Ape UP! vs Planet Surfer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ape UP!
Tap to ascend a towering obstacle course, bouncing off friendly creatures and avoiding hazards. Grab power-ups to blast through levels and collect coins to customize your character's appearance. This arcade climber offers simple, addictive gameplay with a retro aesthetic.
- Tap to jump gameplay
- Bounce off obstacles
- Collect bananas for power-ups
- Smash through floors
- Customize ape colors
- Pixel art retro style
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How high can your little ape climb today? Tap to jump. Bounce off the friendly green crocs to springboard even higher, and watch out for the toothy brown ones, they bite. Grab a flying banana and go SUPER. The screen lights up, your ape glows, and you blast through floor after floor. GAMEPLAY A simple one tap arcade climber that gets faster, taller, and wilder the higher you go. GO SUPER Bananas are rare. Catch one and your ape rockets up the screen, smashing crocs out of the way like they owe you. Pure joy. DRESS YOUR APE Coins stick around forever. Spend them in the shop on new jumper colors. Blue, green, pink, with more on the way. A loving pixel art comeback of the original Monkey Hop, with new moves, fresh polish, and that same chunky retro charm. Terms of service (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
Planet Surfer
Embark on a thrilling deep-space puzzle adventure. Jump between planets, avoid obstacles, and collect star fragments before planets shrink or become unreachable. Test your quick wits and split-second decision-making in this fast-paced interstellar challenge.
- Interplanetary exploration
- Planet jumping mechanics
- Obstacle avoidance
- Collect star fragments
- Score-based progression
- Fast-paced gameplay
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Get amped up for a deep-space puzzle adventure experience like no other! Planet Surfer is the latest release from The Mascoteers and it’s all about quick wits, split-second decisions and rocket-ships - truly a match made in heaven! Interplanetary exploration is the name of the game - the further you travel through space, the higher your score becomes. The goal is to successfully jump from planet to planet before they are out of reach, avoiding obstacles in the way and doing so before the planet shrinks down to an unworkable size. Timing is key here and navigating your way through space junk, other rocket ships and ‘dead’ planets quickly becomes a challenge not every space adventurer is cut out for. Collect star fragments for analysis along the way and pick up extra points, but be careful because going after them in the wrong situation can cost you your life. Also keep in mind that you never know what the far reaches of the galaxy hold, so always be on guard for strange phenomenon. If you like a quick, intense fast-paced brand of smartphone apps, you’re going to love Planet Surfer! Download for free today and let the deep space fun begin!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ape UP! at 5.0 against Planet Surfer's 4.1. Ape UP! also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Planet Surfer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 133 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price 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
Both are free to download. Ape UP! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Planet Surfer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ape UP! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planet Surfer has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ape UP! ships an update every 133 months, Planet Surfer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ape UP! | Planet Surfer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.1 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 81.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 133 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | omytap | The Mascoteers |
In-app purchases
Ape UP!
- Remove Ads$0.99
Planet Surfer
- Remove advertisements$0.99









