Syobon Action vs Pleading Face Panic!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Syobon Action
Embark on a challenging platformer adventure where you play as a brave cat-emoticon to rescue a sacred artifact. Navigate a world filled with cunning traps and unexpected obstacles, requiring skill and logical thinking to overcome. Save the 2ch world from an evil chicken's manipulation.
- Jump and run gameplay
- Challenging traps and obstacles
- Multiple lives system
- Trial-and-error puzzle solving
- Parody of classic platformers
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The world of 2ch is in danger! The Muscular Evil Chicken has stolen the sacred artichoke from the great forum administrator. (`O '*) With the power of sacred artichoke, he tries to manipulate the peaceful emoticons inhabitants of 2ch for his evil purposes. "O (¯ - ¯ *) The only hope of salvation of the 2ch world lies in Syobon (`· ω · '), a young cat-emoticon. Syobon, with its multiple lives, is the only one who can challenge the power of the sacred artichoke and beat the muscular chicken. (〃 ^ ∇ ^) o You'll need to be careful and memorise a thousand traps that you face in your way. Only you and Syobon with his infinite lives can save the 2ch world. Syobon Action is a jump and run Game/Platforms parody of Super ***** Bros. But there are traps and nasty peculiarities which make the game more hard. A simple run and jump is not possible. Skill and a bit of imagination is needed here. The game requires the player to think logically through trial-and-error in order to complete the game.
Pleading Face Panic!
Navigate through levels to escape the "Pleading Face" and reach the goal. This game features unique music and simple, engaging gameplay.
- Escape the "Pleading Face"
- Reach the goal
- Unique "PIEN" song music
- Simple gameplay
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You'll have to successfully escape from the somewhat adorable "Pleading Face" and aim for the goal! The music ,"PIEN" song, used in this gameis copyrighted by SOUNDEVOTEE. We are using them with permission. https://soundevotee.net/marumaru_no_uta/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Syobon Action at 69% against Pleading Face Panic!'s 39%. Syobon Action also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 13). Pleading Face Panic!'s advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Syobon Action holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Syobon Action has 1.1K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Syobon Action's written reviews are positive against 39% of Pleading Face Panic!'s.
Syobon Action ships an update every 3 months, Pleading Face Panic! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Syobon Action | Pleading Face Panic! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (1.1K ratings) — better | 3.7 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.0% of reviews — better | 39.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gorka Ramirez Olabarrieta | GoodLuck3 Inc. |
Customer experience
Syobon Action
Pleading Face Panic!
Bugs and requests
Syobon Action
Reported bugs
4 issues- Impossible to complete certain levels
- Checkpoint resets and softlocks
- Enemies and obstacles behaving unexpectedly
- Controls not registering inputs properly
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and game modes
- Easier difficulty options
- Level editor or creator
- Bug fixes and stability improvements
Pleading Face Panic!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Syobon Action
No in-app purchases
Pleading Face Panic!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Syobon Action free?
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