Smack vs Whack Attack!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smack
Banish unwanted faces from your screen by "whacking" them in this fun game. Customize the targets with images of friends, family, or colleagues for a personalized stress-relief experience. Compete with friends on Game Center leaderboards for hours of entertainment.
- Customizable targets with personal photos
- Whack-a-mole style gameplay
- Stress relief and entertainment
- Game Center leaderboards
- Hours of fun
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Are you tired of your friends and family members constantly popping up on your screen? Take out your frustration by bashing them with Smack-a-Mate! Like Whack-A-Mole with a twist, Smack-a-mate lets you replace those boring moles with faces of your friends, family, or even your boss! With challenging gameplay and Game Center leaderboards to see where you rank among your friends, Smack-a-Mate will provide hours of fun and stress relief. Just don't be surprised if your mates start hiding from you in real life!
Whack Attack!
Experience a classic arcade game on your iOS device. Whack moles to score points, but avoid hitting the bunnies. Face challenging mutant moles and special types that require extra effort.
- Classic arcade gameplay
- Whack moles, avoid bunnies
- Challenging mutant moles
- Special mole types
- Play on iOS devices
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Whack Attack! is a fun and challenging game based on the classic mechanical arcade game. Ah, the memories of Chuck-E-Cheese, the smell of pizza and the satisfaction of pounding moles heads. Now you can take this joy with you anywhere on your iOS device. We've added a few twists to the original game. Whacking moles = Good; Whacking bunnies = Bad. Mutant moles, moles with helmets and moles with force fields take a few extra whacks to take down. So what are you waiting for? Go start your first Whack Attack!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Whack Attack! at none against Smack's shown. Whack Attack! also leads on update cadence (every 10 months vs every 39 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Smack's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 20%). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Smack against 5.0 for Whack Attack!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Smack's written reviews are positive against 20% of Whack Attack!'s.
Smack ships an update every 39 months, Whack Attack! every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on July 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smack | Whack Attack! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 10 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neil Wilkinson | Grio |
Customer experience
Smack
Whack Attack!
In-app purchases
Smack
No in-app purchases
Whack Attack!
No in-app purchases
