SpongeBob vs Corefall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpongeBob
Embark on a cosmic adventure as SpongeBob, using wish-granting tears to navigate bizarre Wishworlds. Master platforming skills, collect unique costumes, and explore diverse realms filled with familiar characters and original music.
- Platforming skills
- 30+ F.U.N.tastic costumes
- 7 distinct Wishworlds
- Buddy movie banter
- Original voice actors
- New soundtrack
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Wish-granting Mermaid’s Tears in the hands of SpongeBob and Patrick… What could possibly go wrong? Sure, the very fabric holding the very universe very together could come very undone, opening up portals into Wishworlds full of knights, cowboys, pirates, and prehistoric snails. But that’s nothing everyone’s favorite sponge can’t handle - with the right cosmic costume! Everybody do the Cosmic Shake! * Unlock classic and new platforming skills like the Fishhook Swing and Karate Kick * Don more than 30 F.U.N.tastic costumes like SnailBob and SpongeGar * Travel to 7 distinct Wishworlds like Wild West Jellyfish Fields and Halloween Rock Bottom * Experience all the buddy movie banter with SpongeBob’s permanent companion Balloon-Patrick * Meet all your favorite Bikini Bottomites from the series, voiced by their original actors * Brand-new soundtrack from the composers of Battle for Bikini Bottom + dozens of songs from the series!
Corefall
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Corefall: Pulse is an orbital brick-breaker and shooter combined. A core sits at the center of the arena and your paddle orbits it through a full 360 degrees, with bricks packed into the space around you. Spin the paddle to send the pulse outward and clear the field wave by wave - and keep it from slipping past you into the core, because that's a life lost. Deflection only gets you so far. Catch the power-ups falling through the arena and it becomes a shooter: - Machine guns that strafe the field - Grenades that punch through dense packs - Piercing rounds, cutting beams and nova blasts - Multiball, a wider paddle, slow-motion and shields Chain hits to build your combo, fill the charge meter, and trigger Overdrive to rip through a wave at full speed. THE ARSENAL Four heavier weapons round it out: a flamethrower that burns through whole columns, a tornado that spirals outward from the core, chain lightning that jumps from brick to brick, and acid rain that dissolves anything it lands on. - Endless, escalating waves with tougher bricks the deeper you push - Quick one-thumb radial aiming - Procedural sound and reactive neon visuals - Combo scoring, high scores and achievements - One app across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro No ads. No timers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Corefall at Free against SpongeBob's $2.99. Corefall also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). SpongeBob's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#12 vs unranked). On 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
Corefall is free to download; SpongeBob costs $2.99 up front. Corefall sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SpongeBob asks for nothing beyond the download.
SpongeBob ships an update every 4 weeks, Corefall weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpongeBob | Corefall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (239 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 239 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #12 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.5 GB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | THQ Nordic Mobile GmbH | Jeremy Yablan |
Bugs and requests
SpongeBob
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes during boss fights and level transitions
- Invisible objects and glitchy environments
- Inability to progress past certain levels
- Inconsistent checkpoint activation
Requested features
4 requests- Add controller support
- Implement different gameplay speeds
- Improve save/load functionality
- Optimize performance for older devices
Corefall
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SpongeBob
No in-app purchases
Corefall
- Premium Arsenal$2.99
Questions
Is SpongeBob free?
Is Corefall free?
Do SpongeBob or Corefall have ads?
Which is updated more often, SpongeBob or Corefall?
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