Popcorn Hands vs Pipeen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Popcorn Hands
Engage in a unique popcorn-themed action and shooting minigame. Tap to launch kernels, heat them up, and flick finished popcorn into cups. Aim for high scores and collect 16 rank titles to become a popcorn master.
- Tap to launch corn kernels
- Heat and pop kernels in a pan
- Flick popcorn into cups
- Collect 16 rank titles
- Aim for high scores
- Collect letters for bonus coins
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Presenting a brand-new game genre: a popcorn action & shooting minigame! Tap the screen repeatedly to rapidly launch corn kernels into the pan! Collect the 16 rank titles and earn acclaim as a popcorn master! How to Play - Tap the top of the screen to create corn kernels. - As kernels hit the frying pan, they will start to heat up and pop. - Once you run out of kernels or the frying pan becomes full, flick the bottom of the screen to toss the finished popcorn into a cup. - The onscreen popcorn will be cleared out and your kernels replenished, allowing you to start creating popcorn again. - Aim for your best high score and collect new ranks: Let's Popcorn! Shoot for a high score! - Popped kernels give 10 points - Two popcorn pieces hitting in mid-air gives 1 point - Tap the coin or flame-up items for 100 points - Collect popcorn in the paper cup to earn 1 point per piece - Collect the letters released from UFOs to spell P-O-P-C-O-R-N. Once you collect them all, all onscreen popcorn will turn into coins
Pipeen
Navigate challenging levels by dragging to control your player and aim for the goal. Avoid numerous traps, moving blocks, and obstacles within a time limit to succeed. Compete globally by aiming for the highest stage clear count.
- Screen drag controls
- Numerous traps and obstacles
- Moving blocks and rotation gears
- Darkness stages
- Time limit challenges
- Global leaderboards
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Screen drag to move player and aim for the goal. Many traps, moving blocks, rotation gears,,,, and darkness stage. 【Method of operation】 Touch drag to operation the player 【Game content】 If you hit pipes, blocks, and other obstacles it's game over. There is a time limit. Even if you can not clear within time it is game over. 【Game Center】 Let's challenge the world ranking by stage clear number! ■User Policy https://toppymotion.storeinfo.jp/pages/6574988/page_202210282041
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pipeen at 4.5 against Popcorn Hands's 3.0. Pipeen also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 0%). Popcorn Hands's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pipeen holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Popcorn Hands's written reviews are positive against 40% of Pipeen's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 22, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Popcorn Hands | Pipeen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masakazu Yonehara | TOSHIYUKI MATSUBARA |
Customer experience
Popcorn Hands
Pipeen
In-app purchases
Popcorn Hands
No in-app purchases
Pipeen
No in-app purchases
