Puffer Fish vs Groundskeeper2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puffer Fish
Engage in an underwater shooter game where you defend a submarine from puffer fish. Aim to shoot them multiple times to defeat them, collect bonus items, and achieve high scores to unlock new levels. The game features easy controls and an underwater theme.
- Side-scrolling shooter gameplay
- Underwater theme
- Defend your sub
- Unlock new levels
- High score system
- Bonus starfish and items
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Puffer Fish is a classic side scrolling shooter style game with an underwater theme. Help defend your sub against the Puffer Fish. The goal of the game is to shoot as many of the Puffer Fish as you can to unlock the next level and get a high score. Shooting 10 shots in a row without missing releases a bonus starfish that you can shoot for bonus points. You have to shoot a puffer fish 4 times to kill it. Shooting a puffer fish that is puffed out will release whatever item(s) it has in it. + Puffer Fish + Sharp Shooter Bonus Starfish + Collect Pearls For More Points + Easy To Use Controls + Some Puffer Fish Contain Items + Underwater Theme + Fun For Everyone
Groundskeeper2
Battle waves of robotic space aliens in this fast-paced arcade shooter. Unlock a variety of weapons and new worlds as you fight to protect humanity from an extraterrestrial invasion. Experience randomized levels for endless replayability.
- Unlockable weapons
- Unlockable worlds
- Fast-paced arcade action
- Randomized levels
- Achievements and leaderboards
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Try To Survive Waves Of Robotic Space Aliens, and be a true hero to the resistance. Unlock new weapons to help you further in your quest to protect the world from the alien invasion. Unlocking new battle area’s as you become a more skilled player with every go About the game Survive the invasion of the supernatural, the robots, the monsters.. the world needs you! Groundskeeper2 throws you in the middle of a war, the war with supernatural robots from outer space.. yeah.. we went there! Every time you play this game you will get further and have a better chance at surviving. You’ll unlock new weapons like the machine-gun, laser-gun, rocket-launcher, and tools like all-destroying light-beams, shields, time-slowdowns, and more! What’s more important, you’ll unlock new worlds and hopefully become a true hero for the resistance… or you die a quick death and try again.. ----- TouchArcade 4/5 – “Groundskeeper2 is an entertaining action game that will keep you busy blasting bots for bits and bobs for a while” Paranerds 9/10 - "It's fast-paced, easy to play and addicting, all the while being charming, funny and filled with fantastic music and art" 148Apps 4/5 - “Groundskeeper2 is a fun and furious action/shooting game that keeps players coming back.” PocketGamer - Bronze award - "A big old bundle of laser blasting fun, Groundskeeper 2 does what it does with style and a cheeky smile" ---- Features: - unlockables, a LOT of unlockables - fast paced arcade action - unlockable weapons - always changing gameplay (levels are randomized) - unlockable worlds - big bad robots - achievements, leaderboards - and did we mention a lot of unlockables?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Puffer Fish at 5.0 against Groundskeeper2's 4.3. Puffer Fish also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and price ($0.99 vs $3.99). Groundskeeper2's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 37 months) and ratings volume (19 vs 3). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Puffer Fish costs $0.99 and Groundskeeper2 $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Puffer Fish holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Groundskeeper2 has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Puffer Fish's written reviews are positive against 69% of Groundskeeper2's.
Puffer Fish ships an update every 37 months, Groundskeeper2 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puffer Fish | Groundskeeper2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.3 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 68.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Mike Hempfling | Pascal Bestebroer |
Customer experience
Puffer Fish
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In-app purchases
Puffer Fish
No in-app purchases
Groundskeeper2
No in-app purchases
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