia. Do the dash, do the Monster Dash! WHAT'S HALFBRICK+ Halfbrick+ is a mobile games subscription service featuring: ● Exclusive access to the highest-rated games ● No ads or in app purchases ● Brought to you by the makers of Award-winning mobile games ● Regular updates and new games ● Curated by hand - for gamers by gamers! Kick off your Guest Access with 60 minutes of gameplay! If you like what you see, start your One Month free trial and play all our games without ads, in app purchases, and fully unlocked games! Your subscription will auto-renew after 30 days, or save money with an annual membership! If you have any questions, please contact our support team https://support.halfbrick.com **************************************** View our privacy policy at https://halfbrick.com/hbpprivacy View our terms of service at https://www.halfbrick.com/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ActionPotato at none against Monster Dash's 19. ActionPotato also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 62%) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). Monster Dash's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 40). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Monster Dash sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ActionPotato asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for ActionPotato against 4.4 for Monster Dash. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monster Dash has 2.1K ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of ActionPotato's written reviews are positive against 62% of Monster Dash's.
ActionPotato ships an update every 8 months, Monster Dash every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ActionPotato | Monster Dash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (40 ratings) — better | 4.4 (2.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.4% of reviews — better | 61.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40 | 2.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Yohei Iwasaki | Halfbrick Studios |
Customer experience
ActionPotato
Monster Dash
User reviews
ActionPotato
From 40 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive game
- 😊 Cute and simple design
- 🕰️ Great time-waster
- 💯 Nostalgic and classic
- 🎉 Entertaining for all ages
Room to improve
- 🐛 No sound/volume control
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 🤖 Lacks advanced features
- 🧭 No personal high score tracking
Monster Dash
From 2.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Classic arcade-style visuals
- 💡 Ghostbusters event mashup
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🔋 Overheating issues on older devices
- 💰 Excessive microtransactions and paywalls
Bugs and requests
ActionPotato
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezes on some devices
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Add music/sound control
- Implement personal high score tracking
- Optimize for larger screens
- Introduce new gameplay modes
Monster Dash
Reported bugs
3 issues- Progress and purchases disappearing after updates
- Game Center integration not working properly
- Spawning enemies too close to the player
Requested features
3 requests- Bring back the original pixel art style
- Add more unlockable weapons and gadgets
- Implement a classic mode without energy/stamina system
In-app purchases
ActionPotato
No in-app purchases
Monster Dash
- Halfbrick+$2.991 Month
- Halfbrick+ (Trial)1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Halfbrick+ (Early Adopter)6 Months trial$2.991 Month
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- Halfbrick+ (Yearly discount)$2.991 Month
- Halfbrick+3 variants$29.991 Year
- Halfbrick+1 Year trial$29.991 Year
- The Mega Magnet$0.99
- Special Ammo Gadget$0.99
- Small Gem Pack$1.99
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- Fruit Ninja Blade$1.99
- Weapon Bundle 1$1.99
- Weapon Bundle 2$1.99
- Apocalypse Starter Pack$2.99
- Medium Gem Pack$3.99
- Incredibubble$3.99
- Large Gem Pack$8.99
- Halfbrick+$99.99
