Comparison

ActionPotato vs Loopy Bird

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Catch falling potatoes
  • Avoid rotten potatoes
  • Collect heart items
  • Build combos for score
  • One-finger gameplay
Features
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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.

About

Loopy Bird

Relive the classic arcade experience with this challenging endless runner. Tap to guide a bird through obstacles, aiming for a high score. Enjoy addictive extras and surprises in a retro gaming environment.

Highlights
  • Classic tap-to-fly gameplay
  • Endless runner mode
  • High score challenges
  • Retro gaming feel
  • Addictive extras and surprises
Features
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One tap to fly. One pipe to end it all. How far can you go? Loopy Bird is a pixel-art arcade game about tapping at exactly the right moment. Flap through the gaps, beat your best, and unlock birds that each play in their own way. It's quick to learn, hard to master, and impossible to put down. 24 BIRDS, EACH WITH ITS OWN TRICK - Loopy Bird flies backwards - Crazy Bird scores double - Bounce Bird bounces off the ground and the tops of pipes - Ghost Bird races a replay of your own best run - Gravity Bird turns the whole world upside down every 10 pipes - Hummingbird hovers: hold to rise, let go to drop - Phoenix rises from the flames once per run - Owl slows time, and pipes passed in slow motion score double - Bat flies at night and only sees what its light reaches - Twin Birds: two birds, one tap - Space Bird warps through portals, Cyber Bird blasts pipes, Retro Bird flies in a 4-bit world - ...and more, plus one bird you can never buy: it has to be earned 10 BACKGROUNDS TO PICK FROM Fly over Country Town, Volcano Island and Space Town, or through 7 new worlds: Haunted Hollow, Ember Peaks, Twilight Forest, Flower Garden, Sunny Beach, Orbital Station and Mirror Lake. Each has its own pipes. DAILY CHALLENGE Every day, everyone gets the same bird and the same pipes. Hit the day's target and climb the daily leaderboard. EARN EVERYTHING BY PLAYING Unlock birds with your best run, or keep a daily streak going and every pipe adds up. 31 Game Center achievements and a leaderboard for every bird. Every earnable bird can be earned by playing. If you'd rather not wait, the store has single birds, team packs and the Loopy Pass, which unlocks every bird and background in the game. Buy once, keep forever. No subscriptions. Made by one person who has been flapping since the beginning. Thanks for playing.

Screenshots

ActionPotato2 screens
Loopy Bird4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ActionPotato at 4.5 against Loopy Bird's 3.8. ActionPotato also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (83% vs 75%). Loopy Bird's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (138 vs 40). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Loopy Bird sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. ActionPotato asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ActionPotato holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 138 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of ActionPotato's written reviews are positive against 75% of Loopy Bird's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ActionPotato ships an update every 8 months, Loopy Bird monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ActionPotato versus Loopy Bird: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActionPotatoLoopy Bird
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (40 ratings) — better3.8 (138 ratings)
Positive reviews83.4% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings40138 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYohei IwasakiEmpoc, LLC

Customer experience

ActionPotato

All ratings39 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive83.4%
Neutral6.6%
Negative9.9%

Loopy Bird

All ratings130 ratings
Positive66.9%
Neutral8.5%
Negative24.6%
Written reviews244 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral9.4%
Negative15.6%

User reviews

ActionPotato

From 40 App Store ratings

What 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

Loopy Bird

From 138 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Flappy bird clone
  • 👍 No ads
  • 👍 Different birds to unlock
  • 👍 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Fun and addictive

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🐛 Black bar on screen
  • 🐛 Slow bird not unlocking properly
  • 🔊 Annoying music with no volume control
  • 🕹️ Bird falls too fast, making it hard to control

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

Loopy Bird

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezing and crashing
  • Achievements not working properly
  • Inconsistent bird speed and responsiveness
  • Ads popping up during gameplay

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more game modes (tunnel, spikes, etc.)
  • Provide an option to mute music
  • Make the first levels easier for beginners
  • Add a way to unlock birds more easily
  • Improve the sensitivity and control of the bird

In-app purchases

None

ActionPotato

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Loopy Bird

One-time10
  • Mini Bird$0.99
  • Flower Garden$0.99
  • Sunny Beach$0.99
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  • Orbital Station$0.99
  • Mirror Lake$0.99
  • Retro Bird$1.99
  • Legend Team$2.99
  • Bird Pack$4.99
  • The Dream Team$4.99
  • Loopy Pass$12.99

Questions

Is ActionPotato free?
ActionPotato is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loopy Bird free?
Loopy Bird is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ActionPotato or Loopy Bird?
ActionPotato is rated higher. ActionPotato averages 4.5 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Loopy Bird averages 3.8 from 138 ratings.
Do ActionPotato or Loopy Bird have ads?
Neither ActionPotato nor Loopy Bird shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ActionPotato or Loopy Bird?
ActionPotato ships an update every 8 months, and Loopy Bird monthly. Most recently, ActionPotato was updated on November 6, 2026 and Loopy Bird on November 6, 2026.

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