Comparison

Ugh! vs Dan The Man Classic

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

Head to head
About

Ugh!

A brave caveman battles invading aliens with advanced weaponry. Run through alien worlds, using vaporizers and defenses to fight off intergalactic enemies. Experience fast-paced action with fantastic graphics and stereo audio.

Highlights
  • Battle intergalactic enemies
  • Unleash alien vaporizers
  • Use weapons and defenses
  • Warp to new worlds
  • Fast-paced action
  • Fantastic graphics
Features
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From the maker of six #1 ranked games on iPhones and iPads! ____________________________________________________ Aliens have arrived. They are destroying everything. A caveman stands in their way. The brave Ugh! Ugh! has already seized an alien weapon. Help Ugh! -Battle intergalactic enemies -Unleash vaporizers -Use weapons and defenses -Warp to new worlds Fast-paced, thrilling, action, running game. In stereo audio. With fantastic graphics. Ugh! the cave man is completely free and you can play all the way though without spending anything. If you choose, you can buy in-game items to accelerate your progress.

About

Dan The Man Classic

Experience an epic retro beat 'em up brawler with a hilarious story, upgradeable skills, and a vast arsenal of weapons. Choose from classic game modes like Campaign, Endless Survival, and Adventure, or customize your own hero with unique skins and abilities. Enjoy pixel art graphics and engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Beat 'em up brawler gameplay
  • Campaign, Endless Survival, and Adventure modes
  • Upgradeable fighting skills
  • Arsenal of weapons
  • Character customization with skins
  • Retro pixel art graphics
Features
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The Beat Em’ Up Brawler you love; now with zero ads or in-app purchases! Dan the Man dials back to retro games roots to bring you an epic action brawler that you’d swear you’ve seen in old arcades. Take control of the legendary hero… Dan the Man! Hilarious story! Awesome upgradeable fighting skills! An epic arsenal of weapons! THE CLASSIC GAME MODES YOU LOVE: ● Campaign Mode: Follow the adventure of Dan in a new stage ● Endless Survival: Reach the top of the rankings by fighting in this endless survival game mode. ● Adventure Mode: Test yourself in tons of epic challenges and different kinds of games. Unlock exclusive skins and prizes! UPGRADE YOUR CHARACTERS Upgrade your favorite character to make them the best, unlocking new abilities and longer combos to give your enemies a hard time! CREATE YOUR OWN HERO Customize your character with all kinds of epic skins and clothing that give you extra advantages in combat. Play your character the way you want! RETRO PIXEL ART ACTION Retro pixel art graphics bring back the best of old arcade games filled with action, platforms, and lots of fighting. Are you READY for this? WHAT'S HALFBRICK+ Halfbrick+ is a mobile games subscription service featuring: ● Exclusive access to the highest-rated games ● No ads or in app purchases ● Brought to you by the makers of Award-winning mobile games ● Regular updates and new games ● Curated by hand - for gamers by gamers! Start your 7 days free trial and play all our games without ads, in app purchases, and fully unlocked games! Your subscription will auto-renew after 7 days, or save money with an annual membership! If you have any questions, please contact our support team https://support.halfbrick.com **************************************** View our privacy policy at https://www.halfbrick.com/halfbrick-plus-privacy-policy View our terms of service at https://www.halfbrick.com/subscription-agreement

Screenshots

Ugh!4 screens
Dan The Man Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dan The Man Classic at every 3 weeks against Ugh!'s every 21 months. Dan The Man Classic also leads on ratings volume (6.5K vs 68). Ugh!'s advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 71%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Ugh! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Dan The Man Classic sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Ugh! against 4.9 for Dan The Man Classic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dan The Man Classic has 6.5K ratings behind it against 68, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Ugh!'s written reviews are positive against 71% of Dan The Man Classic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ugh! ships an update every 21 months, Dan The Man Classic every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ugh! versus Dan The Man Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUgh!Dan The Man Classic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (68 ratings)4.9 (6.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.1% of reviews — better71.0% of reviews
Number of ratings686.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB137 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSkyworks Interactive Corp.Halfbrick

Customer experience

Ugh!

All ratings67 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive83.1%
Neutral6.0%
Negative10.8%

Dan The Man Classic

All ratings6,300 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews283 reviews
Positive71.0%
Neutral7.4%
Negative21.6%

User reviews

Ugh!

From 68 App Store ratings

What we love

  • addictive Highly addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Fun and enjoyable
  • 🎮 Great challenge
  • 🚀 Fast gameplay
  • 💡 Upgradable weapons and powers

Room to improve

  • 😥 Dies too easily
  • 💰 In-app purchase issues
  • ❓ Unclear objectives
  • 🔄 Progress loss on upgrade
  • 💸 Perceived as a scam

Dan The Man Classic

From 6.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Epic gameplay
  • 👍 Fun and challenging
  • 🚀 Smooth controls
  • 🚀 Great graphics
  • 👍 Nostalgia-inducing

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Subscription required
  • 🐛 Removed features like multiplayer and events
  • 🔒 Progress reset for previous players
  • 🔒 Perceived greed by developers

Bugs and requests

Ugh!

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • In-app purchases not received
  • Purchased items not unlocking
  • Loss of purchased items on upgrade
  • Mission objectives impossible to achieve
  • Upgrade not making bullets more powerful
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  • Glitch preventing level up

Requested features

5 requests
  • Update other games
  • Save game progress
  • Clarify egg colors
  • Fix mission bugs
  • Make main screen buttons work on iPad

Dan The Man Classic

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Certain boss battles are too difficult
  • Tokens disappearing in water/hazards

Requested features

4 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Holiday/seasonal events
  • Ability to transfer progress between versions
  • Controller support for all devices

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Ugh!

One-time10
  • Pile of Eggs$0.99
  • Bunch of Eggs$4.99
  • Fistful of Hearts$4.99
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  • Double Eggs$4.99
  • Cave of Eggs$9.99
  • Field of Eggs$19.99
  • Sack of Hearts$19.99
  • Mountain of Eggs$49.99
  • Chest of Hearts$49.99
  • Island of Eggs$99.99
8 purchases

Dan The Man Classic

Subscriptions7
  • Halfbrick+7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Halfbrick+ (Trial)1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Halfbrick+$2.991 Month
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  • Halfbrick+ (Early Adopter)6 Months trial$2.991 Month
  • Halfbrick+ (Yearly discount)$2.991 Month
  • Halfbrick+3 variants$29.991 Year
  • Halfbrick+1 Year trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Halfbrick+$99.99

Questions

Is Ugh! free?
Ugh! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dan The Man Classic free?
Dan The Man Classic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ugh! or Dan The Man Classic?
Dan The Man Classic is rated higher. Ugh! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Dan The Man Classic averages 4.9 from 6.5K ratings.
Do Ugh! or Dan The Man Classic have ads?
Neither Ugh! nor Dan The Man Classic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ugh! or Dan The Man Classic?
Ugh! ships an update every 21 months, and Dan The Man Classic every 3 weeks. Most recently, Ugh! was updated on November 1, 2026 and Dan The Man Classic on November 8, 2026.

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