Comparison

Timberman vs Sling Kong

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

Sling Kong

Bounce and swing your character upwards through challenging levels filled with traps and obstacles. Collect over 100 unique characters and compete with friends. Create custom characters using selfies and accessories.

Highlights
  • Upward scrolling gameplay
  • Dastardly traps and obstacles
  • Collect over 100 characters
  • Challenge friends
  • Create custom characters with selfies
  • Dress characters with accessories
Features
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Sling, bounce and swing your Kong to glory, but watch out for all manner of dastardly traps and obstacles. Go up, and up, and up until there’s no more up to go, or else meet your hilarious end! Join Chimp, Pig, Jellyfish and over 100 other crazy and colorful characters as you challenge your friends to become the best Kong Slinger around. Now you can even take a selfie and create your very own Kong! Kong your friends and family and dress them up with fun accessories! There are thousands of combinations!

Screenshots

Timberman4 screens
Sling Kong4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sling Kong at 4.8 against Timberman's 4.0. Sling Kong also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 56%) and ratings volume (19K vs 522). Timberman's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Timberman sells 15 one-off in-app purchases and Sling Kong sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sling Kong holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sling Kong has 19K ratings behind it against 522, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Timberman's written reviews are positive against 85% of Sling Kong's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Timberman versus Sling Kong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimbermanSling Kong
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (522 ratings)4.8 (19K ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.8% of reviews84.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings52219K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size255 MB301 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDigital MelodyProtostar

Customer experience

Timberman

All ratings522 ratings
Positive74.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative18.6%
Written reviews364 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral9.3%
Negative34.9%

Sling Kong

All ratings18,685 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews1,640 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral5.2%
Negative9.9%

User reviews

Timberman

From 522 App Store ratings

What 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

Sling Kong

From 19K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing game!
  • 👍 Very fun and addictive
  • 🐵 Cute and funny characters
  • 💰 Lots of ways to earn coins
  • 🎨 Fun themes and events

Room to improve

  • 🤑 Expensive prizes and in-app purchases
  • 🤖 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🤔 Repetitive gameplay after a while
  • 🤯 World average too difficult to beat

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

Sling Kong

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Ads not working properly
  • Prizes not showing up correctly
  • Saved progress not loading on new devices
  • Certain Kongs not displaying properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • More new and rare Kongs to collect
  • Ability to trade or share Kongs with friends
  • Hat store to buy hats for specific Kongs
  • More mini-games and challenges
  • Customizable levels or courses
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  • Multiplayer mode to compete against friends

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Timberman

One-time15
  • 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
10 purchases

Sling Kong

One-time10
  • Coin Pack 1$0.99
  • Coin Special 1$0.99
  • Magic Orb Combo!$0.99
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  • Spooky Village$0.99
  • Under The Sea$0.99
  • Coin Pack 2$2.99
  • Coin Special 2$2.99
  • Mega Theme Bundle 1$2.99
  • Coin Pack 3$5.99
  • Coin Pack 4$19.99

Questions

Is Timberman free?
Timberman is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sling Kong free?
Sling Kong is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timberman or Sling Kong?
Sling Kong is rated higher. Timberman averages 4.0 out of 5 from 522 ratings, while Sling Kong averages 4.8 from 19K ratings.
Do Timberman or Sling Kong have ads?
Both Timberman and Sling Kong show ads.
Which is updated more often, Timberman or Sling Kong?
Timberman ships an update every 5 weeks, and Sling Kong every 5 weeks. Most recently, Timberman was updated on October 14, 2026 and Sling Kong on October 15, 2026.

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