Apple Pick vs HellManager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Apple Pick
A strategic puzzle game where players take turns removing items from a shared pool. The goal is to be the player who takes the final item. Offers single-player against AI and two-player modes.
- Strategic item removal gameplay
- Single-player AI mode
- Two-player pass-and-play
- Two-player wireless mode
- Guaranteed winner in every game
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Apple Pick is a new puzzle game for the iPhone or iPod Touch that is fun for kids and challenging for adults! Unlike Tic-Tac-Toe, no games end in a draw -- there is always a winner in Apple Pick! The object of the game is to pick the last apple from the tree. Players take turns picking 1, 2, or 3 apples from the tree by tapping on them. Picked apples fall to the ground with a thump! The game ends when one player wins by picking the last apple. There are three modes of play: - Single Player mode against a very good A.I. opponent. - Two Player pass-and-play mode using one iPhone or iPod Touch - Two Player wireless mode using two iPhones or iPod Touches. Test your apple picking skills today!
HellManager
An idle arcade game where you manage hell. Torture sinners to earn coins, upgrade buildings, and expand your infernal empire. Strategically place units and automate processes to become the ultimate boss of hell.
- Idle arcade gameplay
- Sinners torture and management
- Building upgrades and expansion
- Strategic unit placement
- Automated battle features
- Empire development
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Welcome to be the manager of this hell! Hell manager is an idle arcade game that tortures sinners who have fallen into hell and develops hell. Torture sinners and make them work to expand your own empire. Hell manager features: Upgraded torture! Capture sinners with whips and use various torture methods. Do you wonder what kind of torture there will be? Anyone can fight and torture sinners with a simple tap and swipe. Upgrading buildings in hell You can upgrade and expand the various buildings in the game. Spend the reward to upgrade the torture machine and the new hell station! You can hire more of hell sinners and expand various thing in the game to make enormous hell! Just focus on managing the hell! Torture hell sinners to earn coin, and run the hell strategically. You can play this idle games by placing construction unit and automation unit strategically in the game world. Bonus! With the expansion of the auto-battle feature, you have more time to focus on Hell Management. Live the Hell boss life in this idle games! Sinners work harder, and new torture option is opened, your hell will expand! Be the boss of this Hell! Now all you need to do is managing the hell and commanding your minions. Manage your hell and make a lot of money! Start your hell life in this best idle games!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: HellManager at Free against Apple Pick's $0.99. HellManager also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 38 months). Apple Pick's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 37%) and in-app purchases (none vs 9). On 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
HellManager is free to download; Apple Pick costs $0.99 up front. HellManager sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Apple Pick asks for nothing beyond the download.
HellManager holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HellManager has 7.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Apple Pick's written reviews are positive against 37% of HellManager's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Apple Pick ships an update every 38 months, HellManager every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Apple Pick | HellManager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (7.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 37.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 268 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Seaside Apps | Aloha Factory |
Customer experience
Apple Pick
HellManager
Bugs and requests
Apple Pick
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
HellManager
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes after ads
- Inconsistent performance
- Incorrect in-game data display
Requested features
3 requests- Add more levels and challenges
- Implement an ad-free version
- Improve save/load functionality
In-app purchases
Apple Pick
No in-app purchases
HellManager
- Dollar package 1$0.99
- RV ticket 30$1.99
- Dollar package 2$1.99
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- No ads$2.99
- RV ticket 50$2.99
- Dollar package 3$3.99
- Dollar package 4$7.99
- Dollar package 5$13.99
- Dollar package 6$28.99
Questions
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