The Impossible Game vs Tappy Drums
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Impossible Game
Guide an orange square through challenging levels by tapping to jump over obstacles. Instant death and respawns await any mistake. Features an addictive soundtrack and practice mode with checkpoints.
- One-tap controls
- Challenging levels
- Instant death and respawns
- Practice mode with checkpoints
- Unlockable medals
- Stats page
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Featured as App of the Week! #2 in the US! #2 in Canada! The best selling Xbox Live Indie Game comes to iPhone - it's quite possibly the world's hardest game! With just one control, tapping the screen to jump, guide your orange square over spikes and jump onto blocks to get to the end of the level. Any mistake will result in instant death and a respawn at the beginning of the level. With an awesome soundtrack synced to the game you’ll quickly become addicted! Also included is a Practice Mode, allowing you to lay checkpoints along the way. Try and unlock medals throughout the game, including beating the game with no flags. Check out the Stats page, where you can show off to your friends how far you got! Praise for The Impossible Game on iPhone: "The most original platform gaming I've ever experienced... A ton of fun" - Touch Arcade "Insanely addictive" - Destructoid "Lovely, clean graphics and addictive music" - Gizmodo "Words can't describe how 'right' this feels." - DIYgamer "An incredible ride. High-tempo, life-or-death, and completely seamless. 4/5" - 148 Apps "A great boredom buster. 9/10" - NXT Gamer "A minimalistic yet very stylish design that draws you in and keeps you coming back for more" - App Advice More Info: http://flukedude.com/theimpossiblegame
Tappy Drums
A rhythm game where players tap to a beat to achieve a high score. The difficulty increases as the game progresses, challenging players to last as long as possible.
- High score challenges
- Progressive difficulty
- Rhythm-based gameplay
- Endless play
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Tap your way to a new high score! This rhythm game gets progressively harder the longer you play. How long can you last?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tappy Drums at Free against The Impossible Game's $0.99. Tappy Drums also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 weeks). The Impossible Game's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (325 vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Tappy Drums is free to download; The Impossible Game costs $0.99 up front. The Impossible Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tappy Drums asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Impossible Game holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Impossible Game has 325 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Impossible Game ships an update every 4 weeks, Tappy Drums daily. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Impossible Game | Tappy Drums |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (325 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 325 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #11 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FlukeDude Ltd | TwinRayj Studios |
Customer experience
The Impossible Game
Tappy Drums
Bugs and requests
The Impossible Game
Reported bugs
3 issues- Levels not loading properly
- Cube disappearing during gameplay
- Lag and performance issues on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and level packs
- Level editor and ability to create custom levels
- Leaderboards and achievements
- Optimization for newer devices
Tappy Drums
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Impossible Game
- Level Pack$0.99
Tappy Drums
No in-app purchases
