Comparison

Dumpling Drop vs Escape, Sheep!

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

Head to head
About

Dumpling Drop

A cozy merge puzzle game where you drop and combine cute dumplings to discover new ones. Enjoy three distinct play modes, collect a variety of characters, and play entirely offline. Designed for all ages with no ads or data collection.

Highlights
  • Drop and merge dumplings
  • Collectible characters
  • Three distinct play modes
  • Offline play
  • No ads or data collection
  • Hand-crafted art style
Features
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Drop, merge, and climb! Dumpling Drop is a cozy little merge puzzle the whole family can share. Slide a dumpling to where you want it, let go, and when two of the same kind touch they merge into the next one up the chain — all the way from a tiny Shrimp Dumpling to the legendary Golden Dragon. Easy to learn, hard to put down, and made to be enjoyed by kids and grown-ups alike. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY • Levels — Clear goals and earn up to three stars. The fewer drops you use, the more you earn. Great for a quick, satisfying challenge. • Endless — No finish line. Just keep merging and chase your best score. Pick Relaxed, Regular, or Hard — each keeps its own best score, and it plays the same on iPhone and iPad. • Daily — One shared twist a day. Everyone gets the same board with the same pieces, so the whole family can compare scores fairly. • Tilt — Tip and shake your device to roll the dumplings around the bowl. Play Zen for a no-lose sandbox, or Challenge to see how steady your hands really are. PLAY TOGETHER • Optional Game Center family leaderboards: Daily Drop, Star Collector, Golden Send-offs, and fair per-device Endless boards COLLECT THE CREW Nine dumplings make up the merge chain, each with its own cheerful face — designed with our own kids — plus special hidden "Friends" that pop up as you play. Fill out your Collection and discover them all. MADE FOR FAMILIES • No ads. Ever. • No accounts of ours — optional Game Center for family leaderboards. • No data collected — your progress stays on your device and syncs privately through your own iCloud. • One-time, play-forever. Pass the phone around the table. FEATURES • A gentle, relaxing merge puzzle anyone can pick up • Four distinct modes for every mood and skill level • Progress follows you between your devices with iCloud • Difficulty that feels fair on any device, from the smallest iPhone to the biggest iPad • A whole crew of collectible characters to unlock • Cute, chunky, hand-crafted art and satisfying physics • Plays entirely offline Grab a bowl and start dropping!

About

Escape, Sheep!

Features
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The pen was peaceful — until today. A whole flock of sheep got tangled up inside the fence, and now nobody can move. Untangling this mess comes down to your fingertip. There's just one rule: tap a sheep, and it dashes off in whatever direction it's facing until it clears the board. A one-tap, one-hand casual puzzle. Every sheep that clears out leaves an open spot. Every sheep that gets stuck blocks that spot instead. Get the order wrong even once, and the sheep left behind end up boxed in with nowhere to go. The pen gets tighter the further you get, so by the later stages you're reading a few moves ahead. Clearing a round still feels good every time. Some sheep have attitude. Angry sheep get more agitated with every bump, so plan around them carefully. Impatient sheep won't wait their turn at all — you'll need a different approach for those. Stuck? Remove, Shuffle, and Redirect items let you rework the board. Read the order right and you'll earn more stars, inching closer to being a true puzzle master. Clearing stages earns Gold. Spend it in the shop on whatever items you need. The more you use, the bolder the moves you can pull off. A pen full of stubborn, charming sheep is waiting on your next tap. Rounds run 30 seconds to two minutes — short enough to squeeze in anywhere, with real puzzle-solving packed into every one. Download it, settle the chaos, and bring some peace back to the pen.

Screenshots

Dumpling Drop4 screens
Escape, Sheep!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Dumpling Drop at none against Escape, Sheep!'s shown. Escape, Sheep!'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dumpling Drop ships an update fortnightly, Escape, Sheep! every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Dumpling Drop versus Escape, Sheep!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDumpling DropEscape, Sheep!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB148 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMegan SchottCP Works

In-app purchases

None

Dumpling Drop

No in-app purchases

None

Escape, Sheep!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dumpling Drop free?
Dumpling Drop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Escape, Sheep! free?
Escape, Sheep! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dumpling Drop or Escape, Sheep! have ads?
Escape, Sheep! shows ads; Dumpling Drop does not.
Which is updated more often, Dumpling Drop or Escape, Sheep!?
Dumpling Drop ships an update fortnightly, and Escape, Sheep! every 3 days. Most recently, Dumpling Drop was updated on October 10, 2026 and Escape, Sheep! on October 11, 2026.

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