Hoplite vs Guess Prof Garfield's Number
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hoplite
Engage in challenging turn-based tactical combat on small maps. Strategize your moves carefully to overcome procedurally generated levels and unlock upgrades. Compete with friends on leaderboards and test your skills in daily challenges.
- Turn-based tactical movement
- Procedurally generated levels
- Quest mode with upgrades
- Challenge mode with daily challenges
- Leaderboard rankings
- Hard but fair gameplay
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"Blanket recommendation for this one." - Pocket Tactics (5 stars) "It's very simple to learn, but there's a huge amount of depth to the game" - Touch Arcade (5 stars) Hoplite is a turn-based strategy game focusing on tactical movement around small maps. This game is designed to be hard, yet fair. You'll need to think before you act if you hope to win. Every move counts! Quest Mode: • Make strategical choices to upgrade your abilities as you dive deeper into the underworld. • Earn achievements and unlock access to new upgrades. • Procedurally generated levels give a new experience every play. • Challenge your friends and see how you rank on the leaderboard. Challenge mode: • Jump straight into the action with a randomized set of upgrades. • Try to beat the daily challenge or play predetermined challenges at two difficulty levels.
Guess Prof Garfield's Number
Engage in a number guessing game guided by Joyce to learn logical thinking and binary search. The app offers educational gameplay with instant feedback, multiple difficulty levels, and customizable ranges, making learning programming concepts fun and interactive.
- Number guessing game
- Learn logical thinking
- Binary search concepts
- Instant educational feedback
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Customizable number ranges
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Welcome to the number guessing game with Joyce as your guide! Learn logical thinking and binary search concepts through an engaging, interactive experience. The computer chooses a number, and your job is to guess it using smart feedback. Educational gameplay with instant feedback Teaches problem-solving and logical reasoning Perfect for students learning programming concepts Multiple difficulty levels including 1-10 to 1-100 Customizable number ranges Encouraging guidance from Joyce throughout your journey Whether you're a student in a computer science course or someone who loves number puzzles, this app makes learning fun and interactive. Created as a programming simulation that demonstrates the power of systematic thinking. Features: - Interactive number guessing with intelligent hints - Educational feedback that narrows down possibilities - Multiple game modes and difficulty levels - Personalized experience with Joyce as your guide - Perfect for learning binary search concepts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Guess Prof Garfield's Number at Free against Hoplite's $3.99. Guess Prof Garfield's Number also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Hoplite's advantage is ratings volume (791 vs 1) and chart position (#138 vs unranked). On 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
Guess Prof Garfield's Number is free to download; Hoplite costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Guess Prof Garfield's Number holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hoplite has 791 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Hoplite's written reviews are positive against 100% of Guess Prof Garfield's Number's.
Hoplite ships an update every 3 months, Guess Prof Garfield's Number daily. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Hoplite | Guess Prof Garfield's Number |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (791 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 791 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #138 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Douglas Cowley | Joyce Sherman |
Customer experience
Hoplite
Guess Prof Garfield's Number
Bugs and requests
Hoplite
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on launch with certain OS versions
- Agility upgrade not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- More game modes or levels
- Customization options for the character
- Landscape mode support
- Ability to start at higher levels
Guess Prof Garfield's Number
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hoplite
No in-app purchases
Guess Prof Garfield's Number
No in-app purchases
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