KickUp Cup vs VIP Guard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KickUp Cup
A simple, fun game where you flick your thumb to keep a ball in the air, earning points for your chosen country. Compete globally to help your nation reach a collective goal.
- Intuitive thumb controls
- Global country competition
- Real-time score updates
- Play for fun or country
- Simple sign-in options
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With a flick of your thumb, you’re in the game and helping your country earn KickUps or just play for fun! Play this fun new game from Infinite Pacific Solutions, the team that brought you iSnowflake. How to Play: -Joining the KickUp Cup is simple. -Download the app. -Choose to Sign in with Facebook, pick a country and nickname, and start playing. -Use your thumb to control the shoe and kick the ball to keep it in the air. Each time you kick the ball, you earn a KickUp. Keep your thumb or finger on the screen, and simply slide it around -Every time you play and are Signed in, you add to your country’s KickUp score. KickUps are updated in real time. -Help your country reach 10 million KickUps. -Join players from all around the world who are helping their country inch closer to the goal with every KickUp. -Your country needs you. Join the KickUp cup today!!
VIP Guard
Become a master of security in this challenging game. Protect your charge from enemy threats by diving to stop incoming bullets. Master your timing and skills to achieve the ultimate rescue.
- Close protection mode
- Identify enemy threats
- Dive to protect VIP
- Stop bullets
- Level up
- Cool graphics
- Smooth gameplay
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Can you perform the ultimate rescue in VIP Guard? Time to switch on close protection mode and become a master of security! In this challenging, yet amazing and fun game, you’ll need to use all your skills. Here’s how to play. 1. Look for threats from your enemies. Spotted one? It’s time to spring into action. 2. Just the distance between you and your charge. Can you dive to make it in time to protect them? We hope so. 3. Wait! Did you just stop the bullet and level up? Go you! With cool graphics, satisfying and smooth gameplay, you’ll wonder what you did with your time before you discovered VIP Guard?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: KickUp Cup at 100% against VIP Guard's 51%. KickUp Cup also leads on ads (none vs shown). VIP Guard's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 7 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. KickUp Cup sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and VIP Guard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
VIP Guard holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VIP Guard has 113K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of KickUp Cup's written reviews are positive against 51% of VIP Guard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
KickUp Cup ships an update every 7 months, VIP Guard monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KickUp Cup | VIP Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (113K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 113K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 206 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Infinite Pacific Solutions | Gismart |
Customer experience
KickUp Cup
VIP Guard
Bugs and requests
KickUp Cup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
VIP Guard
Reported bugs
4 issues- Levels repeating
- Hints not working
- Main menu issues
- Crashes and freezes
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Reduce ads
- Fix bugs and glitches
- Add more gameplay variety
In-app purchases
KickUp Cup
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Continue$0.99
VIP Guard
- No ads$2.99
