Ham Race vs Monte Puzzles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Control two hamsters simultaneously
- Spin front and rear wheels
- Manage hamster energy levels
- Race to a goal
- Simple button controls
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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!
Monte Puzzles
Engage in a variety of color and shape-based mini-games with no strict rules or goals. As you play, a virtual tree grows, and you can revisit saved moments. Designed for all ages, it offers a relaxing and creative experience.
- Color sorting puzzles
- Color arrangement activities
- Shapes fitting puzzles
- Matching pair games
- Sticker placement
- Color clip fastening
- Growing virtual tree
- Photo and time saving
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Since you can freely play in any stage, there are no particular rules nor goals to attain. When you feel satisfied, press the "End" button to go to the next activity. Monte-chan characters looking like plant seeds will be your guides. The more you play, the bigger Monte-chan's tree will grow. Recommendations for Playing 1. Color sorting Sort the many colorful candy-like balls into boxes according to their color: yellow, blue, green, and pink. People who like to be organized will enjoy putting the same-color balls into one box. 2. Color arrangement Put 100 balls into 100 lattice spaces. There are 20 balls in each of the five colors. Use the balls to create a picture or arrange them into a regular pattern. Arrange the balls any way you want. 3. Shapes Puzzle Fit the pieces into the simple, matching shapes. After finishing, press the "Again" button to see more different shapes. You can keep playing for a long time. 4. Matching pair Fit two shapes into each hole. Feels good when it snaps into place. You can keep playing this for a long time. 5. Sticking stickers Stick on stickers that keep appearing. There are also gold and silver stickers. You can use it on special spots, or stick on all gold and silver. 6. Fastening color clip There is a piece of paper and one clothespin in the same color. Feels good to pin paper in the same color. Or create your own color combinations. App Features *App for all ages. Six virtual homes to play in for free. *The longer you play, the bigger Monte-chan's tree grows. (Grows after 12 minutes.) *With "Looking Back" on the title screen, you can see the photos and time randomly saved for that day. *The "Looking Back" activity record and growth of Monte-chan's tree will be reset once a day. *On the Settings screen, you can set the background music and sound effects.
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Verdict
Ham Race and Monte Puzzles both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Ham Race's written reviews are positive against 21% of Monte Puzzles's. Ham Race also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Monte Puzzles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ham Race asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Ham Race against 4.4 for Monte Puzzles. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Ham Race's written reviews are positive against 21% of Monte Puzzles's.
Ham Race ships an update every 5 months, Monte Puzzles every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ham Race | Monte Puzzles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (19 ratings) | 4.4 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.6% of reviews — better | 21.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | monois Inc. |
Customer experience
Ham Race
Monte Puzzles
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
Monte Puzzles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ham Race
No in-app purchases
Monte Puzzles
- Ad-free Pack$0.99
Questions
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