#SpeedDial vs Popops
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
#SpeedDial
Experience a retro arcade game focused on reaction time with modern scoring. Challenge yourself with increasing difficulty and track your progress with detailed score breakdowns. Future updates promise more reaction-based arcade games.
- Fast-paced retro arcade gameplay
- Exponential scoring mechanics
- Increasing difficulty challenges
- Detailed score tracking (combos, base points, total scores)
- Personal score page
- Future arcade game releases planned
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Enjoy the fast-paced feel of a reaction-time retro arcade game with the modern feel of exponential scoring mechanics. The further you go, the harder the game will challenge you and also reward you! Keep track of your scores with a record of your varying types of combos, base points, and total scores! These scores will be updated on your personal score page as well as at the end of each game. COMING SOON Aims for more reaction-based arcade games are planned for future releases. ******* Developed and published by Wado Studios, a solo indie game studio that seeks to create fun and quick mobile game experiences without interrupting YOUR time with constant ads. (Also, fun fact: Wado means Thank You in Cherokee)
Popops
This game challenges your reflexes and focus with fast-paced pixel-popping gameplay. Enjoy mesmerizing visuals and satisfying sounds in a retro arcade-inspired experience. Master increasing difficulty or relax in an infinite Zen Mode.
- Tap pulsating pixels before they fade
- Increasing difficulty and speed
- Clean visuals and satisfying sound effects
- Three chances to miss per game
- Infinite Zen Mode
- Brain training and reflex challenges
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Test your speed, focus, and multitasking in this addictive yet challenging game. Popops combines mesmerizing visuals with lightning-fast gameplay for a unique experience that anyone can pick up, but few can master. It’s a nostalgic nod to retro arcade gaming. Key features: • Tap pulsating pixels before they fade, with increasing difficulty as levels progress • Clean visuals, satisfying sound effects, no ads, and three chances to miss per game • Short levels with increasing pixel count and speed, or an infinite Zen Mode How far can you go? Ideal for reflex challenges or a satisfying, cozy way to pass the time while training your brain.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Popops at none against #SpeedDial's shown. Popops also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). #SpeedDial's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 days) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for #SpeedDial against 5.0 for Popops. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.
#SpeedDial ships an update daily, Popops every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | #SpeedDial | Popops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spencer Christian Stabile-Bell | Ritwik Takkar |
Customer experience
#SpeedDial
Popops
In-app purchases
#SpeedDial
No in-app purchases
Popops
No in-app purchases









