Comparison

Mobfish Hunter vs Tadpole Tap

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

Head to head
About

Mobfish Hunter

Embark on an addictive fishing adventure in a polluted future where mutated fish threaten the oceans. Equip powerful weapons and utilities to hunt these dangerous creatures, upgrade your gear, and compete with hunters worldwide.

Highlights
  • Mutated Mobfish species
  • Over 110 challenging levels
  • Nine upgradeable weapons
  • Customizable utilities
  • Helpful companion creature
  • Global leaderboards and achievements
Features
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50% Bulldog, 50% Piranha, 100% Addictive! Getting hooked on "Mobfish Hunter" fishing game is like shooting fish in a barrel! Set in the year 2020, after the greedy Autocracy has stripped the world of rare Earth elements, disastrous pollution has wreaked havoc on our once-beautiful oceans. Now the world’s fish have mutated into dangerous new species known as Mobfish. To combat these vicious critters, a new class of Mobfish Hunters emerged – and it’s up to you to rise through their ranks. Trick-out your fishing lures with a variety of projectile and melee weapons to rid the seas of Mobfish and become a champion Hunter. Mobfish Hunter features: • Set in the Mobfish Hunter world, each zone includes its own species of Mobfish and challenging hazards. • Quarantine Zone with over 110 levels and more to come. • Nine Crazy Weapons: Spend the loot awarded for successful fishing expeditions to upgrade a variety of Sea-Mine lures with spinning blades, spread-shot projectiles and heat-seeking abilities. • 60 Power-Chip variations and over 50,000 combinations of playing style. • Customizable Utilities: Plumb the inky depths with three additional utilities that allow your Sea-Mine to dive deeper, move more quickly, and illuminate murky waters. • Helpful Companion: Befriend a creature that helps you kill Mobfish and collect coins! • Six Leaderboards: See where you rank among Mobfish Hunters locally, regionally and all over the world. • 30 Achievements: Test your hunting skills and expand your collection of rare Mobfish, as you work to complete these rewarding challenges. • Facebook Integration: Invite Facebook friends and compete for high scores. • All progress can be synced across multiple platforms and devices. If you face any technical issues on your device, please contact us and we will try to address the issue as soon as possible. Support Email : support@appxplore.com For latest news, updates, and events, follow us on: Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/appxplore Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/user/appxplore Instagram : http://www.instagram.com/appxplore Twitter : http://twitter.com/appxplore

About

Tadpole Tap

Guide a tadpole through perilous obstacles by flicking its tongue to eat flies and ascend. Unlock and upgrade unique tadpoles, power-ups, and skins to achieve higher scores and compete with friends on leaderboards. Collect puzzle pieces and achievements for a rewarding retro gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Unlockable tadpoles with unique abilities
  • Tadpole and power-up upgrades
  • Tongue-based movement and fly eating
  • Obstacle navigation and high score chasing
  • Collectible puzzle pieces and skins
  • Leaderboard for friend comparisons
  • Achievements
Features
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Reach the skies with your favorite tadpole while eating flies with your tongue! With piranhas constantly on your tail, you must hurry and pull your way through dangerous obstacles! Try to beat your friends high score and embellish your aquarium with tadpoles by unlocking all the little fellas! -UNLOCK YOUR TADPOLES: There are multiple tadpoles to unlock, each with a unique ability that will help you through the dangers along the way. -UPGRADE YOUR TADPOLES: Each tadpole's unique ability can be upgraded to get better scores. -GET BETTER POWER-UPS: All power-ups can be upgraded to make them last longer. If they last long enough, you can sometimes have multiple power-ups at once! Some combinations are very good! -DON'T FORGET TO EAT FLIES: Eating flies is somehow very satisfying, plus this is what allows you to buy upgrades! -CLIMB FURTHER EVERY TIME: Beat your high score and battle your friends. Compare your performance on the leaderboard. -GET THE PUZZLE PIECES: Each Tadpole has a unique puzzle to unlock! -UNLOCK THE SKINS: Collect vials to unlock them all! There is 3 skins per tadpole. -ACHIEVEMENTS: Let's see if you can clear them all! In one word, Tadpole Tap is an awesome Retro Runner in Pixel Art. Tadpole Tap, the life circle of a frog. Language available: English, French, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Italian, German, Simplified Chinese and Serbian.

Screenshots

Mobfish Hunter4 screens
Tadpole Tap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mobfish Hunter at every 2 months against Tadpole Tap's every 6 months. Tadpole Tap's advantage is ratings volume (479 vs 121). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Mobfish Hunter sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Tadpole Tap sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Mobfish Hunter against 4.7 for Tadpole Tap. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 121 and 479 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Mobfish Hunter's written reviews are positive against 88% of Tadpole Tap's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mobfish Hunter ships an update every 2 months, Tadpole Tap every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on August 11, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mobfish Hunter versus Tadpole Tap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobfish HunterTadpole Tap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (121 ratings) — better4.7 (479 ratings)
Positive reviews86.5% of reviews88.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings121479 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size267 MB93 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAppxplore (iCandy) Sdn. Bhd.Outerminds Inc.

Customer experience

Mobfish Hunter

All ratings117 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews459 reviews
Positive86.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative8.5%

Tadpole Tap

All ratings479 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews316 reviews
Positive88.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative7.3%

User reviews

Mobfish Hunter

From 121 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Highly addictive gameplay mechanics
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and art style
  • 💡 Unique and creative game concept
  • ⏱️ Great for short gaming sessions
  • 🎯 Challenging and engaging progression

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
  • 💰 Extremely slow coin earning rate
  • 💸 Upgrade costs are too expensive
  • ⚡ Limited energy system (only 5)
  • 🎬 Intrusive pop-up prompts mid-gameplay

Tadpole Tap

From 479 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Very fun game
  • 👍 No ads, no pay to win
  • 💡 Simple but challenging gameplay
  • 🎨 Cute pixel art style

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes on newer iOS versions
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 💰 Difficult to unlock all content without paying

Bugs and requests

Mobfish Hunter

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Game crashes on launch after update
  • Game crashes after completing first round
  • App won't load on WiFi connection
  • Crashes on AppXplore page
  • Endless loading screen on startup
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  • Progress loss after crashes
  • Missing audio/music files
  • Incompatibility issues on iOS devices
  • Game won't open after recent updates

Requested features

11 requests
  • Daily reward system for consistent play
  • Joystick control option
  • Increased energy capacity or faster recharge
  • Cheaper upgrade costs or better coin rewards
  • Character customization (different avatars)
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  • Multiplayer or social sharing features
  • More fish variety and unique areas
  • Soundtrack addition
  • Ability to gift items between friends
  • Ant-themed game spin-off
  • Improved progression pacing

Tadpole Tap

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on launch
  • Puzzle pieces not saving properly
  • Restore purchases not working

Requested features

3 requests
  • More characters and skins
  • New obstacles and levels
  • Continued updates and support

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Mobfish Hunter

One-time11
  • Stack of Coins$0.99
  • Infinite Energy$1.99
  • Phinny (Evolved)$1.99
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  • Pile of Gems$1.99
  • Sidewinder$3.99
  • Crate of Coins$4.99
  • Pouch of Gems$4.99
  • Double Coin$4.99
  • Ghost$4.99
  • Hunter Pack$5.99
  • Sack of Gems$9.99
9 purchases

Tadpole Tap

One-time9
  • Spook$0.99
  • Stapler$0.99
  • Bronze Fly Pack$0.99
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  • Silver Fly Pack$1.99
  • Silver Case$3.99
  • Gold Fly Pack$4.99
  • Jade Fly Pack$9.99
  • Gold Case$9.99
  • Diamond Fly Pack$19.99

Questions

Is Mobfish Hunter free?
Mobfish Hunter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tadpole Tap free?
Tadpole Tap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mobfish Hunter or Tadpole Tap?
Mobfish Hunter is rated higher. Mobfish Hunter averages 4.8 out of 5 from 121 ratings, while Tadpole Tap averages 4.7 from 479 ratings.
Do Mobfish Hunter or Tadpole Tap have ads?
Both Mobfish Hunter and Tadpole Tap show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mobfish Hunter or Tadpole Tap?
Mobfish Hunter ships an update every 2 months, and Tadpole Tap every 6 months. Most recently, Mobfish Hunter was updated on August 11, 2026 and Tadpole Tap on September 9, 2026.

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