Comparison

Pocket God vs Grumpy Bears

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

Head to head
About

Pocket God

Guide a pygmy upwards by bouncing on platforms and collecting gems. Utilize a powerful Slam Bounce to break obstacles and gain boosts. Compete with friends on leaderboards and customize your character with unique skins and themes.

Highlights
  • Bounce and jump on platforms
  • Collect gems for boosts
  • Use Slam Bounce for power
  • Navigate obstacles and enemies
  • Compete on Game Center leaderboards
  • Customize pygmy skins and themes
  • Unlock new characters
Features
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It's time to JUMP for your life! The creators of POCKET GOD bring you an all-new Pygmy adventure. Be a benevolent deity and help your pygmy scale new heights. Bounce upward, navigate the various types of platforms, and collect as many gems as possible. These gems are not only valuable, but they also give you a sparkly height boost. However, your pygmy has a secret weapon: the SLAM BOUNCE! The Slam Bounce increases the pygmy's power, speed and height! Tap the screen to frenetically Slam Bounce your way past tricky platforms and brutal obstacles. The Slam Bounce can also break items that contain hidden gems. In the meantime, your reflexes will be put to the test as monkeys chase you, dodos bomb you, spiders cocoon you, and meteors rain down on you. And that's just the beginning! See how many Oogles you can climb as you're grabbing gems, reaching level objectives and acquiring collectibles for your shelf. If you are signed up with Game Center, an in-game leaderboard will show off your high scores and help you keep an eye on your friends' scores. You also see your friends' score markers on wooden signs as you play the game. As you pass their score, Slam Bounce the sign and break it to find a hidden gem. The more Game Center friends you have, the more gems you can collect as you play! You can also challenge them to Oogle-height competitions! Use your hard-earned gems to buy Artifacts and Boosts in the store to increase your scores. Also available in the store are background themes and pygmy skins. Defy gravity within the spectacularly spacey Uranus Theme, or fire yourself upwards in the hellishly hot Underworld. Plus, for the first time, you can play as the first ever girl-pygmy from the Pocket God Comics, Sun. You can even play as a zombie pygmy. They each have their own special tricks and animations in the game! How high can you jump? Find out today! Visit www.boltcreative.com to read our cool blog and get free content! Also in the App Store: Pocket God. The original app! It's an open sandbox world packed with hilarious and epic interactive adventures, mini-games and collectible Idol challenges. It also contains the original bare-bones mini-game Ooga Jump! Pocket God - Journey To Uranus. The pygmies visit space in this sandbox that focuses on higher level mini-games in the far reaches of outer space. Pocket God, the comic. Bolt Creative and Ape Comics have come together to expand the Pygmies' story to epic proportions. Gods and monsters abound as the pygmies find their place in a world where dangerous and mysterious forces plot against them.

About

Grumpy Bears

Defend your honey truck from an onslaught of hungry, grumpy teddy bears. Utilize a variety of explosive weapons and defensive tools to keep the bears at bay in this action-packed, family-friendly game.

Highlights
  • Variety of weapons and defense systems
  • Unlockable teddy bear characters
  • Explosive combat
  • Family-friendly fun
  • Humorous taunts from bears
Features
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***The Bear Tombs have been opened! Grumpy Mummies, Pharaohs, and Gods have been unleashed upon the world and after such a long sleep... they are very hungry for honey! Protect your truck from a Bear-rage of forces with new weapons!*** There be some grumpy teddy bears in the woods, and they be wantin' your honey! Now you must defend your barrels of honey at all cost. Luckily you have a wide variety of weapons and defense systems to do just that. Being a honey delivery truck has never been so dangerous and SO FUN! Fight off the teddy bears and put up your best defenses to keep those grumpy teddies at bay. Huge, family fun with tons of fur and explosions. Things you can throw at them grumpy teddy bears include: Sticks o' Dynamite Skully McGee's UberBombs Bear Seeking Grenades Dad's Pile o' Wrenches Trusty Hay Bales Molotov Cocktails Your Pet Rock (not recommended) Also be sure to check out these crazy tools of destruction: The Electric Fence The Nuke The Hammer of Thunder The Flaming Hay Bale Teddy Bears you can unlock include: Ninja Lumberjack Panda ...and many, many more! Good luck and have fun! “Just played and cant stop laughing! Freaked out the cat cause I could not stop cracking up. Great game.” “Definitely a giggle fest. And the way the bears taunt you makes it even sweeter when you nail a bunch of them!” “My kids are going to love this game once I finally let them play after me. Great job on the graphics!” Play Grumpy Bears today! “Like” Grumpy Bears on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GrumpyBears ___________________________ Grumpy Bears is brought to you by Fluik Entertainment, makers of wicked-fun mobile games such as Office Jerk, Office Zombie and Plumber Crack. Search the App Store for “Fluik” to browse all our games. Follow @FluikGames on Twitter for awesome game announcements and other updates. NOTE: To help keep Grumpy Bears awesome, please send any bug reports or complaints directly to us, instead of posting them in your app reviews. We can't respond directly to app reviews, so it's hard for us to help you with your problem or issue. You can post all your bugs or suggestions on our Facebook fan page, http://www.facebook.com/FluikEntertainment, or email them to us at support@fluik.com

Screenshots

Pocket God4 screens
Grumpy Bears4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pocket God at none against Grumpy Bears's shown. Pocket God also leads on iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 15.0). Grumpy Bears's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 58%) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Pocket God sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Grumpy Bears sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grumpy Bears holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 115 and 350 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Pocket God's written reviews are positive against 83% of Grumpy Bears's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket God ships an update monthly, Grumpy Bears weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pocket God versus Grumpy Bears: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket GodGrumpy Bears
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (115 ratings)4.5 (350 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews83.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings115350 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB707 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperBolt CreativeFluik

Customer experience

Pocket God

All ratings116 ratings
Positive81.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral9.2%
Negative32.5%

Grumpy Bears

All ratings350 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews292 reviews
Positive83.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative11.3%

User reviews

Pocket God

From 115 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Addictive and fun gameplay mechanics
  • 🎨 Better graphics than Doodle Jump
  • 🎭 Unique Pocket God character integration
  • 🎯 Slam Bounce feature adds variety
  • 🛍️ Customizable skins and themes available

Room to improve

  • 📺 Excessive ads and pop-ups
  • 💰 Aggressive in-app purchase model
  • 🔄 Repetitive gameplay after extended play
  • 🎮 Essentially a Doodle Jump clone
  • 🛒 Paid upfront then converted to freemium

Grumpy Bears

From 350 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🐻 Nostalgic childhood game
  • 🤣 Funny and entertaining gameplay
  • 💥 Satisfying bear explosion effects

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔧 Poorly optimized for newer devices
  • 🕰️ Repetitive gameplay
  • 🔄 Frustrating updates that ruin the experience

Bugs and requests

Pocket God

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Frequent crashes on launch and during gameplay
  • iOS 8 compatibility issues causing crashes
  • Game freezes after reaching certain scores
  • Controls not responding (swiping/tilting)
  • Game exits immediately after opening
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  • Crashes when viewing artifact power details
  • Persistent badge icon that won't disappear
  • Freezing issues on older devices (iPod 4G)
  • Negative gem balance glitch
  • Dying animation missing for certain power-ups

Requested features

9 requests
  • Update original Pocket God with new content
  • Add female Pigmy characters
  • Make skins and themes purchasable with gems
  • Add more character avatars
  • Improve objective system with better rewards
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  • Reduce reliance on in-app purchases
  • Add more variety to gameplay
  • Restore purchases button
  • Shorten app title to avoid ellipsis display

Grumpy Bears

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes on launch
  • Weapons not functioning properly
  • Progression resets or gets stuck
  • Incompatibility with latest iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • New bear types and environments
  • Ability to pause and check weapon status
  • More varied and powerful weapons
  • Cloud save/sync support

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Pocket God

One-time11
  • Small Gem Pack$0.99
  • Nooby Pygmy Skin$0.99
  • Sun Pygmy Skin$0.99
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  • Zombie Pygmy Skin$0.99
  • Graveyard theme$0.99
  • Uranus Theme$0.99
  • Underworld Theme$0.99
  • Gem Doubler$1.99
  • Medium Gem Pack$4.99
  • Large Gem Pack$9.99
  • Extra Large Gem Pack$19.99
11 purchases

Grumpy Bears

One-time11
  • Small Coin Pack$0.99
  • Small Ruby Pack$0.99
  • Blueprint Pack$2.99
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  • Medium Coin Pack$4.99
  • Earn 2x Coins$4.99
  • Medium Ruby Pack$4.99
  • Starter Bundle2 variants$4.99
  • Honey Bank$5.99
  • Big Coin Pack$9.99
  • Large Ruby Pack$9.99
  • Giant Ruby Pack$19.99

Questions

Is Pocket God free?
Pocket God is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grumpy Bears free?
Grumpy Bears is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pocket God or Grumpy Bears?
Grumpy Bears is rated higher. Pocket God averages 4.4 out of 5 from 115 ratings, while Grumpy Bears averages 4.5 from 350 ratings.
Do Pocket God or Grumpy Bears have ads?
Grumpy Bears shows ads; Pocket God does not.
Which is updated more often, Pocket God or Grumpy Bears?
Pocket God ships an update monthly, and Grumpy Bears weekly. Most recently, Pocket God was updated on October 26, 2026 and Grumpy Bears on October 24, 2026.

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