Comparison

Endless Doves vs Hoppenhelm

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Collect various flying creatures
  • Unlock new characters with in-game currency
  • Compete for high scores
  • Simple two-button controls
  • Addictive gameplay loop
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

Screenshots

Endless Doves4 screens
Hoppenhelm4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Endless Doves ships an update every 11 months, Hoppenhelm weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Endless Doves versus Hoppenhelm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEndless DovesHoppenhelm
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (70 ratings)4.6 (706 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.0% of reviews81.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings70706 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB29 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNitromeBUN GUN AB

Customer experience

Endless Doves

All ratings70 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews303 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral9.6%
Negative26.4%

Hoppenhelm

All ratings706 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews337 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral10.1%
Negative8.6%

User reviews

Endless Doves

From 70 App Store ratings

What 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 ratings

What 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

1 purchases

Endless Doves

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Hoppenhelm

One-time1
  • Remove ads$2.99

Questions

Is Endless Doves free?
Endless Doves is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hoppenhelm free?
Hoppenhelm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Endless Doves or Hoppenhelm?
Hoppenhelm is rated higher. Endless Doves averages 4.2 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Hoppenhelm averages 4.6 from 706 ratings.
Do Endless Doves or Hoppenhelm have ads?
Endless Doves shows ads; Hoppenhelm does not.
Which is updated more often, Endless Doves or Hoppenhelm?
Endless Doves ships an update every 11 months, and Hoppenhelm weekly. Most recently, Endless Doves was updated on October 7, 2026 and Hoppenhelm on October 8, 2026.

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