Comparison

CoverSmash vs Clipingo

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

Head to head
About

CoverSmash

Features
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Britney Spears sung heavy metal? Bossa nova Taylor Swift? Listen to a cover of a popular song and guess the original artist before the timer hits zero. Focus on the lyrics, because you have 30 seconds to guess the original artist. The faster you smash the right answer, the more points you earn! Keep your streak alive to build a massive score multiplier and rocket up the global charts. Discover new artists covering your favorite songs with everything from acoustic to genre-bending! Each level you smash right, the cover and original artist will be added to a playlist for you to connect with AppleMusic. Features: Fast-paced music trivia: With a catalog covering the biggest hits of the genreations, you'll be singing along with each level! Genre-bending: Listen to covers remaking hits as rock, acoustic, country and more! Score multipliers: Chain correct answers into streaks to boost your multiplier and chase huge scores. Leaderboards: Smash your way to the top of the CoverSmash charts, between your friends and against players around the world! AppleMusic: Connect your AppleMusic account and create playlists of the songs you like most Suggest Covers: Have a cover you love? Send it to us and we'll add it to the mix! ---------------------------------------------- Think you can recognize every artist from just a cover? Play CoverSmash and find out!

About

Clipingo

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Think you know your music? Clipingo is the ultimate musical quiz game with 7 different modes. Listen, guess, and compete with friends โ€” no subscription required. GUESS THE SONG A clip starts at just 1 second and grows longer. The faster you guess, the more points you earn. Can you name it instantly? GUESS THE YEAR What year was that song released? Test your music history knowledge. GUESS THE COVER Part of an album cover is shown. Identify it from four options. Can you recognize it from a fragment? GUESS THE ARTIST The song plays โ€” can you name who made it? A test for true music fans. WHO COLLABORATES? Identify the featuring artist on a track. The ultimate challenge for music fanatics. OLDER OR NEWER? Two songs face off. Which one was released first? Train your music history knowledge. SORT CHRONOLOGICALLY Put a set of songs in the right order of release. Drag to reorder and see how well you know your music history. DAILY CHALLENGE Every day, the same new song for all players worldwide. Guess it and compete in the weekly leaderboard and all-time total ranking on Game Center. SPECIAL EVENTS Christmas, Eurovision, World Cup and more: there are events all year round, with limited-time modes and special songs. Complete the challenges and earn your badge in the Achievements tab โ€” it stays with you even after the event ends. ON ALL YOUR DEVICES Play on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Everyone gets the same Daily Challenge, and you keep a single ranking wherever you play. WHY CLIPINGO? - No ads โ€” nothing interrupts your game - No tracking โ€” your privacy matters - No accounts โ€” open and play instantly - Challenge friends โ€” share a link and they play your exact challenge - Daily Challenge โ€” same fresh song for everyone, every single day - Cross-device sync โ€” your progress stays in sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac - Accessibility โ€” full VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and High Contrast support Download Clipingo and find out how well you really know music. Hit play!

Screenshots

CoverSmash4 screens
Clipingo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Clipingo at 17.0 against CoverSmash's 26.1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CoverSmash ships an update every 9 days, Clipingo fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
CoverSmash versus Clipingo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoverSmashClipingo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days โ€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.117.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size20 MB10 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperShannighanGorka Ertzilla

In-app purchases

None

CoverSmash

No in-app purchases

None

Clipingo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CoverSmash free?
CoverSmash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clipingo free?
Clipingo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CoverSmash or Clipingo have ads?
Neither CoverSmash nor Clipingo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CoverSmash or Clipingo?
CoverSmash ships an update every 9 days, and Clipingo fortnightly. Most recently, CoverSmash was updated on November 9, 2026 and Clipingo on November 9, 2026.

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