Flappy Octopus vs The Ploctopus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flappy Octopus
Tap to guide an octopus through a challenging obstacle course. Enjoy a simple yet engaging gameplay experience that tests your reflexes. This game is available for free.
- Tap to swim
- Avoid obstacles
- Simple gameplay
- Challenging levels
- Free to play
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Tap to make the Octopus swim and avoid obstacles. Simple yet challenging... Check it out for Free today!
The Ploctopus
Navigate an underwater world, collecting trash while dodging increasingly fast sharks. Choose from three difficulty modes designed for relaxation, moderate challenge, or intense survival.
- Trash collection gameplay
- Shark evasion mechanics
- Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert modes
- Increasing difficulty
- Environmental cause support
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Help the Ploctopus clean up the trash floating around, all while avoiding the hungry sharks coming right towards you! But do not get to complacent because the sharks will start swimming faster and faster! There are 3 different modes: The Beginner Mode: Has less sharks, more trash and most importantly no shark attacks! The perfect game mode for those who just want to relax and casually clean up the ocean! The Intermediate Mode: This mode is for those who feel tough enough to move on from the beginner mode, but not tough enough to handle the stress of the constant shark attacks happening in the expert mode! You will be given more health, which means you don’t have to stress about picking up as much trash as you would in the expert mode! The Expert Mode: This is for the real heroes, those who are ready to clean up the ocean no matter what dangers lurk in the deep blue sea.. The expert mode sharks are ferocious beasts looking for a snack, and you happen to look extra delicious today, so they will attack you. What does "Ploctopus" mean? Glad you asked! Its a combination of the Swedish word "plocka" which means to pick something up, and "Octopus". Combine those two and you get the Ploctopus! This game is the first in a series about gaming for the environment from The Benchwarmer Studios! What does "Gaming for the environment" mean? It's simple! Each app launched within this category will have a select cause, and project that it supports, it will range anywhere from helping the rainforests to cleaning up the oceans! 50% of the ad revenue generated from this app will directly be donated to the Ocean Cleanup (https://theoceancleanup.com) on a monthly basis! The Ocean Cleanup is a non profit Organization that is dedicated to cleaning up the oceans! Read all about it on their website! To keep track of the total revenue donated, go like/follow Benchwarmer Studios page on Facebook!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Ploctopus at 100% against Flappy Octopus's 14%. The Ploctopus also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Flappy Octopus's advantage is device support and iOS requirement (8.2 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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.
The Ploctopus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Flappy Octopus's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Ploctopus's.
Flappy Octopus ships an update every 47 months, The Ploctopus every 65 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flappy Octopus | The Ploctopus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 47 months — better | Every 65 months |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Makeover Mania Story Games | Adam Glantz |
Customer experience
Flappy Octopus
The Ploctopus
In-app purchases
Flappy Octopus
No in-app purchases
The Ploctopus
No in-app purchases
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