Ugh! vs Dan The Man Classic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Battle intergalactic enemies
- Unleash alien vaporizers
- Use weapons and defenses
- Warp to new worlds
- Fast-paced action
- Fantastic graphics
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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.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Ugh! | Dan The Man Classic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (68 ratings) | 4.9 (6.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.1% of reviews — better | 71.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 68 | 6.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Skyworks Interactive Corp. | Halfbrick |
Customer experience
Ugh!
Dan The Man Classic
User reviews
Ugh!
From 68 App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Ugh!
- 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
Dan The Man Classic
- 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
- Halfbrick+$99.99
Questions
Is Ugh! free?
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