Comparison

Pingu Drop vs Interstate Tycoon

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

Head to head
About

Pingu Drop

Features
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A whole colony of penguins needs sorting - and the clock is already ticking. Slide a colored tray across the ice, and every penguin of that color tumbles straight in. Fill every tray before time runs out. Easy to pick up. Very hard to put down. HOW IT WORKS Drag a tray anywhere on the board. Matching penguins drop in automatically - but a tray is blocked by any penguin of a different color. Clear the right ones first, open a path, and empty the board before the timer beats you. 500 LEVELS, EACH ONE HAND-TUNED Start with a few penguins and one tray. Finish with dense boards, layered goals and puzzles that take three attempts and a plan. Every tenth level gives you extra breathing room on the clock. MECHANICS THAT KEEP EVOLVING Just as you get comfortable, the ice shifts: - Nested trays - clear the inner color first, then the outer - Keys and locked trays - collect keys to break the locks - Dispensers - feed penguins into place one at a time - Rails - some trays only slide on one axis - Linked trays - move one, they all move - Frozen trays - thaw them by clearing others first - Rope barriers - find the scissor penguin to cut through - Unstable penguins - a lit fuse, and it is counting down - Butterfly penguins - get too close and they flutter away - Hidden trays - the color stays secret until you touch it - Bonus-time penguins - grab them for precious extra seconds FOUR BOOSTERS FOR TIGHT SPOTS Freeze stops the clock. Magnet pulls a stuck penguin off the board. Rocket clears a single tile. Solvent dissolves an entire tray. Save them - the late levels will ask for them. BUILT FOR ONE-HANDED PLAY One thumb, no tutorials to sit through, no timers between sessions to wait out. Perfect for a commute, a queue, or five quiet minutes. RELAX UNDER THE NORTHERN LIGHTS Soft aurora skies, chunky penguins and a calm arctic soundtrack. Satisfying when you win. Never stressful when you lose. Can you sort the whole colony?

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Interstate Tycoon

Features
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Get ready to build, upgrade, and manage your very own toll plaza in this addictive idle tycoon game! Can you keep traffic flowing, collect tolls, and turn a small roadside toll booth into a massive interstate highway empire? - Build & Upgrade: Start with a small toll booth and expand it into a high-tech toll plaza. Add more lanes and handle cars, trucks, trailers, and heavy traffic! - Manage Traffic: Keep the lines moving as vehicles pass through your tolls. Upgrade booths, improve efficiency, and keep traffic flowing smoothly! - Collect Tolls: Collect fees from every vehicle that passes through. The better you manage your toll plaza, the more you earn! - Earn & Expand: Invest your profits into new lanes, faster toll booths, rest areas, gas station and bigger highway facilities. Grow from a small toll station into an interstate tycoon! - Idle Gameplay: Your toll plaza keeps earning even when you're offline. Come back to collect your profits, make upgrades, and keep your highway empire growing! - Build a Trade Hub: Expand beyond toll collection by managing farms, harvesting crops, and transporting goods across your growing interstate network to unlock new sources of income! Turn highway chaos into a smooth-running money machine in Interstate Tycoon! Ready to build your highway empire? Hit the install button and start collecting!

Screenshots

Pingu Drop4 screens
Interstate Tycoon4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pingu Drop and Interstate Tycoon are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Pingu Drop sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Interstate Tycoon sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pingu Drop versus Interstate Tycoon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPingu DropInterstate Tycoon
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size301 MB623 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGentlemen's s.r.o.Spiel Studios

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pingu Drop

One-time10
  • 1000 Coins$1.99
  • 5000 Coins$8.99
  • Plus Bundle$9.99
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  • 10000 Coins$17.99
  • 25000 Coins$34.99
  • Premium Bundle$39.99
  • 50000 Coins$59.99
  • Royal Bundle$89.99
  • Ultimate Bundle$99.99
  • 100000 Coins$99.99
10 purchases

Interstate Tycoon

One-time10
  • Tickets Pack$0.99
  • Tickets Plus$2.99
  • Earn 2x Tickets Forever$2.99
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  • Get a new Pickup!$4.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Toll Pack$9.99
  • Ticket Loot!$9.99
  • Legendary Pack$19.99
  • Patriot Pack$49.99
  • President's Pack!$99.99

Questions

Is Pingu Drop free?
Pingu Drop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Interstate Tycoon free?
Interstate Tycoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pingu Drop or Interstate Tycoon have ads?
Both Pingu Drop and Interstate Tycoon show ads.

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