Comparison

Ham Race vs HamsLAND

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

Head to head
About

Ham Race

Control two hamsters in a spinning race to reach the goal. Manage their energy by pressing buttons to spin the front and rear wheels, but be mindful of depletion. Success depends on strategic wheel spinning to keep them moving.

Highlights
  • Control two hamsters simultaneously
  • Spin front and rear wheels
  • Manage hamster energy levels
  • Race to a goal
  • Simple button controls
Features
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Hamsters' spinning race game. Keep two hamsters running in their wheel to reach the goal. The left button spins the rear wheel while the right button spins the front wheel. Wheels roll lightly by pressing both buttons! The energy decreases as the wheels spin. Be careful! When the energy turns to zero, you can't move the wheels!

About

HamsLAND

Combine matching images in a 2048-style puzzle to earn food. Use this food to expand your hamster paradise, build structures, and adopt unique hamster breeds. Enjoy a relaxing game where you create a happy home for your virtual pets.

Highlights
  • 2048 puzzle gameplay
  • Food acquisition through merging
  • Hamster adoption
  • Paradise expansion
  • Building construction
  • Special puzzle rewards
Features
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Connect the same image to get as much food as possible. You can decorate and extend HamsLAND as food. Build a paradise of cute hamsters with 2048 puzzles! [ Food acquisition ] - Mix 2048 puzzles horizontally / vertically to combine images of the same kind. - Acquired feed is used for HamsLAND expansion, building construction, hamster adoption. - There are special rewards each time you achieve certain numbers (256,512,1024,2048,4096 ...) with 2048 puzzles. [ adopt hamster ] - Adopt the 60 unique hamsters in each land! - Watch the hamsters happily in Paradise made of 2048 puzzles. [ Paradise Expansion ] - Use the food or coin to widen the ground and build the building. [ Contact us and report bugs ] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FUNgryGames/ Developer contact: fungrygames@gmail.com - If you enjoyed '2048 HamsLAND', please give us a review. Your review is a tremendous force for our developers.

Screenshots

Ham Race4 screens
HamsLAND4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ham Race at none against HamsLAND's 7. Ham Race also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). HamsLAND's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On price, ratings volume, 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. HamsLAND sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Ham Race asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HamsLAND holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Ham Race's written reviews are positive against 100% of HamsLAND's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ham Race ships an update every 5 months, HamsLAND every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ham Race versus HamsLAND: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHam RaceHamsLAND
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (19 ratings)4.8 (46 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1946 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDAN-BALLMin Joo Kang

Customer experience

Ham Race

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral10.5%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral16.9%
Negative8.5%

HamsLAND

All ratings46 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Ham Race

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • One glitch encountered
  • Mushroom physics issues

Requested features

8 requests
  • More levels
  • More variety
  • More updates
  • Longer courses
  • Powder game app
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  • Power ups (boost, jump)
  • New level updates
  • Better landscape graphics

HamsLAND

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ham Race

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

HamsLAND

One-time7
  • Small quantity of coin$2.99
  • A bundle of coins$9.99
  • Special items$9.99
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  • Remove ads + Daily gift$9.99
  • A bowl of coins$29.99
  • Full of coins$49.99
  • A coin box$89.99

Questions

Is Ham Race free?
Ham Race is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HamsLAND free?
HamsLAND is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ham Race or HamsLAND?
HamsLAND is rated higher. Ham Race averages 4.4 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while HamsLAND averages 4.8 from 46 ratings.
Do Ham Race or HamsLAND have ads?
Both Ham Race and HamsLAND show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ham Race or HamsLAND?
Ham Race ships an update every 5 months, and HamsLAND every 10 months. Most recently, Ham Race was updated on August 25, 2026 and HamsLAND on September 21, 2026.

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