Ape UP! vs Hoops
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
Hoops
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Jump into fast-paced online basketball shootout! Face real players in quick live matches, score as many shots as possible before time runs out, and fight for the top spot each round. Hoops is easy to pick up, competitive, and built for quick sessions you can play anytime. Challenge yourself, improve your accuracy, and see how you stack up against players from around the world. Features: • Fast online multiplayer rounds • Live round leaderboards • Quick and competitive gameplay • Simple controls, skill-based scoring • Play anywhere, anytime Can you become the best shooter in the arena?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hoops at none against Ape UP!'s 1. Hoops also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 133 months) and device support. Ape UP!'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price 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. Hoops asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ape UP! ships an update every 133 months, Hoops daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ape UP! | Hoops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 133 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | — | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 409 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | omytap | Vedran Vukelic |
In-app purchases
Ape UP!
- Remove Ads$0.99
Hoops
No in-app purchases
