Puff. vs Hop Swap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puff.
Tap, shoot, dodge, and weave through a sewer full of enemies in this fast-paced arcade game. Features smooth controls, progressive difficulty, power-ups, and retro 8-bit graphics with a classic soundtrack.
- Fast, smooth, and simple control system
- Progressive difficulty
- Power ups
- Replay Kit recording
- Classic 8-bit graphics
- Game Centre integration
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"... an elegant little package that packs a punch." • 148Apps "... you're going to have a lovely old time." • Pocket Gamer If Flappy Bird and Downwell did some baby makin' resulting in a love child with the shakes and a penchant for dubstep, this would be it. With controls that work like hand churned butter, and be cold trippin' like Bob Dylan, you need to tap, shoot, dodge, and weave your way through a sewer full of slime balls, eyeballs, goofballs, and water balls. If this game doesn't make you twitch, you are a robot. This. Is. Puff. FEATURES: • Fast, smooth, and simple control system • Progressive difficulty (adjusts your ability) • Power ups • Replay Kit recording for your badass kills and close calls • Sweet classic 8-bit graphics • Lots of baddies that are, like, super bad • Game Centre keeps tabs on your kills count • Retro soundtrack you can move your body too like Elaine • Retro gaming in full effect • Animated iMessage Stickers (in a separate iMessage App)
Hop Swap
Navigate a unique platformer where the ground and sky can be swapped. Solve puzzles by jumping between two worlds simultaneously. Features addictive gameplay, retro graphics, and gem collection.
- World swapping mechanic
- Platform puzzling
- Intuitive swipe controls
- Retro pixel graphics
- Gem collection
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Is the sky blue and the ground yellow? Or is the ground blue and the sky yellow? Hop and then swap - to jump through the ground which now becomes the sky! Journey through two worlds at the same time and swap between them to solve puzzles. • Addictive platform puzzling! • A unique world bending twist! • Swipe left, right, up, & down is all you need to move around • Cutting edge retro pixel graphics! • Can you find all the gems? -Important information- This game contains third party advertising and cross promotion for other nitrome games, both which can be removed via a one time In App Purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Puff. at none against Hop Swap's shown. Puff. also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (88% vs 67%). Hop Swap's advantage is ratings volume (142 vs 37). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Puff. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hop Swap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Puff. holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 142 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Puff.'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Hop Swap's.
Puff. ships an update every 4 days, Hop Swap monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puff. | Hop Swap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (37 ratings) — better | 4.5 (142 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.0% of reviews — better | 66.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37 | 142 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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 | 9.3 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Frosty Pop | Nitrome |
Customer experience
Puff.
Hop Swap
Bugs and requests
Puff.
Reported bugs
5 issues- Ads still appear after paying to remove them
- Restore purchases does not work
- Game glitches and resets score
- Bomb power-up has no effect
- Losing points for no reason
Requested features
15 requests- Add a pause button
- Add extra modes or bosses
- Add customization options for characters
- Add new characters with different abilities
- Add different power-ups
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- Add upgrades for power-ups and character abilities
- Add a character creator
- Option to hide virtual controls
- Option to swap controls
- Add unlockable skins
- Add new models and new levels
- Add bigger maps
- Add online battles
- Make difficulty adjustable
- Add room numbers to indicate location
Hop Swap
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Puff.
- Remove Ads$1.99
Hop Swap
- Remove Ads$3.99









