Cooped Up vs Bouncy Tower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cooped Up
Navigate a vibrant sanctuary as a new exotic bird, flinging yourself upwards while avoiding obstacles and other quirky birds. Snack on tasty insects along the way and use boosts to ascend further. Compete with friends via Game Center.
- Intuitive twanging fling gameplay
- Simple pick up and play
- Game Centre support
- Collect and eat insects
- In-game boosts
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You are the latest addition in the exotic bird sanctuary. The other older birds have been Cooped Up a little too long and are a branch short of a perch! Ahhemmm... they is a bit crazy! Fling yourself up up and away but watch out, there's more than just birds that you must avoid. However don't be afraid to snack on the way... ...and don't let the other birds laughing at you get you down! Pick yourself up and twang twang twang again! Features: - Intuitive twanging fling gameplay. - Simple pick up and play for all! - Full game centre support to compete with friends and foes - Eat worms, spiders and flies! Hmmm yummy!!! - Boost you way up like a steam train! Important information This game contains third party advertising which can be removed via a one time IAP. This game contains coins which can be collected within the game for free, bought with real money or via earned via promotions. This game contains cross promotion for other Nitrome games and this is not removed with the IAP for removal of ads.
Bouncy Tower
An endless bouncing game where players tap to shift colored blocks. Match the character's block color to the top block to score points and progress. Unlock over 90 unique playable characters.
- Endless bouncing gameplay
- Color matching mechanic
- Tap to shift blocks
- Score based on blocks shifted
- Over 90 unlockable characters
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Bouncy Tower is an endless bouncing game where you match colors and avoid spikes. Tap the screen to shift the stack of blocks until the top block is the same color as your bouncing character's block—the number of blocks you shift through is your score. Now with over 90 playable characters!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bouncy Tower at none against Cooped Up's shown. Bouncy Tower also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 11.0). Cooped Up's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (84 vs 11). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Cooped Up sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bouncy Tower sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cooped Up holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cooped Up has 84 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Cooped Up's written reviews are positive against 76% of Bouncy Tower's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cooped Up ships an update every 17 months, Bouncy Tower every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cooped Up | Bouncy Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (84 ratings) — better | 4.3 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews | 75.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Korigame Ltd |
Customer experience
Cooped Up
Bouncy Tower
Bugs and requests
Cooped Up
Reported bugs
13 issues- Game crashes on launch or during gameplay
- Screen flickering and glitching after ads
- Upside-down screen display
- Phone freezing or requiring restart
- Jump mechanics not responding
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- Achievement notifications not displaying
- Trophy/score button unresponsive
- Invincibility frames missing after bug collection
- Screen rotation causing control issues
- Frame rate drops during star animations
- Black screen on startup
- Incompatibility with iPad devices
- Pixelated app icon on iPhone 6
Requested features
12 requests- Unlockable characters and skins
- New maps and backgrounds
- Additional enemy types and difficulty levels
- In-game currency and upgrade system
- Customizable bird options
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- Story mode or narrative elements
- Different game modes (rush mode, challenge mode)
- Tutorial for new players
- Leaderboard functionality improvements
- Power-ups and special abilities
- Bird care mechanics (feeding, washing, growing)
- Mute settings that persist between sessions
Bouncy Tower
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cooped Up
- Remove Ads$1.99
Bouncy Tower
- 3000 Blocks$0.99
- 9000 Blocks$1.99
- Earn Blocks Faster$2.99
