Sling Kong vs HookHero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Upward scrolling gameplay
- Dastardly traps and obstacles
- Collect over 100 characters
- Challenge friends
- Create custom characters with selfies
- Dress characters with accessories
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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!
HookHero
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Fire your grappling hook, swing through the sky, and slingshot upward — climb fast or the rising wall of LAVA below eats you alive. One thumb. Zero mercy. Pure flow. HookHero is a fast, skill-based grapple-climbing arcade game. Press, hold, and drag to aim your hook at the platforms above, swing on the rope, and release at the perfect moment to launch higher and higher. Nail the release at the bottom of your arc for a speed burst — chain clean swings together to build a flow multiplier and rack up coins. Miss your timing and the fire catches up. How high can you climb? WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - One-thumb controls anyone can pick up, a skill ceiling that takes months to master - That "just one more run" rush as molten lava chases you up the tower - Buttery physics swinging — every clutch escape feels earned - Hand-painted cartoon worlds bursting with color and character EXPLORE 5 WORLDS, 60 STAGES - Climb from Meadow Spires and Crystal Caves to Storm Peaks, Neon City, and the Volcano Core - 12 hand-crafted stages per world, each with fresh hazards: moving and crumbling platforms, spinning saw blades, gusting wind, and enemies - Battle 5 unique BOSS FIGHTS — one epic showdown to close out every world - Earn up to 3 stars per stage and unlock what comes next 3 WAYS TO PLAY - Campaign: conquer all 60 stages and every boss - Endless Survival: one tower, no finish line — push for your highest climb ever - Daily Challenge: everyone on Earth plays the SAME daily seed — climb the global leaderboard and prove you're the best today UPGRADE, COLLECT, COMPETE - Spend coins on permanent meta-upgrades that make you stronger every run - Unlock character SKINS and grappling HOOKS to style your climb - Grind a 30-tier Season Pass packed with rewards and an exclusive skin - Climb GLOBAL LEADERBOARDS — the daily top 5 win gem prizes - Daily login calendar, stacks of missions, and achievements to chase - Cloud saves + optional accounts — pick up your climb on any device FREE TO PLAY, FAIR TO PLAY No pay-to-win. Ever. Coins buy upgrades, gems buy cosmetics — and that's it. Ads are 100% optional (revive a run or double your coins only when YOU choose). No energy timers, no walls forcing your wallet. Just pure climbing skill. Think you've got the grip? Fire your hook, master the swing, and outrun the lava. Download HookHero now and start your climb.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HookHero at weekly against Sling Kong's every 5 weeks. Sling Kong's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Sling Kong sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and HookHero sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sling Kong ships an update every 5 weeks, HookHero weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sling Kong | HookHero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (19K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 301 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Protostar | Rotem Peretz |
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
HookHero
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sling Kong
- 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
HookHero
- Gems Small$0.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
- Coin Doubler$4.99
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- Starter Pack$4.99
- Gems Medium$4.99
- Gems Large$9.99









