Comparison

Tasty Planet vs Octodad

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

Head to head
About

Tasty Planet

Control a growing ball of goo that consumes everything smaller than itself. Travel through six distinct historical and futuristic time periods, eating a vast array of objects and creatures to become enormous.

Highlights
  • Control a growing goo ball
  • Eat objects and creatures
  • Travel through six time periods
  • Modern era gameplay
  • Dinosaur era challenges
  • Ancient Egypt and Rome
  • Feudal Japan and distant future
Features
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Eat Your Way Through Time! Control a tiny ball of grey goo with the ability to eat anything smaller than itself. The more it eats, the bigger it gets! Soon you'll be able to eat the entire planet! The story begins when the goo eats a time machine, sending him back in time. Playing as the goo, you'll travel to six different time periods and eat everything along the way. Eat rats, dinosaurs, gladiators, samurai, hovercars, pyramids, volcanoes... Everything! Eat your way through six time periods: • Modern • Late Cretaceous (dinosaurs) • Ancient Egypt • Ancient Rome • Feudal Japan • Distant Future

About

Octodad

Control an octopus disguised as a human father as he navigates daily life. Master mundane tasks with clumsy tentacles while hiding his true identity from his family. A humorous adventure focused on destruction, deception, and fatherhood.

Highlights
  • Physics-based controls
  • Deception mechanics
  • Fatherhood simulation
  • Humorous gameplay
  • Mundane task mastery
Features
Currently charting
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Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about his life. Octodad's existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan nature a secret from his human family. In this sequel to the splash hit Octodad, our cephaloprotagonist has gotten himself in a bind between his wife’s mounting mistrust, and a disastrous trip to the local aquarium! Are you dad enough to control the titular octopus father as he strives to hide his nautical nature from his family while keeping his tangled tentacles intact?

Screenshots

Tasty Planet4 screens
Octodad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Octodad at every 3 weeks against Tasty Planet's every 3 months. Octodad also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 86). Tasty Planet's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 75%) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Tasty Planet costs $3.99 and Octodad $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Tasty Planet against 4.3 for Octodad. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Octodad has 2.8K ratings behind it against 86, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Tasty Planet's written reviews are positive against 75% of Octodad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tasty Planet ships an update every 3 months, Octodad every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Tasty Planet versus Octodad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTasty PlanetOctodad
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.4 (86 ratings) — better4.3 (2.8K ratings)
Positive reviews84.9% of reviews — better74.9% of reviews
Number of ratings862.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#51 — better#71
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB276 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperDingo Games Inc.Young Horses, Inc.

Customer experience

Tasty Planet

All ratings85 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive84.9%
Neutral6.5%
Negative8.6%

Octodad

All ratings2,814 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews390 reviews
Positive74.9%
Neutral7.2%
Negative17.9%

User reviews

Tasty Planet

From 86 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Timeless and fun game
  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Engaging story and visuals
  • 👍 Nostalgic experience
  • 👍 Smooth performance

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 Repetitive gameplay can get boring
  • 💰 Some feel the game is overpriced

Octodad

From 2.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Funny and creative
  • 👍 Challenging but fun
  • 👍 Unique gameplay
  • 👍 Great graphics and design
  • 👍 Nostalgic and memorable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔨 Controls can be frustrating
  • 🔨 Some levels are too difficult
  • 🔨 Game is too short

Bugs and requests

Tasty Planet

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on certain levels
  • Compatibility issues on older devices
  • Glitches with in-game ads and purchases

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and time periods
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Ability to play own music
  • Improved controls and camera
  • Free mode to explore without limits

Octodad

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Leg/arm movements getting stuck
  • Progression/save issues
  • Audio problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Easier controls
  • Co-op multiplayer mode
  • More shorts/bonus content

In-app purchases

None

Tasty Planet

No in-app purchases

None

Octodad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tasty Planet free?
Tasty Planet costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Octodad free?
Octodad costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tasty Planet or Octodad?
Tasty Planet is rated higher. Tasty Planet averages 4.4 out of 5 from 86 ratings, while Octodad averages 4.3 from 2.8K ratings.
Do Tasty Planet or Octodad have ads?
Neither Tasty Planet nor Octodad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tasty Planet or Octodad?
Tasty Planet ships an update every 3 months, and Octodad every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tasty Planet was updated on October 29, 2026 and Octodad on October 29, 2026.
Which is more popular, Tasty Planet or Octodad?
Tasty Planet currently peaks at #51 in the App Store charts, and Octodad at #71. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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