Cooped Up vs Farm Punks
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.
Farm Punks
Launch quirky fruits from a giant cannon and send them rolling down a mountain. Earn money by rolling, jumping, and flipping to upgrade your trees, build vehicles, and improve your cannon for longer launches. Discover over 80 unique fruits and compete with friends on the leaderboard.
- Launch fruits from a cannon
- Roll, jump, and flip down mountains
- Upgrade trees and cannon
- Discover over 80 unique fruits
- Build vehicles
- In-game leaderboard and achievements
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NOT YOUR ORDINARY FRUIT FARM... Grow hilarious fruit and shoot them down a mountain with your giant cannon! How far can you roll? LAUNCH FROM THE FRUIT CANNON AND ROLL YOUR WAY TO RICHES! Use simple swipe controls to launch your fruit down a diverse mountain landscape-- the further you roll, jump and flip, the more money you'll make! MAKE BIG BUCKS! Sell fruit to upgrade trees, collect parts to build vehicles, and upgrade your cannon to launch even farther! GROW, COLLECT, AND DISCOVER! With over 80 quirky fruit to discover and more than 30 trees to grow, expect the unexpected and expand your orchard to its fullest! CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS! Featuring achievements and an in-game leaderboard, show off your green thumb and rise through the ranks!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Farm Punks at none against Cooped Up's shown. Farm Punks also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (2.7K vs 85). Cooped Up's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 58%). On price, rating, 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 Farm Punks sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Cooped Up against 4.6 for Farm Punks. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Farm Punks has 2.7K ratings behind it against 85, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Cooped Up's written reviews are positive against 58% of Farm Punks's.
Cooped Up ships an update every 17 months, Farm Punks every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cooped Up | Farm Punks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (85 ratings) | 4.6 (2.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews — better | 58.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 85 | 2.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 9 days — 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 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 230 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Noodlecake |
Customer experience
Cooped Up
Farm Punks
User reviews
Cooped Up
From 85 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
Farm Punks
From 2.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Amazing game
- 👍 Cute and fun gameplay
- 👍 Addictive and enjoyable
- 👍 Great art style and visuals
- 👍 Simple yet deep mechanics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🐛 Glitches with fruit registration
- 🐛 Unresponsive controls
- 🔋 Frequent ads
- 🐛 Saving/progression issues
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
Farm Punks
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes on launching or rolling fruit
- Fruit not registering in encyclopedia
- Negative money glitch
- Inability to recover lost trees
- Black screen and loading issues
Requested features
5 requests- More fruit and tree varieties
- Customization options
- Multiplayer mode
- Leaderboards and social features
- Optimization for older devices
In-app purchases
Cooped Up
- Remove Ads$1.99
Farm Punks
- Some Chunks$0.99
- Hunk O' Metal$0.99
- Starter Pack$1.99
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- Trashed Car$1.99
- Gold Pile$4.99
- Scrap Dumper$4.99
- Bag O' Gold$9.99
- Cart Full$19.99
- Big Haul$49.99
- Motherload$99.99
