Comparison

Moon Child vs POINPY

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

Head to head
About

Moon Child

Embark on a retro-inspired platforming adventure as a magical elf. Utilize a unique touch control system to navigate vibrant pixel art levels, collect scattered gems, and defeat a techno-virus threatening the planet. Experience smooth scrolling and a captivating soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Pixel art graphics
  • Elastimotion touch controls
  • Collect Dark Diamonds
  • Save planet Utopia
  • Retro-techno soundtrack
  • Hand-crafted levels
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MOON CHILD Moon Child brings you back to the golden age of platform games, with detailed, hand-crafted pixel artwork, old school 3D animations, a stomping retro-techno soundtrack and silky-smooth scrolling. Guide Moon Child, a little green elf with magical mental and physical powers, on his quest to save the planet Utopia from an evil techno-virus, spread by a crashed meteor. Control Moon Child using a unique approach called Elastimotion. Your fingers will no longer miss on-screen buttons, the Elastimotion control establishes a flexible line that connects your finger with the main character. Moving your finger to the right will make Moon Child run to the right, moving your finger up will cause him to jump, etcetera. You will discover that the Elastimotion control is the most natural way of playing a platform game you've experienced on a touchscreen device. View the included demo sequence for an introduction to the game. The aim of the game is to collect at least 77 of the 84 Dark Diamonds that are spread throughout the various levels. Then you will be able to enter the psychedelic final world, where you need the Dark Diamonds to destroy the abstract heart of the techno-virus. Moon Child requires an iPad 1 (or higher) or an iPhone 4 (or higher) with iOS version 5 (or higher) to run. THE CREDITS Coding: Reinier van Vliet (http://proofofconcept.nl) Graphics: Metin Seven (http://metinseven.com) Audio: Ramon Braumuller

About

POINPY

Bounce upwards, dodging enemies and collecting fruit to feed a hungry beast. Unlock new abilities and modes as you climb higher in this vertical action game. Explore randomly generated areas and master one-handed controls.

Highlights
  • Intuitive one-handed controls
  • Bounce and flip mechanics
  • Collect fruit for beast's juice
  • Dodge adorable baddies
  • Unlockable puzzle and endless modes
  • Randomly generated areas
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Bounce up, dodge adorable baddies and feed the blue beast that's hot on your heels. A vertical climber from the creator of the award-winning Downwell. Keep going higher and higher because new and more challenging areas await. Earn and unlock abilities that will help you jump into your next run with a better shot at reaching the end. FEATURES Juice 'em up: Use intuitive, one-handed controls to bounce, flip around and grab fruit for the beast's juice. Climb & collect: Evade creatures lurking in randomly generated areas. Collect special abilities like the octobub, which sucks in fruit, and the handy snail clock, which stops time while you ready your next jump. Plus many others! Open new modes: Find a not-so-well-hidden area to unlock the tricky puzzle mode. Complete Poinpy to unlock an endless mode.

Screenshots

Moon Child3 screens
POINPY4 screens

Verdict

The call

Moon Child and POINPY both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of POINPY's written reviews are positive against 57% of Moon Child's. POINPY also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (280 vs 13). Moon Child's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. POINPY sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Moon Child asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Moon Child against 5.0 for POINPY. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POINPY has 280 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Moon Child's written reviews are positive against 95% of POINPY's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moon Child ships an update every 15 months, POINPY every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Moon Child versus POINPY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoon ChildPOINPY
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (13 ratings)5.0 (280 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews95.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13280 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB218 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperProof of ConceptDevolver Digital, Inc.

Customer experience

Moon Child

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%

POINPY

All ratings153 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%

In-app purchases

None

Moon Child

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

POINPY

One-time3
  • Standard Tip$1.99
  • Generous Tip$4.99
  • Super Generous Tip!$9.99

Questions

Is Moon Child free?
Moon Child is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is POINPY free?
POINPY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Moon Child or POINPY?
POINPY is rated higher. Moon Child averages 4.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while POINPY averages 5.0 from 280 ratings.
Do Moon Child or POINPY have ads?
Neither Moon Child nor POINPY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Moon Child or POINPY?
Moon Child ships an update every 15 months, and POINPY every 2 weeks. Most recently, Moon Child was updated on November 6, 2026 and POINPY on November 7, 2026.

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