Comparison

Disc Pop! vs Connect4Hero

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

Head to head
About

Disc Pop!

Launch balls to shatter matching colored disks on a board. Strategically manage cleared pieces in your slots to avoid a crowded grid. Experience satisfying chain reactions and flow-state puzzle-solving with one-tap controls.

Highlights
  • One-tap control for fast sessions
  • Color-matched disk destruction
  • Stacked and special disk types
  • Strategic slot management
  • Pipe-to-pipe ball momentum
  • Satisfying board-clearing moments
Features
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The board is set. The discs are waiting. Tap to launch a ball through the pipe. It tears across the board, shattering every disc that matches its color. Stack up enough hits and the whole group explodes off the grid. Miss your timing, mismanage your slots, and the board starts to feel very crowded very fast. Here's the loop: balls enter from one side, rip through the grid, and exit the other. Discs come in stacks — sometimes frozen, sometimes hidden, sometimes armored. Your slots hold the pieces you've already cleared. Fill them smart, clear them fast, and chain your hits for that rush of a perfectly cleaned board. It sounds simple. It isn't — but it never feels unfair. Highlights One-tap control: Fast sessions, no precision needed — just timing and instinct. Color-matched chaos: Balls only destroy their own color. No random hits, no guesswork — pure pattern reading. Stacked discs, real depth: Ice discs, hidden discs, multi-hit armor — the board throws new puzzles without breaking the flow. Slot management: Five slots between you and a failed run. Use them wisely. Pipe-to-pipe momentum: The ball never stops — neither does the rhythm. Board-clearing satisfaction: That moment the last disc shatters? Worth every tap. For anyone who loves flow-state puzzles, color-matching mechanics, and the quiet joy of a perfectly cleared grid. The pipe is loaded. The discs aren't ready for you.

About

Connect4Hero

Features
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Connect four runes. Summon heroes. Defeat seven bosses. Connect4Hero turns the familiar four-in-a-row idea into a portrait fantasy strategy adventure. Place elemental runes on a 9×9 board, interrupt enemy formations, cast spells, and complete lines to earn powerful choices for the battles ahead. BUILD YOUR LINE • Place Fire, Water, Nature, and Arcane runes. • Complete horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines of four. • Read the enemy board and block threats before they resolve. CHANGE THE BOARD • Cast Fireball, Tide Swap, Rune Pull, Cleanse, Growth, and Quake. • Summon six heroes whose abilities reshape the fight. • Combine permanent upgrades with the deck you build during a run. • Earn gems to unlock permanent perks, and chase 28 Game Center achievements. FACE SEVEN BOSSES Each chapter introduces a distinct battlefield and signature threat—from spreading slime and burrowing sand to wildfire, deep freeze, wind, and chain lightning. LEARN BY PLAYING A guided story opening and interactive tutorial introduce placement, blocking, spells, rewards, and enemy turns without leaving the battle. Designed for portrait play on iPhone and iPad. Play offline without an account or ads. Gameplay analytics can be turned off in Settings.

Screenshots

Disc Pop!4 screens
Connect4Hero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Disc Pop! at Free against Connect4Hero's $4.99. Disc Pop! also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Connect4Hero's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Disc Pop! is free to download; Connect4Hero costs $4.99 up front. Disc Pop! sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Connect4Hero asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Disc Pop! ships an update weekly, Connect4Hero every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Disc Pop! versus Connect4Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDisc Pop!Connect4Hero
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.1 (94 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews18.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings94 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB71 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperEmirhan CakarPhilip Yu

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Disc Pop!

One-time9
  • Coin Pack 1$1.99
  • Fail Offer$5.99
  • No Ads$9.99
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  • Coin Pack 2$9.99
  • Small Bundle$9.99
  • Coin Pack 3$19.99
  • Coin Pack 4$39.99
  • Coin Pack 5$74.99
  • Coin Pack 6$99.99
None

Connect4Hero

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Disc Pop! free?
Disc Pop! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Connect4Hero free?
Connect4Hero costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Disc Pop! or Connect4Hero have ads?
Disc Pop! shows ads; Connect4Hero does not.
Which is updated more often, Disc Pop! or Connect4Hero?
Disc Pop! ships an update weekly, and Connect4Hero every 4 days. Most recently, Disc Pop! was updated on October 21, 2026 and Connect4Hero on October 19, 2026.

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