Comparison

Gothball vs Tap the Pig

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

Head to head
About

Gothball

Embark on an action-adventure journey controlling a unique character through hand-designed levels. Solve puzzles, overcome traps, and battle enemies with power-ups in this exploration game with an original story.

Highlights
  • Devious puzzles, traps, and enemies
  • Gorgeous hand-designed levels
  • Intuitive controls
  • Power-ups and bonus levels
  • Original story with cinematic score
Features
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Gothball is a new action-adventure game where you control the interesting being known as the Gothball... A simple and fun game of exploration and adventure that will capture the imagination. Gothball rolls, jumps and blasts it's way through tons of levels with enemies, traps and puzzles. * devious puzzles, traps, and enemies * gorgeous hand designed levels * intuitive controls, super fun gameplay * booty-kicking power-ups and bonus levels * original story with cinematic score

About

Tap the Pig

Tap the screen to make a pig fly and dodge obstacles. The further you go, the higher your score. Compete with friends and share your achievements.

Highlights
  • Tap to make pig fly
  • Dodge obstacles
  • High score tracking
  • Game Center Leaderboard
  • Social sharing
  • Casual gameplay
Features
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Warning! this game is addictive, once you start you can't stop! Tap on the screen to make your pig fly (yes! pigs fly!). Dodge any obstacles that get in your way. The further you go, the higher your score! Try and beat your friends! FEATURES ► Compete with your friends using Game Center Leaderboard ► Get a notification when you overtake your Game Center friends! ► Share your score in Facebook and Twitter ► Casual game, easy to use ► Polished design ► Retina Support ► Universal App

Screenshots

Gothball4 screens
Tap the Pig4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tap the Pig at 5.0 against Gothball's 4.2. Tap the Pig also leads on ads (none vs shown). Gothball's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Tap the Pig sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gothball asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tap the Pig holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gothball ships an update every 4 months, Tap the Pig every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gothball versus Tap the Pig: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGothballTap the Pig
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerandrew bellJuan Casanueva

Customer experience

Gothball

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tap the Pig

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Gothball

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tap the Pig

One-time1
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99

Questions

Is Gothball free?
Gothball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tap the Pig free?
Tap the Pig is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gothball or Tap the Pig?
Tap the Pig is rated higher. Gothball averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Tap the Pig averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Gothball or Tap the Pig have ads?
Gothball shows ads; Tap the Pig does not.
Which is updated more often, Gothball or Tap the Pig?
Gothball ships an update every 4 months, and Tap the Pig every 2 months. Most recently, Gothball was updated on November 1, 2026 and Tap the Pig on November 1, 2026.

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