Cooped Up vs Fired Up
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.
Fired Up
Engage in a thrilling arcade experience where you extinguish fires and rescue people. This game offers frantic action with simple one-touch controls, challenging players to save as many lives as possible.
- Extinguish fires
- Rescue people
- One-touch controls
- Frantic arcade action
- Leaderboards and achievements
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FIRE! Extinguish fires and save as many people as you can in this thrilling arcade game from the team that brought you MMM Fingers and Super Stickman Golf 3! Features: - Fun One Touch Controls - Frantic Arcade Action - Leaderboards and Achievements
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cooped Up at 71% against Fired Up's 12%. Cooped Up also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.7). Fired Up's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. Cooped Up sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fired Up asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cooped Up holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 84 and 53 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Cooped Up's written reviews are positive against 12% of Fired Up's.
Cooped Up ships an update every 17 months, Fired Up weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cooped Up | Fired Up |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (84 ratings) — better | 3.7 (53 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews — better | 12.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | 53 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Noodlecake |
Customer experience
Cooped Up
Fired Up
User reviews
Cooped Up
From 84 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Highly addictive gameplay mechanics
- 🎨 Charming and unique pixel art style
- 😄 Quirky humor and entertaining animations
- 🎵 Catchy banjo music and sound design
- ⚡ Fast-paced and responsive controls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 🐛 Screen flickering after watching ads
- 🐛 Game incompatibility with iPad
- 🐛 Upside-down screen glitches
- 📺 Excessive and repetitive ads
Fired Up
From 53 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Fun and engaging
- 💡 Interesting concept
- 👍 Good when it works
Room to improve
- 广告 Relentless ads
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🕹️ Uncontrollable physics
- 🕹️ Difficult controls
- 👎 Not fun
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
Fired Up
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on launch
- App crashes when starting match
- Game crashes immediately
- App crashes on startup
- App crashes on entry
Requested features
3 requests- Remove ads
- Option to pay to remove ads
- Better character customization
In-app purchases
Cooped Up
- Remove Ads$1.99
Fired Up
No in-app purchases
