Comparison

Things That Go Bump by Tinybop vs Hello, Subject

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

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About

Things That Go Bump by Tinybop

Create unique spirit creatures by combining everyday objects and battle them in a dark house. Play solo or with friends in cooperative chaos, exploring rooms and uncovering secrets. Features augmented reality for an immersive experience.

Highlights
  • Forge unique spirit creatures from household items
  • Battle solo or with up to three friends
  • Explore eerie rooms and uncover secrets
  • Unlock new rooms and challenges via in-app purchases
  • Augmented reality battles
  • Kid-friendly design
Features
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Make Monsters. Battle Friends. Go Bump in the Night. This former Apple Arcade favorite is back and better than ever! When the house goes dark, everyday objects awaken as mischievous spirits called yōkai and they love to battle. Forge Your Creature Combine household items—from umbrellas and staplers to cheese graters—to build your own spirit creature. Battle in the Dark Play solo or gather up to three friends for co-op chaos! Battle house spirits, explore eerie rooms, and uncover the secrets lurking in every corner. Have you ever heard something go bump in the night? Perhaps you’ve caught wind of a spirit or sprite. When the house is asleep, and there’s dark all around, spirits from objects awake and abound. The spirits are crafty and like to cause trouble. They're called yōkai and together, they double. Mixing and mashing, they join to fight. Can you help them conquer this mysterious night? Play with one person, two, three or four. First you’ll need to escape the dark junk drawer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In Things That go Bump, familiar objects and rooms come to life every night, and nothing looks quite as does in the day. Create your creature, and battle your friends, but beware the house spirits! They can destroy and they can give life. Battle, create, and make your way through the rooms of the house, and slowly you will unravel the secret of Things that Go Bump. FEATURES • Free & Paid Levels: Start your adventure at no cost; unlock new rooms and challenges with in-app purchases. • Craft Clever Creatures: Mix everyday objects to create unique, ever-evolving yōkai. • Multiplayer Mayhem: Team up or face off via Game Center. • Skill Swaps: Swap out items to gain new powers and abilities. • Energy Boosts: Earn energy by outsmarting house spirits and defeating rival yōkai. • Room-to-Room Adventure: Discover new rooms released throughout the year. • Augmented Reality Fun: Bring battles into your living room with the AR level (available on compatible devices). • Kid-Friendly Design: Safe, intuitive, and fun for the whole family. • Original Art & Sound: Immerse yourself in Adrian Fernandez’s artwork and custom sound design. Tinybop, Inc. is a Brooklyn-based studio of designers, engineers, and artists. We make toys for tomorrow. We’re all over the internet. Visit us: www.tinybop.com Follow us: twitter.com/tinybop Like us: facebook.com/tinybop Peek behind the scenes: instagram.com/tinybop We love hearing your stories! If you have ideas, or something isn’t working as you expect it to, please contact us: support@tinybop.com. Psst! It's not Tiny Bop, or Tiny Bob, or Tiny Pop. It's Tinybop. :)

About

Hello, Subject

Features
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You are the the Subject. Others came through here before you. The Facility runs a psychokinetic assessment programme: hundreds of chambers, one exit each. You can move objects without touching them. That is all you have. Drag a cube through the air. Stack two. Throw one hard enough to break glass. Put a mirror in a laser and the beam turns ninety degrees. Rest a weight on a plate and a blast door opens somewhere you cannot see. Hold a sentinel off the ground and it cannot aim at you. Between chambers a voice tells you how the room works, then starts telling you other things. It belonged to the subject before you, who passed every chamber and was then asked to talk. It has read what the Director wrote about you. It knows what is under the floor of the Facility, because it grew up down there. Every chamber is a new idea and then it is over. Learn the thing, use it, move on. FEATURES - Hundreds of chambers, each one built by hand - Touch controls: stick on the left, tap right to jump, drag to lift - Cubes, mirrors, sentinels, lasers, moving platforms, acid, fragile floors, pressure plates - A line from the Voice in every chamber, and a Director who is no longer answering - English, Italian, Spanish The session is authorised. Find the exit

Screenshots

Things That Go Bump by Tinybop4 screens
Hello, Subject4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hello, Subject at none against Things That Go Bump by Tinybop's 2. Hello, Subject also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 months). Things That Go Bump by Tinybop's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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. Things That Go Bump by Tinybop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 3 months. Hello, Subject asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Things That Go Bump by Tinybop ships an update every 5 months, Hello, Subject daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Things That Go Bump by Tinybop versus Hello, Subject: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThings That Go Bump by TinybopHello, Subject
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (39 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size302 MB29 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTinybop Inc.Dario Pellegrini

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Things That Go Bump by Tinybop

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Three Months$3.993 Months
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$9.99
None

Hello, Subject

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Things That Go Bump by Tinybop free?
Things That Go Bump by Tinybop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hello, Subject free?
Hello, Subject is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Things That Go Bump by Tinybop or Hello, Subject have ads?
Neither Things That Go Bump by Tinybop nor Hello, Subject shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Things That Go Bump by Tinybop or Hello, Subject?
Things That Go Bump by Tinybop ships an update every 5 months, and Hello, Subject daily. Most recently, Things That Go Bump by Tinybop was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hello, Subject on October 19, 2026.

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