Endless Doves vs Hoppenhelm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Endless Doves
Collect a variety of flying creatures, from doves to chickens, by navigating through a challenging game. Earn in-game currency to unlock new characters and compete with friends for high scores. Enjoy simple two-button controls in this addictive arcade experience.
- Collect various flying creatures
- Unlock new characters with in-game currency
- Compete for high scores
- Simple two-button controls
- Addictive gameplay loop
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Endless Doves – Collect Doves, Don't Crash! He dreams of flying... Who is he? Why does he crash? How does he fly? That doesn't matter! What does matter is obsessive bird collecting! Collect those birds and beat the scores of friends and people you don't even know! Brag on the usual social network hangouts then collect even more birds and do it all over again! Don't like doves? We have you covered. Using the doves as a crude form of currency (Dove Dollars?) you can unlock a whole other host of flying things. Like Pelicans and Chickens!... shhhh. It's based on our hit game '8 bit Doves' which is level based and not free. If you like this there's a good chance you will like that too so skip coffee one day and buy that instead! You play with only two buttons which means they are big and easy to hit with your thumbs. But then it's one of those super hard 'argh I hate this... but must have one more go' type of games too so yeah. That's about it. If you read this far you may as well hit the download button. enjoy :) or don't... it's free so you can always delete it again.
Hoppenhelm
Navigate a perilous dungeon by jumping, blocking, and slashing your way through traps and enemies. Collect coins to unlock new characters and weapons to aid your escape from rising lava. Enjoy challenging arcade platform action with one-handed controls and randomly generated levels.
- Arcade platform action
- One-handed controls
- Randomly generated levels
- Unlockable characters and weapons
- Leaderboards
- Challenging gameplay
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Jump over pitfalls, razor-sharp spikes and crumbling blocks. Deflect flying fireballs, enemy attacks and axe swings. Bust open doors to secret rooms full of lava and gather shiny coins. Sir Hoppenhelm is lost down in the dungeon of his castle Dunkelburg and must jump, block and slash his way back to safety before the rising lava gets him. Collect coins to unlock allies with unique abilities or expand your armory with new neat weapons. Hoppenhelm is: • Arcade platform action • One handed controls • Randomly generated levels with progression • Challenging gameplay • Unlockable characters and weapons • Leaderboards • Fancy sprites and juicy animations • Bouncy chiptune soundtrack • In-app purchase to remove ads • Made with love :D Thank you for playing <3
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hoppenhelm at none against Endless Doves's shown. Hoppenhelm also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 11 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). 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. Endless Doves sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hoppenhelm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hoppenhelm holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hoppenhelm has 706 ratings behind it against 70, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Endless Doves's written reviews are positive against 81% of Hoppenhelm's.
Endless Doves ships an update every 11 months, Hoppenhelm weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Endless Doves | Hoppenhelm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (70 ratings) | 4.6 (706 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.0% of reviews | 81.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 70 | 706 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | BUN GUN AB |
Customer experience
Endless Doves
Hoppenhelm
User reviews
Endless Doves
From 70 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful retro graphics
- 🎵 Calming and nostalgic soundtrack
- 🕹️ Addictive and challenging gameplay
- 👍 Unique control scheme
- 🕰️ Relaxing and meditative experience
Room to improve
- 🤯 Extremely difficult and frustrating
- ⏱️ Long loading times between attempts
- 📺 Intrusive and frequent ads
- 🤔 Unclear control scheme and tutorial
- 🔁 Repetitive and not much variety
Hoppenhelm
From 706 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Charming retro visuals
- 🎶 Catchy soundtrack
- 👍 Simple and responsive controls
- 🕹️ Fun time-waster game
Room to improve
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
- 🧱 Lack of enemy/level variety
- 💰 Grindy to unlock new content
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🕰️ Performance issues at higher scores
Bugs and requests
Endless Doves
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes or freezes on certain devices
- Controls become unresponsive at times
Requested features
4 requests- More unlockable characters and customization options
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Checkpoint system to avoid restarting from the beginning
- Ability to disable ads through in-app purchase
Hoppenhelm
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistent TNT block behavior
- Freezing when switching between app and menu
- Coins disappearing after watching ads
Requested features
5 requests- More unique weapon abilities
- Ability to customize controls
- Additional game modes or worlds
- Randomized enemy/obstacle placements
- Boss battles or other challenges
In-app purchases
Endless Doves
- Remove Ads$1.99
Hoppenhelm
- Remove ads$2.99









