Comparison

Lumberwhack vs Octopus Comming

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

Head to head
About

Lumberwhack

Defend the wildlife from loggers by assembling an army of heroic animals. This strategy and action-defense game features over 300 levels, unique animal skills, and challenging enemies. Compete with friends in survival mode and collect achievements.

Highlights
  • Over 300 challenging levels
  • Unique animals with special abilities
  • Upgradeable characters and skills
  • Battle diverse lumberjack enemies
  • Endless Survival Mode
  • Collect over 60 achievements
  • Colorful graphics and animations
Features
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"Most fun castle defense game I've ever played: 8 out of 10." – TouchArcade.com Help Koko Kornelius, the mad and brave monkey to defend the wildlife from vicious tree-cutters! Team up a wide variety of heroic animals and create the ultimate wall of defense! OVER 300 FUN & CHALLENGING LEVELS Choose your own path through this seemingly endless game in a quest to become the king of the hill! This addictive game will keep you entertained for hours on end with exciting gameplay and over 300 unique levels! If that’s not enough - unlock survival mode! EXTRAORDINARY ANIMALS AND SKILLS Discover and upgrade the Smashback Gorilla, Punchbag Panda, Banana Magnet and many more unique characters and skills in this wild adventure. All with there own special abilities! A WALK IN THE PARK? IT’S A WAR IN THIS PARK! Battle lumberjack Gunslingers, Ninjas, Chainsawers and much more. This exhilarating tale isn’t a walk in the park - each lumberjack presents you with a new threat and a challenge to overcome! MORE COOL FEATURES - The ultimate strategy and action-defense game, wrapped into one wild package! - Challenge your friends via Game Center on the endless Survival Mode! - Collect over 60 achievements as you advance through the game! Can you collect them all? - Colorful graphic and amusing animations! PRESS QUOTES "Lumberwhack is perfect for quick sessions, long playthroughs, or anything in-between…one of the most fun castle defense games I’ve played: 8 out of 10." – TouchArcade.com "Terrific fun…makes the time pass quickly. With plenty of levels on offer…Lumberwhack: Defend the Wild should keep many a tower defense fan happy. 4.5 out of 5." – 148Apps.com "You will find yourself missing stops on a train trying to fight off the waves of enemies, and not care one bit." – DevelopersAccomplice.com "Makes for some fun action. The skills and upgrades are probably the best part of Lumberwhack. Tower defence fans should certainly give this a try." – iFanzine.com "This is tower-defense gaming evolved: incorporating features of other titles in the genre and refining them into something addictively pure: 10 out of 10." – Noobsource.com

About

Octopus Comming

An angry, mutated octopus with powerful tentacles is on a rampage. Humans must be careful as this giant cephalopod seeks revenge.

Highlights
  • Mutated giant octopus protagonist
  • Powerful, strange-shaped tentacles
  • Revenge-driven gameplay
  • Human avoidance and destruction
Features
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The octopus is unwilling to be slaughtered by human beings. Unbearable, the octopus is angry. Due to the anger, the octopus mutated and became a big octopus The big octopus has all kinds of strange-shaped tentacles, which are infinitely powerful Humans have to be careful! The mutant big octopus is coming!

Screenshots

Lumberwhack4 screens
Octopus Comming4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lumberwhack at 94% against Octopus Comming's 23%. Lumberwhack also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.6) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 168). Octopus Comming's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Lumberwhack sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Octopus Comming asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lumberwhack holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lumberwhack has 1.4K ratings behind it against 168, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Lumberwhack's written reviews are positive against 23% of Octopus Comming's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Lumberwhack versus Octopus Comming: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumberwhackOctopus Comming
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.4K ratings) — better2.6 (168 ratings)
Positive reviews93.7% of reviews — better23.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1.4K — better168
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB433 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperDigital Exception Sthlm AB明涛 吕

Customer experience

Lumberwhack

All ratings1,425 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews270 reviews
Positive93.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative4.4%

Octopus Comming

All ratings150 ratings
Positive36.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative58.0%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive23.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative70.1%

User reviews

Lumberwhack

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game
  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 💡 Unique animal-based tower defense concept
  • 👍 Nostalgic and fun
  • 👍 Challenging but not too difficult

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
  • 💰 In-app purchases can be expensive
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🔍 Repetitive levels

Octopus Comming

From 168 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Free-to-play game
  • 📱 Works offline without internet
  • 😄 Funny and entertaining story
  • 🎯 Enjoyable gameplay mechanics
  • ✨ Similar to PC version experience

Room to improve

  • 📋 Overwhelming amount of ads
  • 🐛 Ad reward system doesn't work properly
  • 🔄 Direct copy of original Octogeddon
  • 🎨 Poor animations and lazy asset reuse
  • 🌐 Chinese language/bad English translations

Bugs and requests

Lumberwhack

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Lumberjack truck ignoring animals
  • Lion character not functioning properly
  • Acorn requirements for progression

Requested features

4 requests
  • More animal types and upgrades
  • New game modes or worlds
  • Facebook login to save progress
  • Reduced acorn/upgrade costs

Octopus Comming

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Ad button doesn't function
  • Free revive with ads not working
  • Puffer fish ability shows static image instead of animation
  • Cannot stop movement in plane area, forced to die
  • Boss battles lack health bars
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  • Upgrades make octopus worse instead of better
  • Energy/stamina doesn't regenerate after time runs out
  • Game buttons don't respond properly
  • Enemies bypass defenses incorrectly
  • Game crashes or becomes unplayable at certain levels

Requested features

10 requests
  • Fix ad reward system to actually work
  • Increase difficulty or game length
  • Add proper animations instead of static images
  • Implement stamina system outside of gameplay
  • Add more building/upgrade options
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  • Improve enemy AI and boss mechanics
  • Translate all text to proper English
  • Add health/stamina regeneration system
  • Implement shell shop functionality
  • Add more variety to pet abilities

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Lumberwhack

One-time10
  • Survival Bag$0.99
  • 200 Acorns$1.99
  • 450 Acorns$2.99
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  • 1000 Acorns$5.99
  • 800 Acorns$6.99
  • 1800 Acorns$9.99
  • 2400 Acorns$19.99
  • 3900 Acorns$29.99
  • 7000 Acorns$49.99
  • 15000 Acorns$99.99
None

Octopus Comming

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lumberwhack free?
Lumberwhack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Octopus Comming free?
Octopus Comming is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lumberwhack or Octopus Comming?
Lumberwhack is rated higher. Lumberwhack averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Octopus Comming averages 2.6 from 168 ratings.
Do Lumberwhack or Octopus Comming have ads?
Lumberwhack shows ads; Octopus Comming does not.

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