Comparison

Vortex Madness vs Pop Pop Aliens

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

Head to head
About

Vortex Madness

Navigate an endless, unpredictable vortex, dodging obstacles and collecting coins. Test your reflexes and control in this fast-paced arcade game.

Highlights
  • Infinite vortex navigation
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • Coin collection
  • Dynamic wall generation
  • Reflex-based gameplay
Features
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Vortex Madness is a crazy game where you need to go through an infinite vortex. • Avoid the objects in the way while maintaining control. • There will be walls appearing out of no where, so watch out! • The idea is to collect as many coins as possible while avoiding everything else. Sounds fun right?! Come on, you can do this!

About

Pop Pop Aliens

Test your speed and reflexes in this addictive arcade game. Pop aliens quickly while avoiding decoys across increasingly difficult levels. Compete with friends on leaderboards and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Speed and reflex challenge
  • Progressively difficult levels
  • Dynamic expanding grid
  • Clever decoy avoidance
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Unlockable achievements
Features
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Aliens are popping out of the craters, and you are the only one who can stop them! Tap fast, keep your combo going and see how far you can climb in Pop Pop Aliens, the satisfying arcade reflex game for everyone. HOW IT WORKS Aliens pop up from craters all over the planet. Tap them before they hide, string together big combos and watch out for the tricky ones. Pop a friendly astronaut or a bomb and you lose a heart, so look before you tap! WHY YOU WILL LOVE IT • Easy to learn, hard to put down: one finger is all you need • 10 colourful planets, from Gloop Moon to Magma Core and the Time Rift • 100 campaign levels with a big boss at the end of every planet • Endless mode for the ultimate high score chase • A new Daily Challenge every day and a Weekly Challenge with a fresh twist • Lots of cheeky characters: speedy Zippy, helmeted Tanky, bubble-wrapped Bubbly, sparkly Goldie, sneaky Ninja, Mama with her babies and many more • Power-ups that change the game: slow everything down, double your points, pop the whole planet at once or let the magnet find the nearest alien for you • Collect skins and unlock new looks for your aliens • Leaderboards and achievements in Game Center, so you can compete with your friends • Works offline, no Wi-Fi needed • Cheerful original music and sound effects that make every pop feel good SEASONAL EVENTS Halloween Night: ghosts and pumpkins take over the board, with a spooky look, spooky music, a special leaderboard and Halloween skins to unlock. Christmas Night: it snows over the craters, the lights twinkle and gingerbread men race from crater to crater. Pop your way to a leaderboard spot and unlock the Santa, Frost and Elf skins. Both events switch on by themselves at the right time of year, and the decorations and music appear all around the game. PLAY YOUR WAY The game is free to play. Pop Pop Aliens Premium removes the ads and unlocks an extra skin, so you can pop in peace. Quick rounds, big laughs, one more try! Download Pop Pop Aliens now and start popping. Terms of Use (Apple's standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://paulcrp.com/poppopaliens_privacypolicy.html

Screenshots

Vortex Madness4 screens
Pop Pop Aliens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vortex Madness at none against Pop Pop Aliens's 1. Vortex Madness also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.4 vs 18.0). Pop Pop Aliens's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, 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. Pop Pop Aliens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vortex Madness asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pop Pop Aliens holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Vortex Madness versus Pop Pop Aliens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVortex MadnessPop Pop Aliens
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better2
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB29 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWabisabi ContentPaul Crapatureanu

Customer experience

Vortex Madness

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pop Pop Aliens

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Vortex Madness

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pop Pop Aliens

One-time1
  • Remove All Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Vortex Madness free?
Vortex Madness is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pop Pop Aliens free?
Pop Pop Aliens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vortex Madness or Pop Pop Aliens?
Pop Pop Aliens is rated higher. Vortex Madness averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Pop Pop Aliens averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Vortex Madness or Pop Pop Aliens have ads?
Both Vortex Madness and Pop Pop Aliens show ads.

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