Pong vs Tiny Tank
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Pong
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The original. Recharged. Formerly Watch Pong, Pong: Neon Rally brings quick, satisfying paddle battles to iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch, with a colourful neon look, distinct opponents and one more personal best to chase. NOW ON IPAD Play in landscape with a court sized for the screen, top navigation and dedicated layouts for your arcade, opponents, progress and results. Drag up or down to control your paddle. PLAY FREE ⢠Classic: first to three, with Easy, Medium and Hard difficulties. ⢠Daily Rally: a seeded challenge that resets at midnight UTC. You have 60 seconds and three lives to beat your best return count. ⢠Track matches, wins, returns, streaks and personal bests. Complete daily goals, build your level and earn paddle themes through play. TRY PONG PLUS Choose how to use two free premium game starts total across Survival, Blitz, Twin Ball and Gauntlet. Try two different modes or play the same one twice, on Easy, Medium or Hard. Each start counts when play begins, even if you quit early. Trial games do not award rival trophies. Classic and Daily Rally stay free after your two starts are used. UNLOCK PONG PLUS One non-consumable lifetime purchase unlocks more ways to play on iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch: ⢠Survival: three lives, rising speed and a return-count record to chase. ⢠Blitz: 60 seconds to score big. ⢠Twin Ball: two balls, one paddle, first to five. ⢠Gauntlet: face Scout, The Wall, The Trickster, The Sprinter and The Champion in a fixed five-rival ladder. Win each first-to-three match to advance as the pace rises and your paddle shrinks. A loss ends the run. ⢠Opponent types: choose Standard or one of five distinct rivals for Classic, Survival, Blitz and Twin Ball. Difficulty remains a separate choice. Daily Rally keeps its fixed opponent and Gauntlet follows its ladder order. ⢠Rival progression: earn permanent trophies for Gauntlet rivals you beat, track them separately at each difficulty and earn champion recognition by completing the ladder. Trophies require Pong Plus; trial runs do not award them. ⢠Insane difficulty and every paddle theme, without waiting for progression unlocks. No subscription, ads, energy meters or consumable round purchases. THREE SCREENS. ONE ARCADE. Drag your paddle on iPad and iPhone. Use the Digital Crown or drag on Apple Watch, with adjustable Crown sensitivity. Play offline, pause any time and jump into a rematch. Glowing comet trails, mode-specific effects and colourful victory confetti bring the court to life. Your paired iPhone and Apple Watch sync progress when they connect. Progress on iPad stays on that iPad. Apple Watch can play independently without the iPhone app running. Existing Pong Plus purchases remain valid; restore using the same purchasing Apple Account. No account or sign-in is required to play. Usage and diagnostic analytics use a generated installation identifier, not your name or email. Analytics are enabled by default and can be turned off in Settings on each device. Read our privacy policy for details. Standard Apple purchase authentication may be required to buy or restore Pong Plus.
Tiny Tank
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Tiny tank. Big battlefield. Tiny Tank is a fast arcade combat game built for Apple Watch. Use the Digital Crown to steer your tank through an endless cartoon battlefield. Your cannon points wherever your tank points, so every turn is also an aiming decision. Line up the shot. Tap to fire. Then move before the enemy fires back. Enemy tanks track you with rotating turrets, shells fly across the battlefield, and the fight becomes increasingly chaotic the longer you survive. ⢠Turn and aim with the Digital Crown ⢠Tap to fire your forward cannon ⢠Hold to reverse out of danger ⢠Dodge visible enemy shells ⢠Battle multiple enemy types ⢠Destroy fortified enemy positions ⢠Smash through battlefield obstacles ⢠Grab temporary combat power-ups ⢠Build your score multiplier ⢠Survive an endless battlefield ⢠Chase your high score There are no levels and no complicated controls. Every run starts simple and becomes increasingly dangerous. Steer. Aim. Fire. Survive. How long can your Tiny Tank last?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pong at Free against Tiny Tank's $1.99. Pong also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Tiny Tank's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Pong is free to download; Tiny Tank costs $1.99 up front. Pong sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tiny Tank asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Pong | Tiny Tank |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free ā better | $1.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch ā better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 ā better | 17.6 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Wesley Archbell | Daniel Beer |
In-app purchases
Pong
- Pong Plus$4.99
Tiny Tank
No in-app purchases









