Comparison

PapiStep vs Daddy Long Legs

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

Head to head
About

PapiStep

Guide a character upwards by tapping to jump onto moving platforms. Avoid falling off the screen to keep playing. The game ends if your character falls.

Highlights
  • Tap to jump
  • Ascend higher
  • Moving platforms
  • Endless gameplay
  • Left/right screen wrap
Features
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You control Mr.Papi (red ball guy) to go up higher. All you have to do is tap anywhere to jump! Platforms are moving left or right automatically, and you should jump timely to land on a next platform. - The left side of the screen is connected with the right side. - If he falls down, the game is over.

About

Daddy Long Legs

Experience the hilariously difficult challenge of walking with impossibly long legs. Control a character with disproportionately long limbs, tapping to advance one leg at a time. Unlock costumes and complete quests in this fun, rewarding, and endlessly entertaining endless walker.

Highlights
  • Endless walking gameplay
  • Control characters with long legs
  • Unlockable costumes
  • Collect gifts for rewards
  • Complete over 60 quests
  • Realistic faceplants
  • High score tracking
Features
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The endless walker. Imagine being a spider with two legs. Sounds kinda hard to walk right? Well, try Daddy Long Legs and find out! It's impossibly hard, but also very very fun. Put one foot ahead of the other and see how far you can get. Play as either Daddy or his Horse, and unlock costumes that makes walking look fabulous! Collect the minis and get a reward day after day! - Played by PewDiePie - IGN - 9.2/10 - AppZap - 8.75/10 - Apple - Best New Games - Apple - What We’re Playing - IndieDB - top 5 - Featured on Touch Arcade - Featured on Pocket Gamer The goal of Daddy Long Legs is very simple, walk as far as you can. But, with legs five times longer than the rest of your body, walking is no easy task. Simply tap the screen to change leg and watch as Daddy Long Legs stumbles across the screen. Also includes: - Play as both Daddy and Horse - Pick up gifts and unlock cool new costumes - Ingame highscore against friends - Global highscore - Complete over 60 quests - Realistic faceplants Daddy Long Legs is for gamers that like a hard challenge and a cheap laugh. The game is weirdly rewarding and it just feels fabulous every time you set that new record. ================| o-: |

Screenshots

PapiStep2 screens
Daddy Long Legs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PapiStep at none against Daddy Long Legs's 18. PapiStep also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). Daddy Long Legs's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 19 months) and review sentiment (89% vs 60%). On price, rating 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. Daddy Long Legs sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. PapiStep asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PapiStep holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daddy Long Legs has 24K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of PapiStep's written reviews are positive against 89% of Daddy Long Legs's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PapiStep ships an update every 19 months, Daddy Long Legs monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PapiStep versus Daddy Long Legs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPapiStepDaddy Long Legs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better4.6 (24K ratings)
Positive reviews60.5% of reviews88.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings524K — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYohei IwasakiSet Snail ApS

Customer experience

PapiStep

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral15.1%
Negative24.4%

Daddy Long Legs

All ratings23,583 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews2,476 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.1%

User reviews

PapiStep

From 5 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Nostalgic childhood game
  • 👍 Addictive and challenging gameplay
  • 💯 Masterpiece and best game ever
  • 🚀 Fun and passes time
  • 🌟 Highly recommended for PapiJump players

Room to improve

  • 😠 Too hard and frustrating
  • 👎 Boring after a while
  • 🐌 Slow to respond
  • 🤷 Confusing and hard to play
  • 😞 Not as good as other Papi games

Daddy Long Legs

From 24K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and challenging game
  • 🕷️ Cute and creative character design
  • 💰 Reasonable in-app purchases
  • 🎁 Enjoyable gift/reward system
  • 🕹️ Simple yet addictive gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Lack of tutorial or guidance
  • 🕷️ Horse mode is too difficult
  • 📺 Excessive ads interrupting gameplay
  • 🔁 Repetitive nature of the game
  • 🤯 Extremely challenging at times

Bugs and requests

PapiStep

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Won't lean
  • Doesn't show up on homescreen
  • Takes to random internet page
  • Papi does not jump when trying to make him jump
  • Can't control Papi at all
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  • Doesn't jump automatically

Requested features

4 requests
  • Papi Step 2 game
  • More graphics and music
  • Different difficulties
  • Add something new to make it different

Daddy Long Legs

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Costumes/skins disappearing from the inventory
  • Game freezing or crashing after watching ads
  • Inconsistent or unreliable controls/physics

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more game modes or mini-games
  • Implement a checkpoint/save system
  • Allow customization of the background
  • Improve the horse controls and mechanics
  • Introduce power-ups or abilities to assist players

In-app purchases

None

PapiStep

No in-app purchases

18 purchases

Daddy Long Legs

One-time18
  • 2 Golden$1.99
  • 50,000 Coins$1.99
  • Small Goldens Pack$1.99
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  • Small Coins Pack$1.99
  • No ads$2.99
  • 125,000 Coins$2.99
  • 5 Golden$3.99
  • 250,000 Coins$4.99
  • Medium Goldens Pack$4.99
  • Medium Coins Pack$4.99
  • 12 Golden$7.99
  • 500,000 Coins$7.99
  • Welcome Pack$7.99
  • Large Goldens Pack$11.99
  • Large Coins Pack$11.99
  • XLarge Coins Pack$19.99
  • XLarge Goldens Pack$23.99
  • XXXLarge Coins Pack$99.99

Questions

Is PapiStep free?
PapiStep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Daddy Long Legs free?
Daddy Long Legs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PapiStep or Daddy Long Legs?
PapiStep is rated higher. PapiStep averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Daddy Long Legs averages 4.6 from 24K ratings.
Do PapiStep or Daddy Long Legs have ads?
Daddy Long Legs shows ads; PapiStep does not.
Which is updated more often, PapiStep or Daddy Long Legs?
PapiStep ships an update every 19 months, and Daddy Long Legs monthly. Most recently, PapiStep was updated on October 19, 2026 and Daddy Long Legs on October 23, 2026.

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