Pocket BMX Lite vs Hoppy Frog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Free-roaming 2D bike riding
- Air tricks and grinds
- Combo creation
- Customizable controls
- Replay and ghost run competition
- Social media sharing
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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
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.
- Cloud to cloud jumping
- Collect gold flies
- Parachute for longer distances
- Avoid electric eels
- Beware of sharks
- Chiptune soundtrack
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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'.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Hoppy Frog sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Pocket BMX Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Pocket BMX Lite | Hoppy Frog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (175 ratings) | 4.6 (7.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.2% of reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 175 | 7.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 4.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 222 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Fun Mob Games Pty Ltd | Turbo Chilli Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Pocket BMX Lite
Hoppy Frog
User reviews
Pocket BMX Lite
From 175 App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Pocket BMX Lite
No in-app purchases
Hoppy Frog
- 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?
Is Hoppy Frog free?
Which has better reviews, Pocket BMX Lite or Hoppy Frog?
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