Cooped Up vs Gravity Well
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.
Gravity Well
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Gravity Well is a quiet puzzle game about collapsing stars into order. Tap a star to select it. Tap again to unleash its gravity — every smaller star within reach is drawn in, their mass absorbed. Chain merges to earn charges, then spend them on three strategic boosts: • Range — widen your gravitational reach • Rank — pull stars of your own class • Travel — jump your star across the sky to a smaller one Every level is a constellation with a puzzle hidden inside it. A star too large can't be touched. A star too small won't carry you forward. The solution lives in the order — and the reach. FEATURES • Seven hand-crafted tutorial levels that teach every mechanic • Dozens of generated puzzles with escalating difficulty • Three strategic boosts to master • Ambient cosmic soundscape • Works fully offline • No ads, no accounts, no trackers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gravity Well at none against Cooped Up's 1. Gravity Well also leads on ads (none vs shown). Cooped Up's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Gravity Well asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Cooped Up | Gravity Well |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (84 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Jelle Van Eyck |
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
Gravity Well
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cooped Up
- Remove Ads$1.99
Gravity Well
No in-app purchases
Questions
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