Comparison

Grumpy Bears vs Smash Champs

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

Head to head
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

About

Smash Champs

Train and lead your champions in turn-based online battles. Prepare for combat with fast-paced swipe actions and rise through the ranks to become a legendary trainer. Unlock new champions and customize them with powerful gear.

Highlights
  • Turn-based online play
  • Train Champs with swipe action
  • Rise through ranks
  • Unlock and customize Champs
  • Spectacular combat cinematics
Features
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Rise to the challenge and battle your way to greatness! Take on the role as trainer, prepare for combat and lead your Champs to victory against your friends. Kiloo presents an action arcade adventure like no other. Form a team, challenge your opponents and become the greatest trainer of Smash Champs! FEATURES: - CHALLENGE friends and foes in turn-based online play - TRAIN your Champs for combat with lightning fast swipe action - RISE through the ranks to become a legendary trainer - UNLOCK Champs and customize them with powerful gear - DISCOVER triumph in spectacular combat cinematics *Note: A network connection is required to play.

Screenshots

Grumpy Bears4 screens
Smash Champs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Grumpy Bears at weekly against Smash Champs's every 2 months. Grumpy Bears also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 66%). Smash Champs's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 349) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Grumpy Bears sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Smash Champs sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Grumpy Bears against 4.6 for Smash Champs. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 349 and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Grumpy Bears's written reviews are positive against 66% of Smash Champs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grumpy Bears ships an update weekly, Smash Champs every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Grumpy Bears versus Smash Champs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrumpy BearsSmash Champs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (349 ratings)4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.5% of reviews — better66.2% of reviews
Number of ratings3491.2K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size707 MB149 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperFluikKiloo

Customer experience

Grumpy Bears

All ratings349 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews291 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral5.2%
Negative11.3%

Smash Champs

All ratings1,190 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral10.4%
Negative23.4%

User reviews

Grumpy Bears

From 349 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

Smash Champs

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive game
  • 🎨 Great character design
  • 💯 Nostalgic and memorable
  • 🕹️ Classic gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Lack of opponents/players
  • ⏳ Long wait times for matches
  • 🔒 Unable to connect Facebook account

Bugs and requests

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

Smash Champs

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when opening boxes
  • Opponents not showing up
  • Losing progress after updates
  • Compatibility issues on newer devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more characters and elements
  • Implement single-player mode
  • Allow character customization
  • Improve matchmaking and opponent availability
  • Add cloud save/sync functionality

In-app purchases

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
3 purchases

Smash Champs

One-time3
  • Cool Cash$4.99
  • Big Bucks$19.99
  • Huge Hoard$49.99

Questions

Is Grumpy Bears free?
Grumpy Bears is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smash Champs free?
Smash Champs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grumpy Bears or Smash Champs?
Smash Champs is rated higher. Grumpy Bears averages 4.5 out of 5 from 349 ratings, while Smash Champs averages 4.6 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Grumpy Bears or Smash Champs have ads?
Both Grumpy Bears and Smash Champs show ads.
Which is updated more often, Grumpy Bears or Smash Champs?
Grumpy Bears ships an update weekly, and Smash Champs every 2 months. Most recently, Grumpy Bears was updated on October 12, 2026 and Smash Champs on October 12, 2026.

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