Comparison

Monster Hunter Now vs Gaboon Viper

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

Head to head
About

Monster Hunter Now

Embark on a real-world hunting adventure, tracking and battling iconic monsters using AR technology. Forge weapons, team up with friends, and master quick, engaging hunts adapted for mobile gameplay.

Highlights
  • Real-world monster hunting
  • AR Camera integration
  • Cooperative multiplayer hunts
  • Craftable weapons and armor
  • 75-second hunt challenges
  • Adventure Sync for offline marking
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The thrill of the hunt is calling. Begin your hunting adventure now! Hunt monsters in the real world: Embark on a global quest to track down and hunt some of the most formidable monsters from the Monster Hunter universe as they appear in our world. Forge powerful weapons and team up with fellow hunters to track down larger-than-life monsters and take them head-on. Authentic hunting action carefully adapted to mobile: Discover a variety of monsters depending on the habitat around you – Forest, Desert or Swamp – and engage in thrilling hunts solo, or band together with fellow hunters to take on these large monsters. The simplified tap-based controls and high-fidelity graphics enable you to engage in enjoyable hunting action wherever you go. See monsters around you with the AR Camera: Experience what it’s like to have these iconic monsters appear in the real world with exclusive AR Camera features. Master the hunt in 75 seconds: Can you complete the hunt within 75 seconds? Master the weapons, craft armor sets and hone your skills – exploit weaknesses and utilize every element at your disposal to take on the hunt. Mark monsters even with your phone in the pocket: With Adventure Sync, you can use a Paintball to track monsters while you explore your town and bring the hunt to your doorstep afterwards. As you explore, your Palico can mark passing monsters with Palico Paintballs, even while you aren’t actively playing, allowing you to return to them later, ensuring that the action never stops.

About

Gaboon Viper

Features
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Gaboon Viper is a pixel-art action game that reinvents what "growth" means: eating doesn't make you longer right away. Food first forms a lump inside your body, drifts backward as you move, and only adds to your length once digestion finishes. Your stomach has a capacity limit — burst it and it's game over. Laxatives, enzymes, and other items let you reverse the tables. This is a game about the rhythm of stomach capacity and metabolism — not just about speed or dodging walls. Key features: • Delayed digestion mechanic: food becomes a lump that queues up for digestion; length isn't added the instant you eat • Stomach capacity & laxatives: bursting means game over, but laxatives can save you — or turn the tables • Rival snake: from stage 5 of every world, a triangle-headed viper steals your eggs — and once it has digested, it comes after your tail. Eat too much and you can't outrun it • Multiple items: enzymes, diamonds, roller skates, bombs, each with its own risk and strategy • Multi-world stages: different terrain and obstacles, with difficulty ramping up as you progress • Game Center global leaderboard: see who lasts longest and grows the biggest • Original pixel art inspired by first-generation handheld dot-matrix screens Free to play in full. No ads, no in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Monster Hunter Now4 screens
Gaboon Viper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gaboon Viper at none against Monster Hunter Now's 10. Gaboon Viper also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Monster Hunter Now's advantage is chart position (#103 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Monster Hunter Now sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Gaboon Viper asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monster Hunter Now ships an update fortnightly, Gaboon Viper every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Monster Hunter Now versus Gaboon Viper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonster Hunter NowGaboon Viper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (49K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings49K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#103 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size224 MB6 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperScopely Explore, Inc.Tsung Ying Tu

Bugs and requests

Monster Hunter Now

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes during battles
  • Login issues and lost progress
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Inconsistent GPS tracking

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to craft potions
  • Wider search radius
  • More weapon types
  • Long-distance multiplayer
  • Improved social features

Gaboon Viper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Monster Hunter Now

One-time10
  • 150 Gems$1.99
  • 300 Gems$1.99
  • Item Box Expansion$1.99
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  • 400 Gems$4.99
  • 750 Gems$4.99
  • Starter bundle pack$6.99
  • Prime Hunter's Pass$9.99
  • 1,400 Gems$14.99
  • 2,250 Gems$14.99
  • 3,000 Gems$29.99
None

Gaboon Viper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monster Hunter Now free?
Monster Hunter Now is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gaboon Viper free?
Gaboon Viper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Monster Hunter Now or Gaboon Viper have ads?
Neither Monster Hunter Now nor Gaboon Viper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monster Hunter Now or Gaboon Viper?
Monster Hunter Now ships an update fortnightly, and Gaboon Viper every 5 days. Most recently, Monster Hunter Now was updated on November 9, 2026 and Gaboon Viper on November 6, 2026.

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