Cut the Rope vs DROP NOT!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Innovative physics gameplay
- New gadgets and superpowers
- Collect gold stars
- Unlock new levels
- Adorable character
- Outstanding graphics
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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).
DROP NOT!
Engage in a reaction-based arcade puzzle game where tapping controls your movement through challenging levels. Collect power-ups, unlock characters, and compete on leaderboards. Experience diverse themes and modes for endless replayability.
- Tap controls
- Landscape and Portrait mode
- Unlockable characters
- Level mode
- Endless mode
- Handcrafted levels
- Graphical themes
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DROP NOT! Reaction based arcade/puzzle tapper! Tap to turn, beat the puzzles. Collect multipliers, run into teleports, unlock new characters and beat the handcrafted levels with variety of different themes! Make your longest run and rise through the ranks on leaderboards! Drop or DROP NOT! Features: - Simple tap controls - Change seamlessly between Landscape and Portrait mode - 30+ unlockable characters - Two game modes: Level mode & Endless mode - 35 challenging handcrafted levels - 5 unique graphical themes: Sky, Desert, Water, Night and Mechanical - Original music - GameCenter leaderboards and achievements - iCloud saving - ReplayKit recording supported - iMessage Stickers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: DROP NOT! at none against Cut the Rope's shown. DROP NOT! also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). Cut the Rope's advantage is ratings volume (836 vs 23) and review sentiment (75% vs 63%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Cut the Rope sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and DROP NOT! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Cut the Rope against 4.3 for DROP NOT!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cut the Rope has 836 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Cut the Rope's written reviews are positive against 63% of DROP NOT!'s.
Cut the Rope ships an update every 4 months, DROP NOT! every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cut the Rope | DROP NOT! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (836 ratings) — better | 4.3 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.4% of reviews — better | 62.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 836 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZeptoLab UK Limited | Oddrok Oy |
Customer experience
Cut the Rope
DROP NOT!
Bugs and requests
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
DROP NOT!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cut the Rope
- 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
DROP NOT!
- Keys Small$0.29
- Keys Large$0.39









