Small Fry vs Planet Squirrel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Small Fry
Embark on a thrilling ocean adventure as a tiny fish evading predators and obstacles. Navigate through water, air, and space with simple controls, utilizing power-ups and completing challenges. Compete with others on leaderboards and customize your character.
- One-touch controls
- Seamless water, air, and space transitions
- Upgradable power-ups
- 60+ challenges
- Achievements and leaderboards
- Character customization
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The chase is on! Swim for your life as the tiny fish Finley "Small Fry" Fryer in this thrilling and action packed ocean adventure. Swim, jump and even float though space to escape from all the perils of the seven seas. Avoid blazing fast swordfish, electric jellyfish, ink squirting octopuses, asteroids and more. How long can you out-swim the dastardly shark, Wallace "Big Mack" Mackenzie? FEATURES: - Simple one touch controls: touch and hold to dive, release to swim up - An all star cast of awesome sea creatures - Transition seamlessly from water to air to space - Plays like 3 unique games stacked on top of each other! - Awesome boosts and upgradable power-ups - 60+ challenges to complete - Achievements and leaderboards - Customize Small Fry with an assortment of hats, glasses and more!
Planet Squirrel
Embark on a challenging platforming adventure as a flying squirrel. Navigate through levels with unique mechanics, all set to an intense soundtrack and presented in a distinctive monochrome pixel art style.
- Flying squirrel protagonist
- Challenging platformer gameplay
- Unique monochrome pixel art style
- Intense soundtrack
- Levels with unique mechanics
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A challenging platformer about a flying squirrel. - Features a unique monochrome pixel art style - An intense soundtrack - Challenging levels with unique mechanics
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Small Fry at 4.2 against Planet Squirrel's 3.7. Small Fry also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 22 months). Planet Squirrel's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and review sentiment (100% vs 66%). On price 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
Both are free to download. Small Fry sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Planet Squirrel asks for nothing beyond the download.
Small Fry holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Small Fry has 219 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Small Fry's written reviews are positive against 100% of Planet Squirrel's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Small Fry ships an update every 2 months, Planet Squirrel every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Small Fry | Planet Squirrel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (219 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 219 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 5.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Noodlecake | Tommy Soereide Kjaer |
Customer experience
Small Fry
Planet Squirrel
Bugs and requests
Small Fry
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes on startup or during gameplay
- Force close on iOS 6.1.5 and older versions
- Incompatible with iOS 11 and newer versions
- Black screen at loading
- In-app purchase transactions not processing
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- App won't open on certain devices
- Lag when water turns red
- Random collision detection with fish
- Shark speed inconsistencies with power-ups
Requested features
8 requests- Update app for current iOS versions and iPad compatibility
- Option to remove ads permanently
- More diverse enemies and environmental variations
- Improved control mechanics and responsiveness
- New game modes and challenges
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- Wider field of view for better visibility
- Reduce power-up costs
- Reduce repetitive steps in gameplay loops
Planet Squirrel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Small Fry
- 2,000 Clam Pack$0.99
- 10 Pearl Pack$0.99
- Clam Doubler$3.99
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- 12,000 Clam Pack$4.99
- 60 Pearl Pack$4.99
- 30,000 Clam Pack$9.99
- 150 Pearl Pack$9.99
- 100,000 Clam Pack$19.99
- 500 Pearl Pack$19.99
Planet Squirrel
No in-app purchases
