Comparison

Pocket BMX Lite vs Hoppy Frog

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

Head to head
About

Pocket BMX Lite

Experience a 2D bike riding game with free-roaming gameplay, air tricks, and grinds. Customize tricks to create combos and achieve high scores. Enjoy smooth animations, customizable controls, and the ability to play your own music.

Highlights
  • Free-roaming 2D bike riding
  • Air tricks and grinds
  • Combo creation
  • Customizable controls
  • Replay and ghost run competition
  • Social media sharing
Features
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Pocket BMX is a free-roaming 2D bike riding game that’s packed full of air tricks and grinds with combos that will blow your mind. Reviews from the Full version: "Plenty of features and modes and a whole lot of BMX free roaming fun that you will certainly keep you entertained. This is ... one of the best of them." 4.5 / 5 - iPhoneGamerUK.co.uk "Best BMX game Ever!" "Easily the best free roaming trick game on the app store" "Totally new and brilliant" - Touch Arcade Forums Introducing Pocket BMX, a 2D extreme sports rider that features: - Smooth, fast, free-roaming game-play. - Easy to use Controls with a special “Easy” mode for casual players. - Multiple control layouts to choose from. Including iCade Support. - Customise by combining tricks to create Big Combos and Scores. - Beautiful Retina graphics and fluid animations - Play your own music in game. - Special enhanced BMX physics. Big Air = Big Tricks. - Replay and compete against Ghost Runs. - Post your Replay to Youtube, Facebook, Twitter and more!(Only on iPhone 4+, iPod Touch 5, iPad 2+) - Capture Screen Shot during replay and post on Facebook or Twitter. Great for showing off massive combo scores. - Parental Control to turn off blood. - Facebook and Twitter integration with achievements and more. - Auto screen flip - and Much More!! Check out some video: http://tinyurl.com/6cwsj9d http://tinyurl.com/6aypfyt

About

Hoppy Frog

Guide a frog on an airborne adventure, leaping between clouds and collecting gold flies. Utilize a parachute to extend jumps and avoid perilous obstacles like electric eels and sharks. Enjoy fast-paced platforming action with a chiptune soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Cloud to cloud jumping
  • Collect gold flies
  • Parachute for longer distances
  • Avoid electric eels
  • Beware of sharks
  • Chiptune soundtrack
Features
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Jump from cloud to cloud, collecting gold flies along the way. Tap in the air to open Hoppy's parachute and clear longer distances. Beware of jumping Electric Eels and the hungry 'Sharky' in the waters below! Hoppy Frog - the classic hit game for iOS featuring fast paced platform action and chiptune soundtrack by '8 Bit Weapon'.

Screenshots

Pocket BMX Lite4 screens
Hoppy Frog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocket BMX Lite at none against Hoppy Frog's 6. Pocket BMX Lite also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 18 months). Hoppy Frog's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (7.3K vs 175). On price, 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. Hoppy Frog sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Pocket BMX Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hoppy Frog holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hoppy Frog has 7.3K ratings behind it against 175, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Pocket BMX Lite's written reviews are positive against 92% of Hoppy Frog's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket BMX Lite ships an update every 7 months, Hoppy Frog every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pocket BMX Lite versus Hoppy Frog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket BMX LiteHoppy Frog
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (175 ratings)4.6 (7.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.2% of reviews92.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1757.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 18 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS4.3 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size222 MB96 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperFun Mob Games Pty LtdTurbo Chilli Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Pocket BMX Lite

All ratings174 ratings
Positive79.9%
Neutral8.0%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews194 reviews
Positive90.2%
Neutral5.2%
Negative4.6%

Hoppy Frog

All ratings7,326 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral6.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews856 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative3.3%

User reviews

Pocket BMX Lite

From 175 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Awesome game
  • 🤩 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🎮 Great graphics and controls
  • 💯 Best BMX game on the App Store

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Time limit in free version
  • 💰 Full version should be cheaper or free
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and freezes

Hoppy Frog

From 7.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Smooth performance with minimal ads
  • 💯 Nostalgic retro-style graphics
  • 😊 Engaging and challenging experience

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for skins/characters
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🤔 Difficulty progression can feel unbalanced

Bugs and requests

Pocket BMX Lite

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch for some devices
  • Freezing and performance issues
  • Controls become unresponsive

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to do more tricks
  • Larger and more varied tracks
  • No time limit in full version
  • Support for latest iOS versions

Hoppy Frog

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Accidental in-app purchases due to lack of confirmation
  • Jumping/parachute mechanics not always responsive

Requested features

3 requests
  • More game modes and level variety
  • Ability to save/resume progress
  • Multiplayer or leaderboard functionality

In-app purchases

None

Pocket BMX Lite

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Hoppy Frog

One-time6
  • Micro Pack of Flies$0.99
  • Mini Pack of Flies$1.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
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  • Big Pack of Flies$4.99
  • Mega Pack of Flies$6.99
  • Ultra pack of Flies$9.99

Questions

Is Pocket BMX Lite free?
Pocket BMX Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hoppy Frog free?
Hoppy Frog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pocket BMX Lite or Hoppy Frog?
Hoppy Frog is rated higher. Pocket BMX Lite averages 4.3 out of 5 from 175 ratings, while Hoppy Frog averages 4.6 from 7.3K ratings.
Do Pocket BMX Lite or Hoppy Frog have ads?
Hoppy Frog shows ads; Pocket BMX Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Pocket BMX Lite or Hoppy Frog?
Pocket BMX Lite ships an update every 7 months, and Hoppy Frog every 18 months. Most recently, Pocket BMX Lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and Hoppy Frog on November 5, 2026.

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