Plug & Play vs I am Bread
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.
I am Bread
Embody a slice of bread on a perilous journey to become toast. Navigate 8 challenging levels, avoiding hazards like floors and unsavory obstacles. Experience a unique adventure with intuitive controls designed for mobile.
- Become toast
- 8 challenging levels
- Avoid hazards
- Unique control system
- Adventure across various environments
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**Selected by Apple - Handpicked Apps & Games 2015** ‘I am Bread’ is the latest quirky adventure from the creators of 'Surgeon Simulator', Bossa Studios. This isn't the best thing since sliced bread . . . it is sliced bread! Mashable - 'After years of waiting, we can be Bread' Touch Arcade - 'Feels like the pinnacle of all humanity's accomplishments' Wired - 'I am Bread is the strangest game you will play this year' 9/10 - Steam Metro - 'Slice of Heaven' Destructoid - 'I Am Bread is just delightful' MTV - 'Best Carbs' You are bread! Your mission, become toast! Take on all hazards to deliciousness as you head on an adventure across 8 levels taking bread from its natural confine in the kitchen, throughout the house and then venture outside into the garden and beyond. Look out for the floor and any other unsavoury obstacles that could harm your tastiness as you seek out the means to achieve bread's ultimate goal. Using the unique control system, designed from the ground up for iOS, you can bring the slice to life and take it on an incredible adventure. With you in control, this bread will be boldly going where no bread has gone before! Please note: The following devices may have issues running I am Bread: - iPad 2, iPhone 4s, iPod 5th gen and iPad mini 1st gen. If you encounter crashes perform a hard reset, which is achieved by holding down the home and power buttons until the apple logo appears.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: I am Bread at every 3 weeks against Plug & Play's every 7 months. I am Bread also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Plug & Play's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 51%) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On rating, 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 I am Bread $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Plug & Play against 4.1 for I am Bread. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 546 and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Plug & Play's written reviews are positive against 51% of I am Bread's.
Plug & Play ships an update every 7 months, I am Bread every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Plug & Play | I am Bread |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (546 ratings) | 4.1 (1.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.9% of reviews — better | 51.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 546 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 237 MB | 1.0 GB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Etter Studio GmbH | tinyBuild LLC |
Customer experience
Plug & Play
I am Bread
User reviews
Plug & Play
From 546 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
I am Bread
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and creative game concept
- 🚀 Challenging and addictive gameplay
- 💡 Unique perspective of playing as a piece of bread
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 👎 Frustrating and difficult controls
- 🔍 Camera angles make gameplay challenging
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
I am Bread
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on loading certain levels
- Controls become unresponsive at times
- Compatibility issues on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and game modes
- Controller support
- Improved camera controls
- Easier difficulty settings
In-app purchases
Plug & Play
No in-app purchases
I am Bread
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Plug & Play free?
Is I am Bread free?
Which has better reviews, Plug & Play or I am Bread?
Do Plug & Play or I am Bread have ads?
Which is updated more often, Plug & Play or I am Bread?
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