Cooped Up vs HARD BANG
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.
HARD BANG
Control four pads simultaneously to keep a ball within the screen. Destroy or bounce everything else that appears in this challenging reflex-based game. Test your finger-eye coordination in this unique experience.
- Simultaneous four-pad control
- Ball bouncing mechanics
- Object destruction
- Finger-eye coordination challenge
- Addictive gameplay loop
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Smash what's in your way. Keep the ball. That's it. Sounds easy? Dare you. A first-class brain-crushing finger-eye coordination experience! HOW TO PLAY - Move your finger somewhere on the screen to move the four pads. All at once! - Keep the shiny red ball inside the screen by bouncing it with your pads. - Destroy or bounce everything else...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cooped Up at Free against HARD BANG's $0.99. Cooped Up also leads on ratings volume (84 vs 2). HARD BANG's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Cooped Up is free to download; HARD BANG costs $0.99 up front. Cooped Up sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HARD BANG sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
HARD BANG holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cooped Up has 84 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Cooped Up's written reviews are positive against 100% of HARD BANG's.
Cooped Up ships an update every 17 months, HARD BANG every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cooped Up | HARD BANG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (84 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Thomas Lepich |
Customer experience
Cooped Up
HARD BANG
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
HARD BANG
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cooped Up
- Remove Ads$1.99
HARD BANG
- Remove Advertising$0.99
