Comparison

Quiet, Please! vs Bugsnax

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

Head to head
About

Quiet, Please!

Escape a noisy home environment by exploring and solving puzzles. Interact with your surroundings and use found items to find peace and quiet after a long day.

Highlights
  • Classic adventure game mechanics
  • Explore humorous environments
  • Solve environmental puzzles
  • Interact with objects
  • Lighthearted gameplay
Features
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After an annoying day at school, you just want some peace and quiet. But everything at home is so noisy! Mr. Peabody is obsessively mowing his lawn, Dad is channel surfing and Mom is yapping on the phone. Your pesky kid brother won't go to bed, and even your pet kittens are driving you crazy! Explore, interact with your environment and solve puzzles. • Classic adventure game fun on your hand-held device. • Explore a lighthearted and humorous environment. • Use your wits and the items you find to solve puzzles. • Three kittens included with every purchase!

About

Bugsnax

Embark on an island adventure to capture and feed unique creatures to your companions. Uncover the secrets of Snaktooth Island and the mysterious Bugsnax.

Highlights
  • Capture mysterious creatures
  • Feed creatures to friends
  • Explore an island
  • Solve island mysteries
  • Discover creature origins
Features
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Catch mysterious living snacks and feed them to your friends in this unusual island adventure! Bugsnax takes you on a journey to Snaktooth Island, home of the legendary half-bug half-snack creatures, Bugsnax. Invited by intrepid explorer Elizabert Megafig, you arrive to discover your host nowhere to be found, her camp in shambles, and her followers scattered across the island alone... and hungry! It's up to you to solve the mysteries of Snaktooth Island: What happened to Lizbert? What are Bugsnax and where do they come from? But most of all, why do they taste SO GOOD?

Screenshots

Quiet, Please!4 screens
Bugsnax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bugsnax at Free against Quiet, Please!'s $1.99. Bugsnax also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 54). Quiet, Please!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bugsnax is free to download; Quiet, Please! costs $1.99 up front. Bugsnax sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Quiet, Please! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quiet, Please! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bugsnax has 1.9K ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Quiet, Please!'s written reviews are positive against 81% of Bugsnax's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quiet, Please! ships an update every 17 months, Bugsnax every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Quiet, Please! versus Bugsnax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuiet, Please!Bugsnax
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (54 ratings) — better4.5 (1.9K ratings)
Positive reviews93.5% of reviews — better80.6% of reviews
Number of ratings541.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#197 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB2.0 GB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperMichael OliphantYoung Horses, Inc.

Customer experience

Quiet, Please!

All ratings53 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews184 reviews
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.8%

Bugsnax

All ratings1,794 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative11.0%
Written reviews509 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative12.0%

User reviews

Quiet, Please!

From 54 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 🎨 Charming retro pixel art style
  • 💡 Clever and logical puzzles
  • 🕹️ Simple and intuitive controls
  • 🧠 Challenges players to think creatively

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Game is too short
  • 🔁 Lack of replayability or additional levels
  • 🐛 Some bugs and glitches reported
  • 💰 Perceived as overpriced for the content

Bugsnax

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Unique and engaging gameplay
  • 👍 Excellent character design and writing
  • 🎨 Beautiful and creative visuals
  • 🎶 Fantastic soundtrack
  • 🤯 Unexpected story twists and turns

Room to improve

  • 💰 Full game requires purchase after demo
  • 🤔 Some areas locked behind paywall in demo
  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes reported

Bugs and requests

Quiet, Please!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Issues with certain items not working as expected
  • Occasional crashes or freezes reported
  • Problems with the game resetting progress

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content to extend gameplay
  • Save/load functionality to resume progress
  • Difficulty settings or additional challenges
  • Ability to replay the game from the beginning

Bugsnax

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Glitches with grappling hook and fire
  • Difficulty accessing certain areas in demo
  • Crashes and performance issues on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More Bugsnax varieties and new islands
  • Ability to tame and utilize Bugsnax abilities
  • Sequel or DLC to continue the story
  • Free or lower-priced full game option

In-app purchases

None

Quiet, Please!

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bugsnax

One-time1
  • Bugsnax Full Game$7.99

Questions

Is Quiet, Please! free?
Quiet, Please! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bugsnax free?
Bugsnax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quiet, Please! or Bugsnax?
Quiet, Please! is rated higher. Quiet, Please! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Bugsnax averages 4.5 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Quiet, Please! or Bugsnax have ads?
Neither Quiet, Please! nor Bugsnax shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quiet, Please! or Bugsnax?
Quiet, Please! ships an update every 17 months, and Bugsnax every 2 weeks. Most recently, Quiet, Please! was updated on October 23, 2026 and Bugsnax on October 29, 2026.

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