Popops vs baut.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
baut.
A minimalist arcade game testing your reflexes and timing. Survive increasingly difficult rounds with one-tap controls and unlock new visual themes. Compete for high scores and challenge friends on leaderboards.
- Precision one-tap gameplay
- Increasing difficulty
- Unlockable visual themes
- Minimalist visuals
- High-score focused
- Hardcore mode
- Game Center Leaderboards
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Fast reflexes. Precise timing. baut. is a minimalist arcade challenge built for quick sessions and instant retries. As the difficulty increases, surviving even a few more rounds becomes increasingly challenging. How far can you go? Game features: - Precision-based one-tap gameplay. - Increasing difficulty and dynamic movement. - Stylish unlockable visual themes. - Smooth minimalist visuals and satisfying effects. - High-score focused arcade gameplay. - Hardcore mode for an additional challenge. - Challenge your friends through Game Center Leaderboards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Popops at 5.0 against baut.'s 4.0. Popops also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. baut. sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Popops asks for nothing beyond the download.
Popops holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
Popops ships an update every 4 days, baut. every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Popops | baut. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ritwik Takkar | Roberto Frias Nerio |
Customer experience
Popops
baut.
In-app purchases
Popops
No in-app purchases
baut.
- 5 tokens$0.99
- 15 tokens$1.99
