MindStep vs Kattobi PenPen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MindStep
A simple yet challenging jumping game where players time their jumps from moving logs to reach a goal. Avoid falling into the sea with precise timing and aim for high scores.
- Log-to-log jumping
- Precise jump timing
- Avoid falling into the sea
- Goal-oriented gameplay
- Aim for 100 jumps
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It’s a jump game that’ll make you hum “boing, boing!” without even realizing it! Jump from log to log, keep jumping toward the goal! But be careful — one wrong move and you’ll fall right into the sea! Aim for the legendary 100 jumps! ■ How to Play ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Just press the Jump button — it’s that simple! Time your jumps carefully to land on the moving logs. Let your guard down, and you’ll plunge straight into the ocean! You’ll be shouting “Aaaah!!” before you know it!
Kattobi PenPen
Help Mama Penguin wake up Papa Penguin and get him to work on time. Tap to wake him and then tap again to launch him as far as possible, ensuring he doesn't miss his company.
- Tap to wake sleeping penguin
- Tap to launch falling penguin
- Timed launches for distance
- Simple, intuitive gameplay
- Penguin-themed fun
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"Papa! Wake up! You will be late for company" …Papa penguin seems to be late today, too. Mama penguin wakes papa up, and full swing on papa with her flying pan. Good, mama was escorted to the father company. [How to play] - Wake papa penguin up sleeping by tap the screen. - Fly away papa penguin that is come falling with tapping the screen at the good timing. - So as not to be late to the company, spurt far. "Papa! Bon voyage. It may in time!"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MindStep at 5.0 against Kattobi PenPen's 4.1. MindStep also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 50%). Kattobi PenPen's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (166 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MindStep holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kattobi PenPen has 166 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of MindStep's written reviews are positive against 50% of Kattobi PenPen's.
MindStep ships an update every 51 months, Kattobi PenPen every 46 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MindStep | Kattobi PenPen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.1 (166 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.8% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 166 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 51 months | Every 46 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OMOSHIRO KAKUMEI CAPSULE PLUS, K.K. | marge co., ltd. |
Customer experience
MindStep
Kattobi PenPen
In-app purchases
MindStep
No in-app purchases
Kattobi PenPen
No in-app purchases
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