Pou vs Bug Smasher HD
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! :)
Bug Smasher HD
A simple and amusing game where players tap on insects to smash them. Avoid bomb bugs and manage your hearts while dealing with various insect types and special abilities. Offers different modes for babies, pets, and endless play.
- Tap to smash insects
- Avoid bomb bugs
- Special insect behaviors
- Infinity mode for high scores
- Baby mode with slow bugs
- Pet mode with slow bugs
- Power-up items
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A funny, easy and relaxing game for you, your baby or even your pet. The game is really easy, just tap on the insects to smash em. You have 3 hearts, each time you let an insect go through or when you press on bomb bug, you'll loss a heart. Try smash em as fast as possible but also try avoiding the bomb bug. Also, there is some insects with different skills that you must notice: - The Cockroach: Have multiple live and they i'll try to trick you by fake death - The Beetle: Have 2 life, pressing on it will make it crazy and go faster - The Beetle King: Have 3 life, each time you pressing on it will make it crazy and go faster All bugs: - Ant - Ladybug - Fly - Bee - Cockroach - Beetle - Beetle King - Bomb Bug (Don't touch it) Items: - Frozen: Using it will reduce the speed of insects for you to easily smash em - Spray Bottle: Using this will spray a layer of liquid on the surface of the floor, any insects go though that will die. Using it when you think you can handle the large wave of insects Features: - Infinity mode: Try to get as much point as you can to earn more coin and get high score - Baby mode: This is design for baby, the bug will moving slowly and they also bigger than Infinity Mode. They'll also doesn't have skill, they'll died instantly with one press - Pet mode: This is design for pet, the bug will moving slowly than Infinity Mode. They'll also doesn't have skill, they'll died instantly with one press
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bug Smasher HD at Free against Pou's $1.99. Bug Smasher HD also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 68%). Pou's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Bug Smasher HD is free to download; Pou costs $1.99 up front. Pou sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Bug Smasher HD sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pou holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.9K and 788 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Pou's written reviews are positive against 85% of Bug Smasher HD's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pou ships an update every 3 months, Bug Smasher HD every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pou | Bug Smasher HD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (3.9K ratings) — better | 4.2 (788 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.8% of reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | 788 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #3 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zakeh Limited | Phan Minh Cuong |
Customer experience
Pou
Bug Smasher HD
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
Bug Smasher HD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Bug Smasher HD
- Remove Banner Ads$1.99
- Extra Coins$10.99
