Timberman vs The Noodle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timberman
Become a lumberjack in this arcade-style casual game. Chop trees, avoid branches, and unlock dozens of characters and environments. Compete for high scores on global leaderboards and build your village.
- Chop trees and avoid branches
- Unlock dozens of characters
- Explore various environments
- Build and expand a village
- Compete on global leaderboards
- Trade wood for gold
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Over 20 million players could not be wrong - featured as one of the best games since 2014 and still eagerly played in 2022! Especially with a new update that adds dozens of new characters, new environments and an expandable village! And as always tons of fun & lot of trees to cut. Timberman is an oldschool arcade style casual game. Become a Timberman, chop wood and avoid the branches. Sounds like an easy task? It's easy to play but hard to master. Dozen of variable environments and 104 lumberjacks to unlock. Master your skills for the top records on the leaderboards. Take your axe as every lumberjack does and chop the tree as fast as you can! Cut down trees, trade wood for gold, buy plots of land and discover new islands. Generate passive income, buy new axes and randomize super fantastic packs of epic characters! Many characters, trees, tons of cutting fun & wood around! Timberman is an original old school arcade style casual free game. Become a Timberman! Chop, cut and slice wood while avoiding branches. Improve your skill to reach the top of the leaderboards in this easy to learn, hard to master game. - Dozens of characters to choose from - Countless high scores to beat - Global leaderboards - Cutting edge chopping action Cut your way to the top of the leaderboards and beat others’ high scores. Chop with speed, precision and focus to become a master lumberjack. Unlock tons of different lumberjack characters, including: ninja, ghost, fireman, devil, angel, santa, monster slayer and more. Play in various environments, including: forest, wild west, circus and even hell. As a lumberjack you will race against the clock to chop down as much as you can of an endless tree. Quick thinking will be necessary to avoid branches - your biggest enemy. Cut left or chop right? You only have milliseconds to answer this question. Get it right and you’ll beat the competition and become the best Timberman ever! Along the way on this free chopping action adventure you will unlock many different characters and trees. Each one requires you to complete a unique quest! Are you up for the challenge? If so, then we at Digital Melody invite you to pick up an axe, yell timber and start chopping to test your skills and become the best Timberman ever!
The Noodle
Guide a tube to catch falling noodles. Skillfully maneuver to catch the slithering noodles as they fall, requiring focus on noodle movement to overcome the increasing challenge. Test your reflexes and coordination in this engaging arcade game.
- Catch falling noodles
- Maneuver tube left/right
- Increasing challenge
- Focus on noodle movement
- Skillful catching
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Let's get the noodles into these bamboo tubes! Move the tube to the left or right to catch the falling noodles skillfully. The slithering noodles will make the game becomes more challenging to play. One of the trick to handle this game is that you need to control the tube by looking at the movements of the noodles without being distracted. Okay, it's time for you to start this challenge!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Timberman at 4.0 against The Noodle's 3.8. The Noodle's advantage is ratings volume (2.7K vs 523) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Timberman sells 15 one-off in-app purchases and The Noodle sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Timberman holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Noodle has 2.7K ratings behind it against 523, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 56% and 57% positive.
Timberman ships an update every 5 weeks, The Noodle every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timberman | The Noodle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (523 ratings) — better | 3.8 (2.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.8% of reviews | 56.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 523 | 2.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 255 MB | 264 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digital Melody | Hibiki Yano |
Customer experience
Timberman
The Noodle
User reviews
Timberman
From 523 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast-paced and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Simple yet challenging concept
- 🎨 Retro-style graphics
- 💰 Reasonable monetization (paid version)
Room to improve
- 🔍 Aggressive ad placement disrupting gameplay
- 🐛 Occasional input lag and unresponsive controls
- 🕰️ Difficulty spike and inability to progress past certain scores
- 🎮 Lack of gameplay variety and character abilities
The Noodle
From 2.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Unique and creative level design
- 🤩 Satisfying noodle physics
- 😊 Great time killer
Room to improve
- 💸 Too many ads disrupting gameplay
- 🤯 Levels can be frustratingly difficult
- 🔁 Repetitive and unvaried levels
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
Bugs and requests
Timberman
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistent score tracking and achievement unlocking
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
- Paid version not removing all ads as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Option to skip retry countdown
- More diverse character unlocks and abilities
- Improved leaderboard system and tracking
- Customization options for gameplay and visuals
The Noodle
Reported bugs
3 issues- Noodle clipping/breaking through containers
- Freezing/crashing issues on some devices
- Inconsistent performance and glitches
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content updates
- Ability to earn coins/skins without ads
- Improved level progression and difficulty curve
- Support for wider range of devices
In-app purchases
Timberman
- Remove ads$0.99
- Package of 2000 coins$0.99
- Special Characters Pack #2$0.99
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- Special Characters Pack #3$0.99
- Special Characters Pack #6$0.99
- Special Characters Pack #5$0.99
- Special Characters Pack #4$0.99
- Buy package of 5000 wood$0.99
- Special Characters Pack #1$0.99
- Unlock all characters$1.99
- Special Offer 1$1.99
- Special Offer 2$1.99
- Package of 5000 coins$1.99
- Special Offer 3$3.99
- Package of 20000 coins$6.99
The Noodle
- COIN 900$0.99
- No Ads$2.99
- COIN 5000$4.99
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- COIN 11000$9.99
- COIN24000$19.99









