Salmon Sprint vs Thinkmon Friends!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Salmon Sprint
Navigate a treacherous river, dodging obstacles while a bear pursues you. Earn points to unlock cosmetic items and climb the global leaderboard. It's a fast-paced survival game where quick reflexes are key.
- Tap-based swimming controls
- Obstacle avoidance gameplay
- Unlockable cosmetic skins
- Global leaderboard competition
- Bear pursuit mechanic
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Zig-zag through dangerous obstacles as you escape a hungry bear hot on your tail! Tap to swim left and right down the river while avoiding hitting obstacles. Spend points to unlock skins and compete to reach the top of the leaderboard.
Thinkmon Friends!
Embark on an adventure with adorable characters in a math-based AI learning game. Collect over 100 unique creatures and explore a tower of adventure. Save the Thinkworld from a villain who enforces a "no studying" rule.
- Math-based AI learning
- Over 100 diverse Thinkmons
- Tower of adventure
- Story-driven gameplay
- Creature collection and raising
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The adventure of the adorable cat "Nyan Nyan" and the deity of Thinkmons, "Pita", begins! A cutting-edge golden balance learning game utilizing math-based AI! Play Thinkmon for free right now and enjoy! -Over 100 diverse Thinkmons -Tower of adventure with different stories for each -An adorable game that you can't help but love! Another peaceful meow neighborhood today. However, Nyan Nyan living here was not at peace. She had scored 0 in all her exams! Oh no~ What should I do... meow meow meow... That's when a mysterious force led Nyan Nyan to the "Thinkworld"! Thinkmons, who survive on study energy generated through studying... Their hobby is studying, and their specialty is also studying, that's how serious they are about studying! Enjoy the boisterous episodes that arise while raising these study-addicted(?) Thinkmons! Meanwhile, the appearance of a villain imposing the rule of "Absolutely No Studying"... Please help save the crisis-stricken Thinkworld and the Thinkmons!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Thinkmon Friends! at none against Salmon Sprint's shown. Thinkmon Friends! also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Salmon Sprint's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Salmon Sprint sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Thinkmon Friends! sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Salmon Sprint against 5.0 for Thinkmon Friends!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Salmon Sprint has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Salmon Sprint ships an update every 6 days, Thinkmon Friends! every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Salmon Sprint | Thinkmon Friends! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HOFFMAN Alexander | Woongjin Thinkbig Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Salmon Sprint
Thinkmon Friends!
In-app purchases
Salmon Sprint
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Shades$1.99
- Splash$1.99
Thinkmon Friends!
- A pile of diamonds$0.49
- A handful of diamonds$2.99
- A bundle of diamonds$6.99
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- A basket of diamonds$12.99
- A box of diamonds$34.99
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