PapiMountain vs Paper.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PapiMountain
Navigate a mountain path while avoiding a stampede of red ball creatures. Tap anywhere on the screen to move forward and survive the onslaught. The game ends if you are caught by the Papis.
- Avoid Papis
- Climb the mountain
- Tap to move forward
- Simple one-touch controls
- Challenging survival gameplay
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When you climbed a mountain, a large herd of Papis (red ball guys) was coming! You have to avoid the Papis and climb the mountain. Touch the screen anywhere to go ahead! If you get run over by the Papis, the game is over.
Paper.io
Conquer territory by expanding your colored area. Outmaneuver opponents and avoid having your tail touched. Victory is achieved by claiming all available space in this simple yet strategic game.
- Conquer territory
- Outmaneuver opponents
- Strategic gameplay
- Simple controls
- No internet connection required
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Discover Voodoo's new game: Paper.io. Your goal? To conquer as much territory as possible. It's initially very simple, and the game can be mastered immediately, but watch out: there's competition, and not everyone can win! Whether you're bold or more careful, you have to be more cunning than your adversaries by finding the best strategy to conquer the most space. But be careful! You have a weak spot: your tail. If an enemy touches it, that's the end for you. Try to stay ahead, because victory in Paper.io is never certain until you possess all the territory. Stealing is allowed, and your enemies won't hesitate to do so. After the success of Quiz Run, 1 Pic 8 Words, and Bool, Voodoo now offers you a new gaming and graphics experience inspired by io type games (made popular by agar.io). Enjoy the simplicity and strategy of an io game in a world with unique graphics. Paper.io is for the whole family and doesn't require an Internet connection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Paper.io at 4.5 against PapiMountain's 3.8. Paper.io also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (156K vs 5). PapiMountain's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Paper.io sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. PapiMountain asks for nothing beyond the download.
Paper.io holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paper.io has 156K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of PapiMountain's written reviews are positive against 49% of Paper.io's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PapiMountain ships an update every 24 months, Paper.io every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PapiMountain | Paper.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) | 4.5 (156K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.9% of reviews — better | 48.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 156K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 232 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Yohei Iwasaki | Voodoo |
Customer experience
PapiMountain
Paper.io
User reviews
PapiMountain
From 5 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addicting gameplay
- 👍 Fun and funny
- 👍 Great time killer
- 👍 Free to play
- 👍 Good addition to Papi games
Room to improve
- 👎 Guy moves too slow
- 👎 Balls don't bounce high enough
- 👎 Boring after a short time
- 👎 Game is rigged
- 👎 Not as good as other Papi games
Paper.io
From 156K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 💫 Simple and easy to understand
- 🎨 Variety of cool avatars/skins
- 🕹️ Responsive controls
- 🏆 Challenging and rewarding
Room to improve
- 🤬 Excessive ads that interrupt gameplay
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs causing crashes or freezes
- 🤖 Unfair bot spawns/movements
- 🔍 Limited visibility due to ad placement
- 💰 Expensive ad-free upgrade
Bugs and requests
PapiMountain
Reported bugs
5 issues- Papi balls crush you if left idle
- Guy turns into slow motion
- Guy turns into super fast motion
- Doesn't let user play on phone
- Glitchy when going under a papi
Requested features
6 requests- Add a restart button
- Add an end of game screen
- Make the papi balls bounce higher
- Make the person walk faster
- Fix the glitch where guy turns into slow/fast motion
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- Allow going backwards
Paper.io
Reported bugs
4 issues- Challenges not registering progress
- Inconsistent avatar unlocking
- Freezing and crashing during gameplay
- Ads not removed after paid upgrade
Requested features
5 requests- Online multiplayer mode
- Customizable character creator
- Difficulty settings and map variations
- Achievements and progression system
- Better spawning mechanics
In-app purchases
PapiMountain
No in-app purchases
Paper.io
- BEGINNER PACK$0.99
- FAIR BUCKET$2.99
- No Ads$2.99
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- CASE$4.99
- Premium$4.99
- BUNCH$9.99
- TREASURE$19.99
