Optical Inquisitor Zero vs Hover Dog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Optical Inquisitor Zero
Experience a retro sniper adventure set in 1988. Help Tommy Rissken get revenge on those who betrayed him and return to his daughter. Features superior sniper mechanics, ragdoll physics, and an 80s soundtrack.
- Superior sniper mechanics
- Ragdoll physics
- Destructible bodies
- 80s style soundtrack
- Interactive level elements
- Old 80s style cell phones
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*Optical Inquisitor Zero is the Free version of the game* **Optical Inquisitor 17+ - Uncensored version without Ads available!** Its the year 1988. Acid wash jeans are in. Our hero, Tommy Rissken has been betrayed by his friends and had to serve a prison sentence for 8 years. Now he's back with a vengeance. With your help, he'll get his revenge on his 'friends' and be able to return to his daughter. **NOTE: Compatible with iPhone 4, iPad 2 and up.** Features: - Superior Sniper mechanics - Great ragdoll physics, destructible bodies - Racing and Underground Gamblers Club (only in 17+ edition) - Great cartoon animations - Amazing 80s style soundtrack from 'Perturbator', 'RTRY', 'Vector Hold', 'Protector-101', 'Palm Highway Chase', 'Tommy', 'Betamaxx', 'Flash Аrnold', 'Silenx', 'M-Town Vice', 'Vincenzo Salvia', 'Hot Hot Hawk', 'Brutal Pony Riders', 'Bestrack', 'The Аstral Stereo Project', 'Bourgeoisie', 'Mr Pteez', 'Quasars', 'DrPECCO' - Build your own weapons (only in 17+ edition) - Great interactive elements in levels - Old 80's style cell phones - Brutal interrogations (only in 17+ edition) - No IAP =Trailer on Youtube= http://youtu.be/Tn_GHBDlvmc Follow us for the latest info and game news! • http://crescentmoongames.com/other-games/ • http://facebook.com/crescentmoongames • http://facebook.com/OpticalInquisitor • http://twitter.com/cm_games
Hover Dog
Guide a dog on a hoverboard through a new city, avoiding electric towers. Embark on an exciting adventure with unique challenges.
- Hoverboard dog gameplay
- City navigation
- Obstacle avoidance
- Adventure mode
- Simple controls
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Just a dog and his hover board. Pump has made his way out of the "Get 'Em" world, and is onto his next adventure! Help guide him through this new city. Watch out for those electric towers!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hover Dog at 5.0 against Optical Inquisitor Zero's 4.4. Hover Dog also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Optical Inquisitor Zero's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 19). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hover Dog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Optical Inquisitor Zero has 2.6K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Optical Inquisitor Zero's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hover Dog's.
Optical Inquisitor Zero ships an update every 7 months, Hover Dog every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Optical Inquisitor Zero | Hover Dog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.6K ratings) | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crescent Moon Games | Behdad Sami |
Customer experience
Optical Inquisitor Zero
Hover Dog
Bugs and requests
Optical Inquisitor Zero
Reported bugs
2 issues- Levels resetting after crashes
- Difficulty progressing past certain missions
Requested features
4 requests- Uncensored version
- More missions and levels
- Ability to disable ads
- Improved performance on older devices
Hover Dog
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Optical Inquisitor Zero
No in-app purchases
Hover Dog
No in-app purchases
Questions
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