Smack vs Whack! AR
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! AR
Engage in a fun, family-friendly game where you choose from various creatures and difficulty levels. Compete to climb the leaderboard and maintain your high score. Experience exciting gameplay with adjustable challenges.
- Choose from three creatures
- Two game types
- Varying difficulty levels
- Leaderboard competition
- Family-friendly fun
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Choose from three creatures and two game types, each with varying levels of difficulty. Fun for the whole family! Get on that leaderboard and don't lose your spot!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Whack! AR at none against Smack's shown. Whack! AR also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 39 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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! AR. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Smack ships an update every 39 months, Whack! AR every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smack | Whack! AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neil Wilkinson | Matt Rhodes |
Customer experience
Smack
Whack! AR
In-app purchases
Smack
No in-app purchases
Whack! AR
No in-app purchases
