Comparison

Bloom City vs Slapshot Hockey

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

Head to head
About

Bloom City

A relaxing online world where players can farm, fish, explore, and interact with others. Grow crops, catch creatures, complete quests, and customize your character in this cozy life simulation game.

Highlights
  • Farming and crop cultivation
  • Fishing and creature collection
  • Online multiplayer interaction
  • Character customization
  • Quest completion
  • World exploration
Features
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Welcome to Bloom City, a relaxing online world where you can farm, fish, explore, and enjoy life with other players. Grow your own crops, take care of your farm, catch fish and creatures, collect items, complete quests, and discover new activities throughout the world. FARM & GROW Plant seeds, water your crops, care for them, and harvest your produce. FISH & EXPLORE Discover different fishing spots and catch a variety of fish and creatures depending on the time, weather, and location. PLAY TOGETHER Meet other players, visit different places, chat, and enjoy the world together. CUSTOMIZE YOUR CHARACTER Collect outfits, equipment, hairstyles, accessories, and create your own unique look. COMPLETE QUESTS Help NPCs, complete daily activities, earn rewards, and discover new content as you progress. Your new life in Bloom City is waiting for you!

About

Slapshot Hockey

Experience fast-paced arcade ice hockey designed for kids. Easy to learn with simple controls, it offers various game modes from quick matches to full seasons. Enjoy a family-friendly, ad-free experience with a single one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Simple touch controls
  • Multiple game modes
  • Offline play
  • Head-to-head multiplayer
  • Family-friendly design
  • Single one-time purchase
Features
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One price. No ads. No subscriptions. Ever. Slapshot Hockey is a fast, friendly 3D hockey game built for kids — easy enough for a five-year-old to pick up in seconds, with enough depth to keep growing into. Skate, shoot, deke, and check your way to the net in a colorful arena packed with a roaring crowd. Try it free, then unlock the full game with a single one-time purchase. No ads. No subscriptions. No tracking. Just hockey. PICK UP AND PLAY • Slide your thumb to skate, tap to shoot, hold for a booming slapshot • Aim the corners to beat the goalie, or feed your star player for the one-timer • Three difficulties — Easy, Medium, and Pro — so kids grow into the challenge • Simple, chunky touch controls; left- or right-handed PLAY YOUR WAY • New Game — jump into a quick match, pick your teams and arena • Free Skate — no clock, no opponent, just skate and shoot • Shootout — alternating breakaways; you even play your own goalie • Season — a full schedule, live standings, playoffs, the championship cup, and banners in the rafters • 2 Players — face off head-to-head on two iPads over the same Wi-Fi A RINK THAT FEELS ALIVE • 10 teams with their own crests, colors, and playing styles • 5 arenas — including an outdoor frozen pond • Goal horns, an organ, a cheering crowd, body checks, and ice spray • Hat tricks rain hats on the ice, the ice resurfacer cleans up between periods, and big goals get a slow-motion replay MADE FOR FAMILIES • Designed for the Kids Category — no ads, no third-party tracking, no data collected • The only links out (email us, read our privacy policy) sit behind a parent's gate • Fully offline — play on the couch, in the car, or on a plane • A one-time purchase shared with your whole Family Sharing group • A parent's gate sits in front of the store Grab a stick and hit the ice!

Screenshots

Bloom City4 screens
Slapshot Hockey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Slapshot Hockey at 5.0 against Bloom City's 4.0. Slapshot Hockey also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Bloom City sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Slapshot Hockey asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Slapshot Hockey holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bloom City versus Slapshot Hockey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBloom CitySlapshot Hockey
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size272 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMEGA COMBAT GLOBAL LIMITED2635656 Ontario Inc.

Customer experience

Bloom City

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Slapshot Hockey

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Bloom City

One-time10
  • Skin Box 1$0.99
  • TH 1$0.99
  • Skin Box 2$1.99
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  • Skip Ad 1$1.99
  • Skip Ad 2$3.99
  • Skin Box 3$4.99
  • TH 2$4.99
  • Skip Ad 3$5.99
  • TH 3$19.99
  • TH 4$99.99
None

Slapshot Hockey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bloom City free?
Bloom City is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Slapshot Hockey free?
Slapshot Hockey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bloom City or Slapshot Hockey?
Slapshot Hockey is rated higher. Bloom City averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Slapshot Hockey averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bloom City or Slapshot Hockey have ads?
Neither Bloom City nor Slapshot Hockey shows ads.

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