Comparison

Sling Kong vs Pineapple Pen

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sling Kong

Bounce and swing your character upwards through challenging levels filled with traps and obstacles. Collect over 100 unique characters and compete with friends. Create custom characters using selfies and accessories.

Highlights
  • Upward scrolling gameplay
  • Dastardly traps and obstacles
  • Collect over 100 characters
  • Challenge friends
  • Create custom characters with selfies
  • Dress characters with accessories
Features
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Sling, bounce and swing your Kong to glory, but watch out for all manner of dastardly traps and obstacles. Go up, and up, and up until there’s no more up to go, or else meet your hilarious end! Join Chimp, Pig, Jellyfish and over 100 other crazy and colorful characters as you challenge your friends to become the best Kong Slinger around. Now you can even take a selfie and create your very own Kong! Kong your friends and family and dress them up with fun accessories! There are thousands of combinations!

About

Pineapple Pen

A simple arcade game where players tap to launch pens at fruits. Aim for the perfect center hit twice in a row for bonus points and challenge friends to see who is the pen master.

Highlights
  • Tap to throw pens
  • Hit pineapples and apples
  • Perfect center hit bonus
  • Challenge friends
  • Simple arcade gameplay
Features
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Sometimes all you need is to stick a pen into a fruit. Tap to throw the pen and try to hit an pineapple or an apple. Hit the perfect center for two times in a row, and experience joy! Challenge your friends to find out which one of you is the true master of the pen!

Screenshots

Sling Kong4 screens
Pineapple Pen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sling Kong at 4.8 against Pineapple Pen's 4.3. Sling Kong also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 71%) and ratings volume (19K vs 6K). Pineapple Pen's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sling Kong sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Pineapple Pen sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sling Kong holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19K and 6K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Sling Kong's written reviews are positive against 71% of Pineapple Pen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sling Kong ships an update every 5 weeks, Pineapple Pen fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sling Kong versus Pineapple Pen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSling KongPineapple Pen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19K ratings) — better4.3 (6K ratings)
Positive reviews84.8% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings19K — better6K
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size301 MB149 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperProtostarKetchapp

Customer experience

Sling Kong

All ratings18,685 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews1,641 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral5.2%
Negative9.9%

Pineapple Pen

All ratings5,999 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral7.5%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews815 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral8.7%
Negative19.9%

User reviews

Sling Kong

From 19K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing game!
  • 👍 Very fun and addictive
  • 🐵 Cute and funny characters
  • 💰 Lots of ways to earn coins
  • 🎨 Fun themes and events

Room to improve

  • 🤑 Expensive prizes and in-app purchases
  • 🤖 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🤔 Repetitive gameplay after a while
  • 🤯 World average too difficult to beat

Pineapple Pen

From 6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game
  • 🍍🖊 Pineapple pen and apple pen references
  • ✨ Satisfying gameplay
  • 🕹️ Addictive and entertaining
  • 🎨 Customizable pens and themes

Room to improve

  • 💸 In-app purchases to remove ads
  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 📢 Annoying voice/sound effects
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🔋 Game performance issues (e.g. lags, overheating)

Bugs and requests

Sling Kong

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Ads not working properly
  • Prizes not showing up correctly
  • Saved progress not loading on new devices
  • Certain Kongs not displaying properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • More new and rare Kongs to collect
  • Ability to trade or share Kongs with friends
  • Hat store to buy hats for specific Kongs
  • More mini-games and challenges
  • Customizable levels or courses
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  • Multiplayer mode to compete against friends

Pineapple Pen

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to restore in-app purchases
  • Crashes when trying to collect big pineapple
  • Inconsistent pen firing speed
  • Glitches causing app to close unexpectedly

Requested features

5 requests
  • More pens and themes to unlock
  • Difficulty settings or levels
  • Ability to customize the character/voice
  • Checkpoints or progress saving
  • Leaderboards or multiplayer mode

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sling Kong

One-time10
  • Coin Pack 1$0.99
  • Coin Special 1$0.99
  • Magic Orb Combo!$0.99
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  • Spooky Village$0.99
  • Under The Sea$0.99
  • Coin Pack 2$2.99
  • Coin Special 2$2.99
  • Mega Theme Bundle 1$2.99
  • Coin Pack 3$5.99
  • Coin Pack 4$19.99
3 purchases

Pineapple Pen

One-time3
  • Special Offer$0.99
  • Pack of 2000 coins$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Sling Kong free?
Sling Kong is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pineapple Pen free?
Pineapple Pen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sling Kong or Pineapple Pen?
Sling Kong is rated higher. Sling Kong averages 4.8 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while Pineapple Pen averages 4.3 from 6K ratings.
Do Sling Kong or Pineapple Pen have ads?
Both Sling Kong and Pineapple Pen show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sling Kong or Pineapple Pen?
Sling Kong ships an update every 5 weeks, and Pineapple Pen fortnightly. Most recently, Sling Kong was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pineapple Pen on October 30, 2026.

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