Monkey Boots vs Blinky Bat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monkey Boots
Embark on an exciting escape from a stampeding herd of elephants. Utilize simple controls to jump, stomp, and slow down to earn extra points by strategically taking down the charging elephants.
- Elephant stampede escape
- Jump and stomp controls
- Slow down mechanic
- Score extra points
- Featured in "Best New Games!"
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Featured in "Best New Games!" Reached the Top 100 Overall Apps! Escape the Elephant Stampede! Controls Right Button - Jump / Stomp Left Button - Slow Down Get extra points for stomping the Elephants
Blinky Bat
Control a bat using only your blinks to navigate through an endless maze of obstacles. This game offers a unique, hands-free, and skill-based challenge that is easy to learn but difficult to master. It's a family-friendly adventure with a quirky twist.
- Blink-controlled gameplay
- Hands-free operation
- Endless obstacle course
- Skill-based challenge
- Family-friendly
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Welcome to Blinky Bat, a game that transforms your blinks into thrilling gameplay! Drawing inspiration from the classic flappy bird game, Blinky Bat elevates the experience with its unique blink-controlled mechanics. Navigate your bat through a maze of obstacles, timing your blinks to perfection to survive the challenging journey. Key Features: → Intuitive Control: Use your eye blinks to guide the bat, offering a hands-free, immersive gaming experience. → Endless Adventure: Fly through an endless landscape of obstacles, striving for the highest score. → Simple Yet Challenging: Easy to start but hard to master, Blinky Bat keeps you engaged with its skill-based gameplay. → Family-Friendly Fun: Suitable for all ages, providing a quirky twist to game night with a control scheme that's sure to get everyone blinking! Get ready to blink your way through a captivating world filled with challenges and fun. Download Blinky Bat now and let your eyelids lead you to victory!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blinky Bat at 5.0 against Monkey Boots's 4.3. Blinky Bat also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and update cadence (every 8 months vs every 22 months). Monkey Boots's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (300 vs 5). 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.
Blinky Bat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monkey Boots has 300 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Monkey Boots's written reviews are positive against 100% of Blinky Bat's.
Monkey Boots ships an update every 22 months, Blinky Bat every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monkey Boots | Blinky Bat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (300 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 300 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Paper Robot LLC | Akshat Patel |
Customer experience
Monkey Boots
Blinky Bat
Bugs and requests
Monkey Boots
Reported bugs
13 issues- App crashes frequently, especially with cellular data enabled
- Hitbox detection errors causing unexpected deaths
- Double-jump lag/unintended double jumps
- Premature monkey stomp/jump failures
- Game freezes mid-gameplay
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- Ad pops up over play button causing accidental clicks
- Game continues running behind ad popups
- Game speed suddenly increases to unplayable levels
- App fails to launch or opens to home screen
- Game crashes after 7 games or specific number of rounds
- Monkey occasionally jumps only slightly when button pressed
- Two monkeys fall when hitting two elephants simultaneously
- Low battery warning triggers ads instead of pausing game
Requested features
9 requests- Power-ups and upgrades system
- Monkey customization options
- Level/story mode
- Achievement system
- In-game music track
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- Mute button for sound effects
- Move ads to bottom of screen
- Combo multiplier for same-color elephants
- Different colored monkey skins
Blinky Bat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Monkey Boots
No in-app purchases
Blinky Bat
No in-app purchases
