Hoppy Frog vs HeliHopper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hoppy Frog
Guide a frog on an airborne adventure, leaping between clouds and collecting gold flies. Utilize a parachute to extend jumps and avoid perilous obstacles like electric eels and sharks. Enjoy fast-paced platforming action with a chiptune soundtrack.
- Cloud to cloud jumping
- Collect gold flies
- Parachute for longer distances
- Avoid electric eels
- Beware of sharks
- Chiptune soundtrack
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Jump from cloud to cloud, collecting gold flies along the way. Tap in the air to open Hoppy's parachute and clear longer distances. Beware of jumping Electric Eels and the hungry 'Sharky' in the waters below! Hoppy Frog - the classic hit game for iOS featuring fast paced platform action and chiptune soundtrack by '8 Bit Weapon'.
HeliHopper
Pilot a helicopter across vibrant worlds, completing missions or testing your skills in endless levels. Master a unique slingshot control system to hop between helipads, collect items, and unlock new helicopters and environments. The game features a progression system that rewards players with more challenges as they level up.
- Slingshot helicopter hopping mechanism
- Unlockable helicopters and levels
- Mission-based gameplay
- Endless mode levels
- Player level up system
- Collectables and achievements
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Helihopper is a fun game where you hop from a helipad to another. Master the helicopter controls and become a master pilot! Pilot your way across the beautiful and colorful world, made for jumping and hopping around! Complete the missions or try your skills in the endless levels. Earn valuables and invaluable experience to unlock large selection of different helicopters and levels. Everything you do in the game increases your player level, increase it enough and you can unlock even more challenges. Start hopping now! Features: - Simple & fun slingshot mechanism for hopping the helicopters - 10 different helicopters - Three different themes: City, Desert and Snow - Parachuting collectables - A lot of achievements - Player level up system - 85 missions - 9 endless mode levels - Original music by Hukka - GameCenter leaderboards and achievements - iCloud saving - iMessage Stickers - Haptic support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hoppy Frog at 92% against HeliHopper's 16%. Hoppy Frog also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (7.3K vs 651). HeliHopper's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 18 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Hoppy Frog sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and HeliHopper sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hoppy Frog holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hoppy Frog has 7.3K ratings behind it against 651, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Hoppy Frog's written reviews are positive against 16% of HeliHopper's.
Hoppy Frog ships an update every 18 months, HeliHopper every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hoppy Frog | HeliHopper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7.3K ratings) — better | 4.2 (651 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better | 15.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.3K — better | 651 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Turbo Chilli Pty Ltd | Oddrok Oy |
Customer experience
Hoppy Frog
HeliHopper
User reviews
Hoppy Frog
From 7.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Smooth performance with minimal ads
- 💯 Nostalgic retro-style graphics
- 😊 Engaging and challenging experience
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for skins/characters
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🤔 Difficulty progression can feel unbalanced
HeliHopper
From 651 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 👍 Great graphics
- 💡 Interesting concept
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
- 🔍 Lack of instructions/guidance
Bugs and requests
Hoppy Frog
Reported bugs
2 issues- Accidental in-app purchases due to lack of confirmation
- Jumping/parachute mechanics not always responsive
Requested features
3 requests- More game modes and level variety
- Ability to save/resume progress
- Multiplayer or leaderboard functionality
HeliHopper
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game progress not saving
- Crashes on launch or during gameplay
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
3 requests- Add difficulty settings
- Improve controls and responsiveness
- Implement cloud save/sync
In-app purchases
Hoppy Frog
- Micro Pack of Flies$0.99
- Mini Pack of Flies$1.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
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- Big Pack of Flies$4.99
- Mega Pack of Flies$6.99
- Ultra pack of Flies$9.99
HeliHopper
- Few Coins$0.99
- A Diamond$0.99
- Set of Coins$1.99
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- Pile of Coins$1.99
- Diamond Pack$1.99
- Double Pack$2.99
