Comparison

Fruit Mania™ vs Pearl's Peril

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

Head to head
About

Fruit Mania™

Match and blast fruit bunches in over 100 free levels filled with unique challenges. Score bonuses, unlock powerful boosts, and compete with friends. Enjoy dazzling gameplay and beautiful backgrounds in this addictive puzzle adventure.

Highlights
  • Over 100 free levels
  • Unique challenges and puzzles
  • Unlock powerful boosts
  • Challenge friends on leaderboards
  • Dazzling gameplay and animations
  • Beautiful backgrounds
Features
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Play the newest match game from the makers of the super hit apps, Bubble Mania and Jewel Mania! Find and blast delicious fruit bunches with a tap, collapsing them in a juicy explosion of excitement! You’ll be addicted to Fruit Mania from the first bite! • BLAST FRUIT in 100+ FREE levels - each with unique challenges and and fun puzzles! • EASY TO LEARN - hard to master! Can you score 3 stars on every level? • DAZZLING GAMEPLAY - burst large bunches of fruit to save your babies and score sweet bonuses! • CHALLENGE your friends to beat your high score on the leaderboards for every level! • UNLOCK powerful boosts like Power Fruit and Color Splash to help with challenging levels! • BEAUTIFUL backgrounds fill the screen as you solve puzzles in fantastic locations! • TOP-NOTCH performance! Dazzling animations for characters, boosts and juicy bursting fruits will have your mouth watering! • FREE updates with new puzzles, boosts and more! Fruit Mania is the BEST-looking FREE fruit matching game for your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Please note: Your device must have an active internet connection to play. Please note that Fruit Mania™ is free to play, but you can purchase in-app items with real money. To delete this feature, on your device go to Settings Menu -> General -> Restrictions option. You can then simply turn off In-App Purchases under "Allowed Content". In addition, Fruit Mania™ may link to social media services, such as Facebook, and Storm8 will have access to your information through such services. Follow Storm8 www.storm8.com facebook.com/storm8 twitter.com/storm8

About

Pearl's Peril

Embark on a global adventure as an heiress and pilot to solve your father's mysterious death. Explore stunning hand-drawn scenes, uncover a diabolical plot, and renovate your private island estate. This game offers a gripping story, challenging puzzles, and a vibrant community.

Highlights
  • Hidden object gameplay
  • Mystery and adventure story
  • Global exploration
  • Island estate renovation
  • Hundreds of hand-drawn scenes
  • Community challenges
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Pearl's Peril does not require payment to download and play, but it also allows you to purchase virtual items with real money inside the game, including random items. Calling all eagle-eyed fans of Hidden Object Games! Play Pearl's Peril, the stunningly beautiful Hidden Object Adventure Game set in the golden age of mystery and adventure! Join heiress and ace pilot Pearl Wallace on a round-the-world hunt for clues as she unravels the mystery of her father's apparent suicide. From New York City to the heart of Africa, follow Pearl into deadly danger as she strives to unmask the real killer and reveal their villainous plans! Renovate and redecorate the Wallace family's exotic estate on the private Polynesian island of Artemis! Uncover a diabolical plot that touches everyone in Pearl's life, and could even topple nations! If you love Hidden Object Games, Pearl's Peril is the mystery you've been waiting for. Stand side by side with trailblazing 1930s heroine Pearl as you explore hundreds of exquisite hand-drawn scenes and exotic locations. Meet and make friends, and test your skills against a huge international community of Pearl's Peril Adventurers. Your adventure begins here! A NEW WAY TO PLAY Pearl’s Peril is growing! Play Iris's Eyes to match objects to their silhouettes and unlock exclusive island decorations! HUNDREDS OF BEAUTIFUL SCENES No other Hidden Object Mystery can match Pearl's stunning hand-drawn scenes. From the streets of 1920s New York to Paris, Polynesia and beyond, an exotic world of glamour, mystery, adventure, and romance comes lavishly to life. A GRIPPING STORY Epic adventure, mind-bending mystery, and heart-stopping romance are woven into the fabric of Pearl's Peril, for a rich, rewarding story you won't forget. Game Story by Steven-Elliot Altman, Johanna Fischer, Karen Haloran, William Hiles, Catherine Duquette, and Sebastian Nußbaum. UNRAVEL THE MYSTERY You'll need a keen eye and a sharp mind to unlock the secrets of Pearl's Peril and uncover the mastermind behind her father's untimely fate! YOUR PERSONAL PARADISE Welcome to Artemis Island, the Wallace family's private estate. Build and decorate to create the island getaway of your dreams! If you love Hidden Object Games, Pearl's Peril is the mystery you've been waiting for. --------------------------------------------------------------- Having problems? Any suggestions? We would love to hear from you! You can reach us here: http://woo.ga/PPhelp Become a fan of the game for the latest stories, rewards, and competitions: http://www.facebook.com/pearlsperil Visit us at http://wooga.com Like us on: facebook.com/wooga --------------------------------------------------------------- Pearl's Peril is intended for those 18 and older. You can disable in-app purchases in your device’s settings. Pearl's Peril may also contain advertising. You may require an internet connection to play Pearl's Peril and access its social features. You can also find more information about the functionality, compatibility, and interoperability of Pearl's Peril in the above description and additional app store information. By downloading this game, you agree to future game updates as released on your app store or social network. You may choose to update this game, but if you do not update, your game experience and functionalities may be reduced. Terms of Service: https://www.wooga.com/legal/en-terms-of-service Privacy Notice: https://www.wooga.com/legal/en-privacy-policy --------------------------------------------------------------

Screenshots

Fruit Mania™4 screens
Pearl's Peril4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Fruit Mania™ at none against Pearl's Peril's shown. Fruit Mania™ also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 63%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Pearl's Peril's advantage is chart position (#162 vs unranked) and ratings volume (40K vs 13K). 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. Fruit Mania™ sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Pearl's Peril 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

Pearl's Peril holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13K and 40K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Fruit Mania™'s written reviews are positive against 63% of Pearl's Peril's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fruit Mania™ ships an update every 3 weeks, Pearl's Peril every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Fruit Mania™ versus Pearl's Peril: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFruit Mania™Pearl's Peril
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13K ratings)4.6 (40K ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews — better63.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13K40K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#162 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS4.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB363 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperStorm8 Studioswooga

Customer experience

Fruit Mania™

All ratings12,617 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews1,775 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative6.4%

Pearl's Peril

All ratings40,268 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral5.4%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews684 reviews
Positive63.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative25.0%

User reviews

Fruit Mania™

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive game
  • 🕹️ Good variety of levels
  • 🎨 Cute and engaging visuals

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Slow energy regeneration
  • 💰 Difficult to progress without purchasing gems
  • 🤑 Coins earned are useless
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs

Pearl's Peril

From 40K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Engaging storyline
  • 💡 Variety of game modes
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics
  • 🧠 Mentally stimulating

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • ⏱️ Slow progress and long wait times
  • 💰 Excessive in-app purchases required
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding hidden objects
  • 🤖 Poor customer support

Bugs and requests

Fruit Mania™

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not loading properly
  • Game crashing after completing levels
  • Inconsistent scroll behavior

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow using coins to purchase gems
  • Faster energy regeneration
  • More levels and content updates

Pearl's Peril

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game freezing or not loading
  • Rewards and progress not tracking correctly
  • Connectivity issues when switching networks
  • Compatibility problems with newer OS versions
  • Glitches in the Adventure Club feature

Requested features

5 requests
  • More frequent content updates
  • Ability to skip/fast-forward cutscenes
  • Improved energy/currency system
  • Option to disable mandatory Facebook login
  • Better optimization for mobile devices

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Fruit Mania™

One-time10
  • 22 Gems$0.99
  • Handful of Coins$0.99
  • 120 Gems$2.99
Show 7 more
  • 120 Gems$3.99
  • 120 Gems$4.99
  • Bag of Coins$4.99
  • 250 Gems$5.99
  • 250 Gems$9.99
  • Pile of Coins$9.99
  • 530 Gems$19.99
11 purchases

Pearl's Peril

One-time11
  • Explorer Sale Pack$1.99
  • Greens$2.99
  • Traveler Sale Pack$2.99
Show 8 more
  • Great Greens Deal$7.99
  • Bunch of Greens$9.99
  • Greens Deal$9.99
  • Pearl's Treasure Pack$13.99
  • Pile of Greens$19.99
  • Super Cash Deal$19.99
  • Mega Savers Pack$30.99
  • Stacks of Greens$39.99

Questions

Is Fruit Mania™ free?
Fruit Mania™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pearl's Peril free?
Pearl's Peril is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fruit Mania™ or Pearl's Peril?
Pearl's Peril is rated higher. Fruit Mania™ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Pearl's Peril averages 4.6 from 40K ratings.
Do Fruit Mania™ or Pearl's Peril have ads?
Pearl's Peril shows ads; Fruit Mania™ does not.
Which is updated more often, Fruit Mania™ or Pearl's Peril?
Fruit Mania™ ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pearl's Peril every 3 months. Most recently, Fruit Mania™ was updated on October 23, 2026 and Pearl's Peril on October 29, 2026.

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