Sushi Clicker vs Kernel King
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sushi Clicker
Tap rapidly to create sushi and automate your production by unlocking buildings and upgrades. Aim to become a top sushi mogul in this engaging idle game.
- Tap to roll sushi
- Automate production
- Unlock buildings
- Upgrade empire
- Become a mogul
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Tap as fast as you can to roll sushi! Automate your production by unlocking buildings and upgrades, and see if you can rise to the top and become a true sushi mogul. If you enjoy Sushi Clicker, please leave a review; we read every one. Tomato Factory makes fun games for everyone: tomatofactory.com Support: support@tomatofactory.com
Kernel King
Tap to create an endless stream of popcorn in this addictive idle game. Invest in upgrades to pop faster, earn more, and unlock new poppers. Compete with friends and aim to become the ultimate Kernel King.
- Tap to make popcorn
- Investments for faster popping
- Upgrade popper and recipe
- Offline kernel earnings
- Unlockable poppers
- Prestige system
- Bonuses and multipliers
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Tap to make popcorn! In this super simple yet insanely addicting game you'll be making more popcorn than you'll know what to do with. Tap to make popcorn in a meeting, during class, on the bus, waiting in line. Once you start popping you won't be able to stop. Your friends and family start to worry about when they haven't seen you in days. You are up to your eyes in popcorn. You begin to dream in popcorn. You only take breaks from popping popcorn to eat popcorn. There is only one goal. Become the Kernel King. Kernel King features: -Simple game mechanics - Tap to make popcorn -Investments to pop even faster - Once you start popping you'll be hard to stop -Upgrade your popper - Earn more kernels per second -Upgrade your recipe - Earn more kernels per click -Upgrade your status - Earn more kernels while you're not popping -Buy a bucket to collect popcorn while you're eating popcorn - Most have figured out how to eat and pop at the same time so you run the risk of falling behind with this tactic -Over 10 different poppers to unlock - Collect them all and show off to your friends -Game Center - Know exactly how close you are to being the king -Share on Facebook and Twitter - Let your friends know how far they are behind -Prestige and pop kernels even faster - It's harder to stay at the top than it is to get there -Bonuses and Multipliers - Earn bonuses and multipliers to start rolling in popcorn Everyone else has already started, but there is still hope. Download today for free and start your journey to the top. There can be only one Kernel King. Are you the one?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sushi Clicker at 5.0 against Kernel King's 4.5. Sushi Clicker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). Kernel King's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 144 months). On price 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. Kernel King sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Sushi Clicker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sushi Clicker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kernel King has 40 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Sushi Clicker's written reviews are positive against 89% of Kernel King's.
Sushi Clicker ships an update every 144 months, Kernel King every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sushi Clicker | Kernel King |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.5 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 89.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 144 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomato Factory | Blake Eckert |
Customer experience
Sushi Clicker
Kernel King
Bugs and requests
Sushi Clicker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Kernel King
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes and forces user to home screen
- Data loss when game crashes
- Game won't start without reviewing or advertising
- Glitches causing loss of progress
Requested features
4 requests- Timer mode to track kernels earned
- Upgrade levels with multipliers for easier progression
- Better tutorial or onboarding instructions
- More diverse upgrades and features
In-app purchases
Sushi Clicker
No in-app purchases
Kernel King
- Double Kernels Per Second$0.99
- Double Kernels$0.99
- Remove Ads$0.99
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- Kernel Blast$1.99
- Shaker of Salt$1.99
- Treadmill$1.99
- King Kernel$4.99
- Salt Mine$9.99
- Kernel Bomb$19.99
- Forever 20x$49.99
