Comparison

PapiDrive vs Cut the Rope

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

Head to head
About

PapiDrive

Navigate a smiley car to collect hamburgers and earn points. Tilt your device to steer, avoiding road edges. The game ends if the car falls off the bottom of the screen.

Highlights
  • Tilt controls for steering
  • Collect hamburgers for points
  • Avoid hitting road sides
  • Game ends if car falls off screen
  • Score bonus points
Features
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Mr.Papi drives his smiley car to get more hamburgers! Tilt the device left and right to move the car. When the car gets a hamburger, you get bonus 100 points. If the car hits the side of the road, the car is pushed back. The game ends if the car goes out of the bottom.

About

Cut the Rope

Guide a cute monster to eat candy by solving physics-based puzzles. Utilize new gadgets and superpowers to overcome challenges and collect stars. Explore a secret lab with a new scientist character.

Highlights
  • Innovative physics gameplay
  • New gadgets and superpowers
  • Collect gold stars
  • Unlock new levels
  • Adorable character
  • Outstanding graphics
Features
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NOTE: EXPERIMENTS MAY CAUSE CRAVINGS! A mysterious cardboard box lands on the Professor’s desk… and inside is Om Nom, a tiny monster with an enormous sweet tooth! Naturally, the Professor can’t resist turning this discovery into a series of candy-fueled experiments — and now you get to join the fun. Step into a bustling lab packed with physics-based puzzles. Use rockets, magnets, electricity, ropes, tension, suction cups, water mechanics, robotic arms, ant colonies, and more ingenious contraptions. Your mission sounds simple — get the candy to Om Nom — but each puzzle will test your wits in surprising ways! WHY PLAYERS CAN’T STOP PLAYING: • 200 cleverly designed physics puzzles across 8 inventive level packs • A playful toolbox of gadgets and superpowers to crack tricky challenges • Collect shiny stars, uncover hidden treasures, and unlock bonus levels • Charming animations and cutscenes that bring the Professor’s lab to life • Perfect for fans of logic puzzles, single-player challenges, and clever physics fun Think smart, experiment boldly, and keep Om Nom well-fed in this addictive puzzle adventure. Every level offers a fresh opportunity to test your logic, timing, and creativity in a lab full of delightful surprises! Cut the Rope: Experiments is free to download and play, however, some in-game items can be purchased for real money, including randomised items. For more information, please see our Terms of Use (https://www.zeptolab.com/terms) and Privacy Policy (https://www.zeptolab.com/privacy).

Screenshots

PapiDrive2 screens
Cut the Rope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PapiDrive at none against Cut the Rope's 10. PapiDrive also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). Cut the Rope's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (836 vs 12). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Cut the Rope sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. PapiDrive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for PapiDrive against 4.3 for Cut the Rope. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cut the Rope has 836 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of PapiDrive's written reviews are positive against 75% of Cut the Rope's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PapiDrive ships an update every 25 months, Cut the Rope every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PapiDrive versus Cut the Rope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPapiDriveCut the Rope
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (12 ratings)4.3 (836 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews75.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12836 — better
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYohei IwasakiZeptoLab UK Limited

Customer experience

PapiDrive

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral8.2%
Negative20.0%

Cut the Rope

All ratings836 ratings
Positive81.9%
Neutral6.2%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews443 reviews
Positive75.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative19.0%

User reviews

PapiDrive

From 12 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Highly addictive gameplay
  • 😄 Fun and entertaining experience
  • ⚡ Fast-paced and challenging
  • 🆓 Free to download
  • 🎯 Easy to play for casual gamers

Room to improve

  • 👁️ Red and white striped background causes eye strain
  • 🤢 Graphics cause dizziness and nausea
  • 🎨 Poor graphics quality overall
  • 🔊 Annoying sound effects
  • 😴 Gets boring after extended play

Cut the Rope

From 836 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Amazing game
  • 😊 Cute and fun
  • 🧠 Challenging and engaging
  • 💕 Love Om Nom

Room to improve

  • 😩 Too many ads
  • 💰 Candy/energy system is frustrating
  • 🤬 Subscription model is too expensive

Bugs and requests

PapiDrive

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Mac version restart button becomes unresponsive after two plays
  • Game freezes on some devices
  • App crashes or fails to download properly
  • Game pauses unexpectedly during early gameplay

Requested features

9 requests
  • Change or improve the striped road background design
  • Add difficulty selection options
  • Implement visible high score tracking in-app
  • Add multiplayer mode
  • Include background music
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  • Improve graphics quality
  • Add combo system for consecutive hamburger collection
  • Create Papi arcade app with all games
  • Add more game variations

Cut the Rope

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not saving progress
  • Restore purchases not working
  • Crashes and freezes on some devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Option to remove ads permanently
  • Ability to earn more candies/energy without ads

In-app purchases

None

PapiDrive

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Cut the Rope

One-time10
  • Superpower 20$1.99
  • Candies 25$1.99
  • Big candies sack$1.99
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  • Big superpowers sack$1.99
  • Unlock all level packs + 100 FREE Candies$3.99
  • Huge candies sack$3.99
  • Huge superpowers sack$3.99
  • Jumbo candies sack$7.99
  • Candies Unlimited$14.99
  • Superpower Unlimited$24.99

Questions

Is PapiDrive free?
PapiDrive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cut the Rope free?
Cut the Rope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PapiDrive or Cut the Rope?
Cut the Rope is rated higher. PapiDrive averages 4.3 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Cut the Rope averages 4.3 from 836 ratings.
Do PapiDrive or Cut the Rope have ads?
Cut the Rope shows ads; PapiDrive does not.
Which is updated more often, PapiDrive or Cut the Rope?
PapiDrive ships an update every 25 months, and Cut the Rope every 4 months. Most recently, PapiDrive was updated on October 21, 2026 and Cut the Rope on October 21, 2026.

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