Comparison

Trigonarium vs POINPY

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

Head to head
About

Trigonarium

Engage in intense twin-stick shooter action across shifting arenas. Battle through waves of enemies and face colossal bosses in multiple campaign modes. Enjoy local co-op and smooth 60fps gameplay with full controller support.

Highlights
  • Original campaign
  • Ultimate campaign
  • Challenge modes
  • Local 2-player co-op
  • 60fps gameplay
  • MFi controller support
  • Universal purchase
Features
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Trigonarium is a hardcore twin-stick shooter for fans of challenging arcade gaming. Fight your way through multitudes of enemy formations in constantly shifting battle arenas to face the colossal level bosses. Features: - Original campaign, a 3 world arcade mode to introduce you to the world of Trigonarium - Ultimate campaign, a 5 world super intense experience to push your skills to the limit - Challenge modes for quick play sessions - Local 2 player cooperative play available for all modes - Rock solid 60fps gameplay - Full MFi controller support for all single player and cooporative modes - Universal purchase for iOS and AppleTV Press: - "If you like frantic shooters and going for high scores, all at a silky-smooth 60 frames per second, Trigonarium is the game for you." -- Touch Arcade Review No IAP, ads or hidden costs.

About

POINPY

Bounce upwards, dodging enemies and collecting fruit to feed a hungry beast. Unlock new abilities and modes as you climb higher in this vertical action game. Explore randomly generated areas and master one-handed controls.

Highlights
  • Intuitive one-handed controls
  • Bounce and flip mechanics
  • Collect fruit for beast's juice
  • Dodge adorable baddies
  • Unlockable puzzle and endless modes
  • Randomly generated areas
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Bounce up, dodge adorable baddies and feed the blue beast that's hot on your heels. A vertical climber from the creator of the award-winning Downwell. Keep going higher and higher because new and more challenging areas await. Earn and unlock abilities that will help you jump into your next run with a better shot at reaching the end. FEATURES Juice 'em up: Use intuitive, one-handed controls to bounce, flip around and grab fruit for the beast's juice. Climb & collect: Evade creatures lurking in randomly generated areas. Collect special abilities like the octobub, which sucks in fruit, and the handy snail clock, which stops time while you ready your next jump. Plus many others! Open new modes: Find a not-so-well-hidden area to unlock the tricky puzzle mode. Complete Poinpy to unlock an endless mode.

Screenshots

Trigonarium4 screens
POINPY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: POINPY at Free against Trigonarium's $0.99. POINPY also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (270 vs 7). Trigonarium's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (4 vs 2). On rating, review sentiment and ads 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

POINPY is free to download; Trigonarium costs $0.99 up front. POINPY sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Trigonarium asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Trigonarium against 5.0 for POINPY. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POINPY has 270 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Trigonarium's written reviews are positive against 95% of POINPY's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trigonarium ships an update every 3 months, POINPY every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Trigonarium versus POINPY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrigonariumPOINPY
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better5.0 (270 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better95.4% of reviews
Number of ratings7270 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB218 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperKimmo Factor OyDevolver Digital, Inc.

Customer experience

Trigonarium

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

POINPY

All ratings153 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%

In-app purchases

None

Trigonarium

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

POINPY

One-time3
  • Standard Tip$1.99
  • Generous Tip$4.99
  • Super Generous Tip!$9.99

Questions

Is Trigonarium free?
Trigonarium costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is POINPY free?
POINPY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Trigonarium or POINPY?
Trigonarium is rated higher. Trigonarium averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while POINPY averages 5.0 from 270 ratings.
Do Trigonarium or POINPY have ads?
Neither Trigonarium nor POINPY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trigonarium or POINPY?
Trigonarium ships an update every 3 months, and POINPY every 2 weeks. Most recently, Trigonarium was updated on October 24, 2026 and POINPY on October 27, 2026.

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