Plug & Play vs KIDS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plug & Play
Experience a surreal interactive animation where you control a character's actions. Engage in a playful exploration of physics and abstract concepts through simple interactions like running, hitting, and plugging.
- Interactive animation
- Surreal gameplay
- Physics-based interactions
- Exploration of abstract concepts
- Short play session
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Explore the universe of Plug & Play, an interactive animation drawn by Michael Frei and coded by Mario von Rickenbach. An unashamedly surreal play with plugs. Run, hit, switch, fall, love, plug, pull. And push. • Nominated for the Nuovo Award at the Independent Games Festival 2015 Play time: between 10 – 15 minutes.
KIDS
Interact with and against crowds in this short, artistic animation game. Guide the masses until they have all disappeared. Experience a unique visual journey.
- Crowd interaction
- Interactive animation
- Short gameplay
- Artistic visuals
- Unique experience
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KIDS allows you to move with and against crowds until everyone is gone. KIDS is a short interactive animation drawn by Michael Frei and coded by Mario von Rickenbach, their second collaboration after the award-winning project PLUG & PLAY. Play time: between 15 – 30 minutes. Works on all iOS devices newer than 2015.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Plug & Play at 4.1 against KIDS's 3.4. Plug & Play also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 46%) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 18 months). KIDS's advantage is chart position (#175 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, 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
Plug & Play costs $3.99 and KIDS $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Plug & Play holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 547 and 258 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Plug & Play's written reviews are positive against 46% of KIDS's.
Plug & Play ships an update every 7 months, KIDS every 18 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Plug & Play | KIDS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (547 ratings) — better | 3.4 (258 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.9% of reviews — better | 45.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 547 — better | 258 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #175 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 237 MB | 405 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Etter Studio GmbH | Playables |
Customer experience
Plug & Play
KIDS
User reviews
Plug & Play
From 547 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Beautiful game
- 🚀 Interesting experience
- 👍 Funny and entertaining
- 👍 Unique and creative
Room to improve
- 🐛 Too short
- 💰 Not worth the price
- 🤔 Confusing or weird
KIDS
From 258 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Unique and creative visuals
- 🤔 Thought-provoking experience
- 👍 Charming and unsettling
- 🎶 Lovely soundtrack
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Extremely short gameplay
- 💰 Overpriced for the content
- 🤷♀️ Unclear purpose or meaning
- 🔁 Repetitive and lacking depth
Bugs and requests
Plug & Play
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes or freezes
- Compatibility issues
Requested features
3 requests- More levels or content
- Longer gameplay
- Clearer story or message
KIDS
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes or stability issues
- Compatibility problems on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- Longer gameplay with more content
- Deeper narrative or objectives
- Additional modes or challenges
In-app purchases
Plug & Play
No in-app purchases
KIDS
No in-app purchases
