Plunging Pudding vs Sumikkogurashi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plunging Pudding
Embark on a rocket-powered plunger adventure to clean up. Navigate left or right, dodge enemies, and gather gold to unlock new customizations. Experience a fun and engaging arcade-style challenge.
- Rocket-powered plunger gameplay
- Left/right rail movement
- Enemy avoidance
- Gold collection
- Unlockable themes and accessories
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Happy Pudding is cleaning up! Explore new depths on a rocket powered plunger. Hold the screen to move to the left or right rail, watch out for the mean flies, and collect as much gold as you can to unlock new themes and accessories.
Sumikkogurashi
Engage in a delightful match-4 puzzle adventure featuring adorable characters. Solve puzzles, collect prizes, and enjoy charming animations and stories. This game offers a relaxing experience perfect for on-the-go fun.
- Match-4 puzzle gameplay
- Adorable character collection
- Charming animations and stories
- Collect puzzles, prizes, and presents
- Relaxing gameplay experience
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Everyone loves being in the corner Go Kawaii crazy with the latest characters from the creators of Rilakkuma. Join Shirokuma, Tonkatsu and Neko for some amazing match-4 fun. Enjoy a real slice of cuddly fun with the cutest characters ever to set foot on your mobile. With puzzles, prizes, and presents galore, Sumikko has got it all wrapped up in a beautiful furoshiki. The perfectly chilled out puzzle game wherever you are, in the Metro, cat café, or even at the karaoke bar! With quirky personalities, cute stories and even cuter animations, you’ll be in love at first sight. *MEET YOUR NEW BUDDIES* Shirokuma – From the frozen north. All he wants is a hot tea in the corner Tonkatsu – A pork cutlet that’s 99% fat. What is the 1%? Well… you see that cute little nose? Neko – The cutest cat ever. She loves sharpening her claws in the corner Furoshiki – A traditional Japanese wrapping cloth, perfect for cold bears Tapioca – Busy little leftovers from bubble tea. They love rolling into the corner Hokori – Just so happy to be in the corner with the other Sumikko gurashi Join Sumikko gurashi and their puzzling ways for some all-new match-4 fun. Sumikko gurashi is free to download and play, but it also allows you to purchase virtual items with real money inside the game. You can disable in-app purchases in your device’s settings. You may require an Internet connection to play Sumikko gurashi and access its social features. Sumikko gurashi may also contain advertising.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Plunging Pudding at none against Sumikkogurashi's shown. Plunging Pudding also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Sumikkogurashi's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (730 vs 14). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Plunging Pudding sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Sumikkogurashi sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sumikkogurashi holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sumikkogurashi has 730 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 77% and 78% positive.
Plunging Pudding ships an update every 8 months, Sumikkogurashi monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plunging Pudding | Sumikkogurashi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) | 4.7 (730 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | 77.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 730 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 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, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1.3 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Retro Dreamer | Imagineer Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
Plunging Pudding
Sumikkogurashi
Bugs and requests
Plunging Pudding
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sumikkogurashi
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes during loading or gameplay
- Certain events or levels are not functioning properly
- Facebook login feature is not working
Requested features
4 requests- Add more levels and worlds to explore
- Improve tutorial and onboarding experience
- Introduce more ways to earn in-game currency
- Allow players to sync progress across devices
In-app purchases
Plunging Pudding
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Small Gold Pack$0.99
- Starter Pack$1.99
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- Medium Gold Pack$4.99
- Premium Pack$4.99
- Large Coin Pack$9.99
Sumikkogurashi
- Some Crystals$0.99
- Welcome Offer$0.99
- Some more Crystals$3.99
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- Welcome Offer 92 Crystals$3.99
- Many Crystals$6.99
- Welcome Offer 240 Crystals$6.99
- Very many Crystals$19.99
- Welcome Offer 650 Crystals$19.99
- The most Crystals$49.99
- The most Crystals$79.99
Questions
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