Hasty Hardy vs Pingus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hasty Hardy
Guide a friendly dinosaur through vibrant levels, collecting diamonds and avoiding obstacles. Master simple tap controls for jumping and double-jumping to achieve high scores and challenge friends. Experience various game styles in this addictive running adventure.
- Collect diamonds
- Jump and double-jump mechanics
- Avoid obstacles
- Multiple game styles
- High score tracking
- Simple tap controls
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Hasty Hardy is a friendly dinosaur who loves to run around collecting diamonds. The gameplay is very simple, yet addictive. Try out the game and see if you can steer Hardy through the different gamestyles beating your own highscore, and maybe even the highscore of your friends! HOW TO PLAY Hasty Hardy has the special ability to jump and double-jump (touch the screen to jump) Jump from platform to platform and collect diamonds to increase your highscore. Avoid obstacles by jumping over them - note that Hasty Hardy can land on and jump from spike obstacles. Keep Hasty Hardy alive and experience all the cool gamestyles. If you experience any trouble with the current version, then please write us at hastyhardy@vertica.dk.
Pingus
Experience a challenging 2D platformer with endless hours of fun. Master levels and then test your skills in Arcade Mode to achieve high scores. This game offers a quick, engaging, and rewarding platforming adventure.
- 2D platformer gameplay
- Challenging levels
- Arcade Mode
- High score tracking
- Endless fun
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In Konig Games' first release to the app store, we are excited to show you Pingus, the worlds best 2D platformer for iOS. Its a quick, fun, and punishing game with endless hours of fun. Once you've mastered the levels, try out Arcade Mode and see how high you can get your score!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pingus at 4.5 against Hasty Hardy's 4.0. Pingus also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 28 months). On price, ads and device support 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. Hasty Hardy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pingus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pingus holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pingus has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hasty Hardy ships an update every 28 months, Pingus every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on June 25, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hasty Hardy | Pingus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 88.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vertica A/S | Adam Konig |
Customer experience
Hasty Hardy
Pingus
In-app purchases
Hasty Hardy
- Premium$0.99
Pingus
No in-app purchases
