Super Monkey Dash vs A Thumb Hero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Super Monkey Dash
Embark on a 2D platforming adventure as a monkey collecting bananas through colorful levels. Unlock new characters and stages in this free, family-friendly game.
- Adventurous 2D platforming gameplay
- Collect bananas and solve puzzles
- Unlock new monkeys and stages
- Vibrant, colorful graphics
- Family-friendly experience
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Super Monkey Dash – Go Bananas is an exciting 2D platformer where you guide an adorable monkey on a quest to collect every banana in sight! Race against the clock through creatively designed levels filled with puzzles and surprises, unlocking new monkeys and stages as you progress. Key Features: • Adventurous Gameplay: Dash through 4 vibrant stages packed with challenges that are easy to pick up but tough to master. • Unique Characters: Choose from 4 charming monkey heroes, each adding its own flair to the adventure. • Endless Fun: Enjoy hours of engaging gameplay with more levels and challenges coming soon. • Stunning Visuals & Music: Immerse yourself in cute, colorful graphics and a fantastic soundtrack. • 100% Free: Dive into the fun with no ads or in-app purchases—just pure monkey madness! Gear up, get your bananas, and help our monkey dash its way to high scores in this free, family-friendly platformer. Are you ready to go bananas?
A Thumb Hero
Embark on an adventure to rescue a kidnapped character by navigating challenging stages and collecting coins. Unlock various fairy tale heroes to aid you in your quest. This game offers a VIP membership with exclusive benefits and ad removal.
- Rescue the Thumbelina
- Collect coins
- Unlock fairy tale heroes
- Challenge various stages
- VIP membership benefits
- Remove ads
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Save the Thumbalina, a Thumb Hero! - Save the Thumbelina kidnapped by a monster. - Collect coins to get various fairy tale heroes. - Challenge various stages! *Subscription Terms (A Thumb Hero) THE VIP MEMBERSHIP offer a weekly subscription for $5.99 after a 3-day free trial. Upon purchase of this subscription, you will immediately receive: 3 rare costumes, 200% coins earned, extra +1 life and remove all ads. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. This is an auto-renewable subscription. The payment is charged to your iTunes account after purchase confirmation. Your subscription is renewed unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the period ends. Your account will be charged for renewal as well. The prices are set for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency. *Cancelling your Subscription Please visit this link: https://support.apple.com/HT202039 If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us at support@nlabsoft.com Terms of Use: http://nlabsoft.com/privacy-policy-e/terms-of-service-e/ Privacy Policy: http://nlabsoft.com/privacy-policy-e/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Super Monkey Dash at none against A Thumb Hero's shown. Super Monkey Dash also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). A Thumb Hero's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 123 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Super Monkey Dash sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and A Thumb Hero sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Super Monkey Dash against 5.0 for A Thumb Hero. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Super Monkey Dash ships an update every 123 months, A Thumb Hero every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Super Monkey Dash | A Thumb Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 123 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian TEETER | NLABSOFT Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Super Monkey Dash
A Thumb Hero
In-app purchases
Super Monkey Dash
- 50 Bananas$0.99
- 400 Bananas$1.99
- 1500 Bananas$2.99
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- 5000 Bananas$3.99
A Thumb Hero
- Farmer$0.99
- Bear$0.99
- Town Mouse$0.99
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- Country Mouse$0.99
- Jack$0.99
- Beanstalk$0.99
- Duckling$0.99
- Gold Axe$1.99
- Goose$1.99
- Ogre$1.99
Questions
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