Comparison

Cownado! vs Popcorn Burst

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

Head to head
About

Cownado!

Keep a cow airborne in a swirling tornado in this challenging arcade game. Compete on leaderboards, unlock characters, and use power-ups to achieve high scores. Earn achievements for added replayability.

Highlights
  • Keep cow in tornado gameplay
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Unlockable characters
  • Power-up system
  • Achievement system
Features
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Cownado! offers a challenging yet rewarding game experience with a simple goal of keeping a cow in a spinning tornado! Bounce your way to the top of the leaderboard, beat your friends, unlock six unique playable characters, trigger power-ups, and earn a handful of achievements while you’re at it! Produced by Lynest Media Feedback, suggestions, or bugs; contact@lynestmedia.com

About

Popcorn Burst

Fill a popcorn bucket by holding to dispense kernels. Avoid dropping anything to achieve a top rating and progress through numerous handcrafted levels. Enjoy hours of engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Hold to fill bucket
  • Avoid dropping items
  • Earn top ratings
  • Unique handcrafted levels
  • Hours of entertainment
Features
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Hold to fill the bucket with popcorn. Do not drop anything and earn top rating! Tons of unique handcrafted levels will keep you entertained for hours! Privacy Policy: https://say.games/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://say.games/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Cownado!4 screens
Popcorn Burst4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cownado! at 88% against Popcorn Burst's 51%. Cownado! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). Popcorn Burst's advantage is ratings volume (24K vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cownado! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Popcorn Burst 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

Cownado! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Popcorn Burst has 24K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Cownado!'s written reviews are positive against 51% of Popcorn Burst's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cownado! versus Popcorn Burst: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCownado!Popcorn Burst
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.6 (24K ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better50.7% of reviews
Number of ratings324K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB311 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLynest CompanySayGames LTD

Customer experience

Cownado!

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%

Popcorn Burst

All ratings24,120 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral4.1%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews302 reviews
Positive50.7%
Neutral14.6%
Negative34.8%

Bugs and requests

Cownado!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Popcorn Burst

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Rocket level immediately fails
  • Popcorn disappearing or not registering properly
  • Inability to progress past certain levels

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Ability to customize popcorn cannon/bucket
  • Option to disable ads or pay for ad-free version

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cownado!

One-time2
  • Power-Up Package (Gives 20 Bertha's)$0.99
  • Cownado! Character Package$2.99
1 purchases

Popcorn Burst

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Cownado! free?
Cownado! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Popcorn Burst free?
Popcorn Burst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cownado! or Popcorn Burst?
Cownado! is rated higher. Cownado! averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Popcorn Burst averages 4.6 from 24K ratings.
Do Cownado! or Popcorn Burst have ads?
Both Cownado! and Popcorn Burst show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cownado! or Popcorn Burst?
Cownado! ships an update every 2 months, and Popcorn Burst every 2 months. Most recently, Cownado! was updated on November 6, 2026 and Popcorn Burst on November 8, 2026.

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