Comparison

IMPOSSIBLE ROAD vs POINPY

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

Head to head
About

IMPOSSIBLE ROAD

Navigate a thrilling, minimalist arcade experience where precise control is key to survival. Guide a vessel down a dynamic track, scoring points for each gate passed. Master the art of risk and reward to climb the leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Minimalist arcade gameplay
  • Risk and reward scoring
  • Rollercoaster-like tracks
  • Hair-pin bends and jumps
  • Universal app support
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
Currently charting
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IMPOSSIBLE ROAD is a pure, minimal arcade game about risk, reward, and rollercoasters. "9/10" - Edge Online Game of the Week - PocketGamer Guide THE VESSEL down the roller coaster-like track at speed, scoring for each gate you make it through. Navigate hair-pin bends, jumps, banked curves and adverse camber in the quest for the perfect line. And when you learn how to cheat the game, and you discover that it is rewarded not punished, the leaderboards will belong to you. - Universal app, for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch. - 3D Touch support (3D Touch compatible device required) - Support for iOS controllers and some other arcade control peripherals. - 4 colour themes - Original minimal techno soundtrack. - Game Center leaderboards. - Challenge your friends to beat your score. [Controls] Touch the left side of the screen to turn left, touch the right side of the screen to turn right. Touch your score to show the Quick Restart button. [Credits] Design, coding, art and audio - Kevin Ng @gradiance Play testing and feedback - the wonderful people of @GameDevEd: Andy Durdin @adurdin Trevor Fountain @doches Aaron Dron @tinyblob Jonathan Brodsky @jonbro Paul Scott Canavan @abigbat Gillian Patterson NAE TWITTER Andy Watson @andywatson00 Peter Van Der Watt @tenebrious Ian Usher @FatConan Ben Newbon @bennewbon Gavin Jones @aotumedia Kayleigh Boyd @Silverlynxcat

About

POINPY

Bounce upwards, dodging enemies and collecting fruit to feed a hungry beast. Unlock new abilities and modes as you climb higher in this vertical action game. Explore randomly generated areas and master one-handed controls.

Highlights
  • Intuitive one-handed controls
  • Bounce and flip mechanics
  • Collect fruit for beast's juice
  • Dodge adorable baddies
  • Unlockable puzzle and endless modes
  • Randomly generated areas
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Bounce up, dodge adorable baddies and feed the blue beast that's hot on your heels. A vertical climber from the creator of the award-winning Downwell. Keep going higher and higher because new and more challenging areas await. Earn and unlock abilities that will help you jump into your next run with a better shot at reaching the end. FEATURES Juice 'em up: Use intuitive, one-handed controls to bounce, flip around and grab fruit for the beast's juice. Climb & collect: Evade creatures lurking in randomly generated areas. Collect special abilities like the octobub, which sucks in fruit, and the handy snail clock, which stops time while you ready your next jump. Plus many others! Open new modes: Find a not-so-well-hidden area to unlock the tricky puzzle mode. Complete Poinpy to unlock an endless mode.

Screenshots

IMPOSSIBLE ROAD4 screens
POINPY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: POINPY at 95% against IMPOSSIBLE ROAD's 44%. POINPY also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.9 vs 4.1). IMPOSSIBLE ROAD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#125 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

POINPY is free to download; IMPOSSIBLE ROAD costs $2.99 up front. POINPY sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. IMPOSSIBLE ROAD asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

POINPY holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 739 and 153 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of IMPOSSIBLE ROAD's written reviews are positive against 95% of POINPY's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IMPOSSIBLE ROAD ships an update every 3 weeks, POINPY every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
IMPOSSIBLE ROAD versus POINPY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIMPOSSIBLE ROADPOINPY
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (739 ratings)4.9 (153 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.7% of reviews95.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings739 — better153
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#125 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.3 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB218 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperWONDERFUL LASERSDevolver

Customer experience

IMPOSSIBLE ROAD

All ratings739 ratings
Positive77.7%
Neutral6.0%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews382 reviews
Positive43.7%
Neutral10.7%
Negative45.5%

POINPY

All ratings153 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%

Bugs and requests

IMPOSSIBLE ROAD

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on high scores
  • Left turn input issues
  • Unresponsive controls

Requested features

5 requests
  • Difficulty settings
  • Customizable ball/track colors
  • Tilt-based controls
  • Longer gameplay sessions
  • Checkpoint system

POINPY

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

IMPOSSIBLE ROAD

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

POINPY

One-time3
  • Standard Tip$1.99
  • Generous Tip$4.99
  • Super Generous Tip!$9.99

Questions

Is IMPOSSIBLE ROAD free?
IMPOSSIBLE ROAD costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is POINPY free?
POINPY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IMPOSSIBLE ROAD or POINPY?
POINPY is rated higher. IMPOSSIBLE ROAD averages 4.1 out of 5 from 739 ratings, while POINPY averages 4.9 from 153 ratings.
Do IMPOSSIBLE ROAD or POINPY have ads?
Neither IMPOSSIBLE ROAD nor POINPY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IMPOSSIBLE ROAD or POINPY?
IMPOSSIBLE ROAD ships an update every 3 weeks, and POINPY every 2 weeks. Most recently, IMPOSSIBLE ROAD was updated on October 18, 2026 and POINPY on October 17, 2026.

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