Comparison

PopStar ® vs Pop Star Never Stop

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

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About

PopStar ®

A classic casual puzzle game where players tap groups of at least two same-colored stars to pop them. The goal is to achieve the highest score by popping as many stars as possible and clearing the board for bonus points. Magic tools can be used to help achieve higher scores.

Highlights
  • Tap same-colored stars
  • Score based on stars popped
  • Bonus for clearing stars
  • Use magic tools
  • Achieve highest score
Features
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#10th anniversary.  Classic casual puzzle game. Once you popped, you can't stop! To pop all Same Stars! The play rule is the same as all other *same* games, - tap at least 2 neighboring stars with the same color - pop them with the most stars - achieve the highest score you've ever got. The scoring rule is simple - The more stars you pop, the more scores you will get. (Formula: Score = Stars * Stars * 5) - Try to clear all Stars, the least Stars you left, the more bonus you will get. (Formula: Bonus = 2000 - Stars * Stars * 20), you will get 2000 bonus after all Stars are cleared. Magic tools are important here! Click the magic tool to enable it, or click it again to disable it. Useful when you try to connect as more stars as you can, to achieve higher score.

About

Pop Star Never Stop

Tap adjacent blocks of the same color to clear them and achieve high scores. Features an innovative infinite mode with an ever-expanding star matrix and strategic power-ups. Enjoy this brain-training puzzle game anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Tap adjacent same-colored blocks
  • Classic and Infinite modes
  • Infinitely expanding star matrix
  • Star matrix zoom and movement
  • Strategic auxiliary props
  • No time limit
  • Brain training gameplay
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Bang! unblock the puzzle, Once you play the PopStar game, you can not stop! Tap two or more adjacent blocks will destroy the blocks,This game include beautiful music and cool effects.PopStar puzzle game is a good app to kill time and training brain.you can play with it on your mobile phone whenever and wherever possible. "Infinite mode" is an innovative game based on the classic mode. We have made a lot of innovations on the basis of the classic “Pop Star” gameplay, allowing the star matrix of the game to increase infinitely. After each level, the star matrix will increase in both horizontal and vertical directions. When you play to the 90th level, you will have to eliminate 10,000 stars. Such a design allows players to constantly challenge larger star matrices in the game. Players can even eliminate hundreds or thousands of stars at once through carefully designed elimination ideas and the use of color-changing props. This kind of full-screen star explosion scene will make you feel awesome! This game will test your strategy and eyesight, bringing you endless fun. As the game enters the later levels, with the increase in the number of stars, it will also test the player’s patience. *Infinite Mode Game Play Introduction* 1 Basic elimination gameplay: Find stars of the same color that are adjacent in the up, down, left, and right directions, and click to eliminate them. This is also the original classic gameplay of “Pop Star”. 2 Infinitely large star matrix: The original classic version of “Pop Star” will challenge the elimination of 120 stars, but here, you will face hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of stars composed of matrices. 3 Star matrix zoom: The game will automatically zoom the star matrix, and players can use two fingers to slide the screen to zoom in or out of the matrix, just like zooming photos in the mobile album. 4 Star matrix movement: When the matrix becomes very large, only a part of the star matrix can be displayed on the screen. Fingers click on the matrix and slide on the screen, you can move the star matrix and display the part of the star matrix you want to eliminate in the screen. 5 Increasing difficulty: As the star matrix expands, the level’s requirements for scores will become more stringent. 6 Use of auxiliary props: After eliminating a certain number of stars, the props of the corresponding color will be activated. Using this prop can change the stars of other colors in the star matrix to the color of the current prop. Using props can make chain eliminations and get high scores. If you carefully design the elimination ideas, it is possible to eliminate hundreds or thousands of stars at once. *Classic Mode Game Play Introduction* 1 Simply click on two or more blocks of the same color, then the blocks will be destroyed. 2 There is no time limit, just use your brain think the best click steps. 3 The more block you destroyed , the high score you will get. 4 Try to clear all blocks, you will get more bonus points and make new record. 5 There is no time limit, but each stage has target points to proceed to next stage Come on and download the puzzle game! Experience the most classic fun!

Screenshots

PopStar ®4 screens
Pop Star Never Stop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PopStar ® at 4.6 against Pop Star Never Stop's 3.0. PopStar ® also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (282 vs 2). Pop Star Never Stop's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PopStar ® sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Pop Star Never Stop asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PopStar ® holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PopStar ® has 282 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PopStar ® ships an update fortnightly, Pop Star Never Stop every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PopStar ® versus Pop Star Never Stop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPopStar ®Pop Star Never Stop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (282 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings282 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.212.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer耀志 黄立鹏 冯

Customer experience

PopStar ®

All ratings273 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral6.2%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

Pop Star Never Stop

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

PopStar ®

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App gets stuck and won't close
  • Booster tools are not functional
  • Google ad banner covers game
  • App accesses clipboard without reason
  • Game freezes up, requires reload

Requested features

2 requests
  • Fix booster tools
  • Allow further progression without stars

Pop Star Never Stop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

PopStar ®

One-time6
  • 5 Magic Stars$0.99
  • Remove Ad$0.99
  • 18 Magic Stars$2.99
Show 3 more
  • 35 Magic Stars$4.99
  • 50 Magic Stars$5.99
  • 100 Magic Stars$9.99
None

Pop Star Never Stop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PopStar ® free?
PopStar ® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pop Star Never Stop free?
Pop Star Never Stop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PopStar ® or Pop Star Never Stop?
PopStar ® is rated higher. PopStar ® averages 4.6 out of 5 from 282 ratings, while Pop Star Never Stop averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PopStar ® or Pop Star Never Stop have ads?
Both PopStar ® and Pop Star Never Stop show ads.
Which is updated more often, PopStar ® or Pop Star Never Stop?
PopStar ® ships an update fortnightly, and Pop Star Never Stop every 3 months. Most recently, PopStar ® was updated on October 23, 2026 and Pop Star Never Stop on October 6, 2026.

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