Pou vs Incredibox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pou
Nurture a virtual alien pet by feeding, cleaning, and playing with it. Watch your pet grow, unlock new items, and customize its appearance and environment. Engage in mini-games to earn coins and explore its world.
- Feed and care for your pet
- Play mini-games for coins
- Customize pet appearance
- Decorate rooms with wallpapers
- Unlock achievements and items
- Visit friends' pets
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Do you have what it takes to take care of your very own alien pet?! Feed it, clean it, play with it and watch it grow up while leveling up and unlocking different wallpapers and outfits to satisfy your unique taste. How will YOU customize your POU? * Feed and take care of Pou, and watch it grow! * Play Games in the Game Room and collect Coins! * Experiment with Potions at the Lab! * Customize Pou's appearance! * Try out new Outfits, Hats and Eyeglasses! * Customize each room's Wallpaper! * Unlock Achievements and Special items! * Visit and play with your friends! * Talk to Pou and listen back! We're always listening to your suggestions to improve Pou and add new stuff! If you have any issue with the game, just contact us and we will help you! (we can't reply to comments) http://help.pou.me! :)
Incredibox
Create your own music by dragging and dropping icons onto animated characters to make them sing and beatbox. Explore various musical styles, unlock new sounds, and share your compositions with a global community. It's a fun and interactive audio-visual experience for all ages.
- Create music with beatboxers
- Drag and drop interface
- Multiple musical styles
- Unlock animated choruses
- Save and share mixes
- Community mods
- MP3 download
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Incredibox lets you create your own music with the help of a merry crew of beatboxers. Choose your musical style to start laying down, recording and sharing your mix. Get your groove on with hip-hop beats, electro waves, pop voices, jazzy swing, Brazilian rhythms and much more. As well, discover a selection of mods created by the community. Plenty to keep you mixing for hours, with no ads or microtransactions. Part game, part tool, Incredibox is above all an audio and visual experience that has quickly become a hit with people of all ages. The right mix of music, graphics, animation and interactivity makes Incredibox ideal for everyone. And because it makes learning fun and entertaining, Incredibox is now being used by schools all over the world. How to play? Easy! Drag and drop icons onto the avatars to make them sing and start to compose your own music. Find the right sound combos to unlock animated choruses that will enhance your tune. Once your composition sounds great, just save it and share it to get as many votes as possible. If you get enough votes, you may go down in Incredibox history by joining the Top 50 chart! Ready to show your stuff? You can also download your mix as an MP3 from the app and listen to it over and over again! Too lazy to create your own mix? No problem, just let the automatic mode play for you! Pump it up and chill ;) **************** Incredibox, the brainchild of Lyon, France-based studio So Far So Good, was created in 2009. Starting out as a webpage, it was then released as a mobile and tablet app and became an instant hit. It has won several awards and appeared in various international media, including: BBC, Adobe, FWA, Gizmodo, Slate, Konbini, Softonic, Kotaku, Cosmopolitan, PocketGamer, AppAdvice, AppSpy, Vice, Ultralinx and many others. The online demo has attracted more than 100 million visitors since its creation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Incredibox at 4.9 against Pou's 4.4. Incredibox also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and review sentiment (96% vs 68%). Pou's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99). On update cadence, ads, chart position 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
Pou costs $1.99 and Incredibox $4.99 up front. Pou sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Incredibox asks for nothing beyond the download.
Incredibox holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Incredibox has 51K ratings behind it against 3.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Pou's written reviews are positive against 96% of Incredibox's.
Pou ships an update every 3 months, Incredibox every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pou | Incredibox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (3.9K ratings) | 4.9 (51K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.8% of reviews | 95.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K | 51K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #3 | #2 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zakeh Limited | So Far So Good |
Customer experience
Pou
Incredibox
User reviews
Pou
From 3.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Developing a deep connection with Pou
- 😊 Brings joy and helps through tough times
- 💕 Nostalgic and part of childhood memories
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🥰 Cute and lovable character
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🤯 Frustrating when progress is lost
- 🤖 Pou doesn't respond to voice commands
- 🤔 Confusing when Pou appears as a baby after login
Incredibox
From 51K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎨 Creative music creation
- 🎶 High-quality sounds
- 🎮 Fun and addictive
- 💡 Unique concept
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🔌 Drains device battery
- 🔍 Limited customization options
- 💰 Expensive for some users
Bugs and requests
Pou
Reported bugs
3 issues- Glitch when transitioning between rooms
- Coins disappearing after in-app purchases
- Pou's adult costume not unlocking properly
Requested features
5 requests- Make the game free on iPhone
- Add more games and customization options
- Allow Pou to have a family and offspring
- Implement a daily reward system
- Enable background music playback
Incredibox
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezing or crashing when switching between versions
- Recording issues causing loss of progress
- Compatibility problems on certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- More music genres and styles
- Ability to create custom characters and sounds
- Option to adjust volume/complexity of individual elements
- Offline playback of created songs
- Improved sharing and collaboration features
In-app purchases
Pou
- 2,000 coins$0.99
- Baby Potion$0.99
- Adult Potion$0.99
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- Grey Body Color$0.99
- 4,800 coins$1.99
- 15,000 coins$4.99
- 48,000 coins$11.99
- 125,000 Coins$24.99
Incredibox
No in-app purchases









