Comparison

World Map Puzzle vs HippoChomp

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

Head to head
About

World Map Puzzle

Features
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Learn the shapes, locations and names of countries by placing pieces on a world map. FEATURES - Choose a continent, then an easy region or a whole-continent puzzle. - Play with country shapes or flag-and-name cards. - Small countries use readable badge pieces. - Tap hints or hold for help placing a piece. - Choose Japanese notation or English in Settings; interface text follows your selection. - Hear country names and celebrate completing a stage. - Track clear records and best times, and work toward a world-tour certificate. PLEASE NOTE Map data comes from Natural Earth (public domain). Borders and country names follow the Japan POV dataset. This reflects the data source and does not express a political position. Puzzles and bundled maps can be played offline.

About

HippoChomp

This game offers a peaceful, interactive world for young children. Little ones can tap fruit for a hungry hippo to eat, make flowers bloom, or create sparkling trails. It's designed with no scores, timers, or ways to lose, ensuring a stress-free experience.

Highlights
  • Interactive feeding gameplay
  • No scores or timers
  • No way to lose
  • Simple tap and drag controls
  • Calming sound design
  • Ad-free and no in-app purchases
Features
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HippoChomp is a quiet little world for a very small person. A hippo stands in a sunny field. Fruit pops up in the grass. Tap one and he waddles over, eats it in three big chomps, and does a happy hop. That’s the whole game. There is no score, no timer, no levels, and no way to lose. Nothing ever tells your child they got it wrong, because there is no wrong. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TAP
 • Tap fruit — a watermelon, pineapple, tomato or banana — and the hippo comes to eat it. Tap several and he works through them one at a time.
• Tap the hippo and he giggles.
• Tap the grass and a flower blooms. Tap the sun and it beams. Tap a cloud and it rains a little.
• Drag a finger and it leaves a trail of sparkles.
• No tap does nothing, and every finger counts — two-handed tapping and a sibling joining in both work. THINGS THAT LIVE HERE 
Butterflies drift past. A bird lands to hop about, and startles off if the hippo lumbers too close. Every minute or two a seal-point Siamese called Sushi strolls through, pauses to take it all in, and carries on. Tap him and he stops for a slow blink and a mew. A big friendly number pops up after each fruit — 1, 2, 3 — counting the snacks in this sitting. It’s a counting moment, not a score: nothing is saved, and every launch starts again at one. MADE TO BE HANDED OVER
 • No accounts, no sign-in, no ads, no in-app purchases, no links out of the app.
• No data collected. None. The app has no networking code at all — it cannot phone home because there is nowhere to phone.
• Sound respects the silent switch and won’t interrupt music or a podcast.
• Works on iPhone and iPad, held any way up. Tip: turn on Guided Access (Settings → Accessibility → Guided Access, then triple-click the side button) and the app is the only thing they can reach.

Screenshots

World Map Puzzle2 screens
HippoChomp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HippoChomp at every 4 days against World Map Puzzle's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, 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

World Map Puzzle ships an update every 3 weeks, HippoChomp every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
World Map Puzzle versus HippoChomp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld Map PuzzleHippoChomp
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaoki ChibaGregory M Koch

In-app purchases

None

World Map Puzzle

No in-app purchases

None

HippoChomp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is World Map Puzzle free?
World Map Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HippoChomp free?
HippoChomp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do World Map Puzzle or HippoChomp have ads?
Neither World Map Puzzle nor HippoChomp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, World Map Puzzle or HippoChomp?
World Map Puzzle ships an update every 3 weeks, and HippoChomp every 4 days. Most recently, World Map Puzzle was updated on October 31, 2026 and HippoChomp on November 6, 2026.

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