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Head-to-head

Angry Birds POP! vs Angry Birds Hatchlings

Angry Birds POP! 4.6★ · Free + IAP 40
Winner Tie
Angry Birds Hatchlings 4.6★ · Free + IAP 35

Angry Birds POP! and Angry Birds Hatchlings are both experiencing significant technical issues, making it difficult to recommend either, but Hatchlings appears to have slightly more severe and widespread loading/update problems.

Full reviews: Angry Birds POP! · Angry Birds Hatchlings

Both Angry Birds POP! and Angry Birds Hatchlings are popular bubble shooter games that have recently been plagued by severe technical issues, including freezing, crashing, and failure to load after updates. While both apps have a loyal user base and offer engaging gameplay when functional, their current instability makes them frustrating for many players.

Head to head

Reliability & Performance tieR1R4R5R6
Angry Birds POP! Angry Birds POP! users report frequent freezing, crashing, and slow loading, especially after recent updates R1R4R5R6. Some users have been unable to open the game for weeks R9R10R34.
Angry Birds Hatchlings Angry Birds Hatchlings users consistently report the game freezing, crashing, and becoming unplayable, often leading to loss of progress and purchased items . Many also struggle with updates failing to download or install, rendering the game inaccessible .
Features & Gameplay tieR2R3R33R35
Angry Birds POP! Angry Birds POP! offers a bubble shooter experience with many levels R3R2 and events like 'Pop a Pig' R45 and 'Royal Kingdom' R33. Users enjoy the challenge and find it addictive . Some wish for more new levels and characters R2R35.
Angry Birds Hatchlings Angry Birds Hatchlings provides a similar bubble shooter experience, with users enjoying the characters and finding it a relaxing way to unwind . Some players note a lack of fresh content, with the game feeling like the 'same thing over and over' .
Price & Value (Free + IAP) tieR18R30R33R36
Angry Birds POP! Angry Birds POP! is free to play but relies on in-app purchases and ads. Users report ads being frequent, long (45-50 seconds), glitchy, and sometimes forcing game restarts R18R30R33R36. There are complaints about the game becoming a 'money racket' making it hard to progress without spending R45.
Angry Birds Hatchlings Angry Birds Hatchlings is also free with IAPs. Users lament an increase in mandatory ads after levels, which were previously optional for extra moves or power-ups . There are strong complaints about the game becoming 'greedy' and 'almost impossible to beat a level without spending money' R97R106. Some users report losing purchased gems due to crashes .
Support tieR4R10R19R34
Angry Birds POP! Angry Birds POP! users report difficulty contacting support, receiving auto-responses, or being unable to access the game to report issues R4R10R19R34. Some users have tried uninstalling and reinstalling multiple times without success R34.
Angry Birds Hatchlings Angry Birds Hatchlings users also express frustration with support, mentioning back-and-forth with customer service that doesn't resolve issues . Some users don't know where to go for tech support . However, one user did mention that 'the support guys have been awesome in the past' .
Pick Angry Birds POP! if

you prefer the specific gameplay or characters of Angry Birds POP! and are willing to contend with frequent freezing and loading issues, hoping for a future fix .

Pick Angry Birds Hatchlings if

you have a strong preference for the Angry Birds Hatchlings theme and are prepared for significant instability, including crashes that may cause loss of progress or purchased items, and potential difficulties with updates .

Evidence note: Both apps have a high lifetime rating, but recent reviews are overwhelmingly negative, focusing on severe technical issues. The comparison is heavily skewed by these recent problems, making it difficult to assess other aspects of the games fairly. The free-to-play model contributes to some frustration regarding ads and progression, but the primary concern for both is current unplayability.

Frequently asked

Are Angry Birds POP! and Angry Birds Hatchlings currently playable?
Many users report that both Angry Birds POP! and Angry Birds Hatchlings are currently unplayable due to frequent freezing, crashing, and failure to load, especially after recent updates (R1, R4, R9, R10, R34, for POP!; , , , , for Hatchlings).
Do these games have a lot of ads?
Yes, both Angry Birds POP! and Angry Birds Hatchlings have a significant number of ads, with users complaining about their frequency, length (up to 45-50 seconds in POP!), and tendency to glitch or freeze the game (R18, R30, R33, R54 for POP!; , for Hatchlings).
Is it hard to progress in these games without spending money?
Some users of both Angry Birds POP! and Angry Birds Hatchlings feel that it has become increasingly difficult to progress without making in-app purchases, describing the games as 'money rackets' or 'greedy' (R45 for POP!; R97, R106 for Hatchlings).

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R1] Angry Birds POP! 1/5 · US Very poor App: Too many glitches, game not available for days, Game cuts off randomly. Needs a huge makeover
  2. [R4] Angry Birds POP! 1/5 · US Fix this issue!!!: I love this game but as of about a week ago the game won't load properly! I got an email saying to click The link and report the issue and then it says how to fix it by opening the game but the problem is it won't load! Someone needs to fix this! All other angry birds games play fine but I want pop
  3. [R5] Angry Birds POP! 5/5 · US Freezing up: I don’t know what happened but my game freezes up after pressing play. I’m struggling here guys. I’m can’t get my bubble pop on and I’m starting to lose my mind!!!!
  4. [R6] Angry Birds POP! 3/5 · US Always Freezing on iPad: Please update your software
  5. [R2] Angry Birds POP! 4/5 · US Add more levels: Need to add fresh games quicker
  6. [R3] Angry Birds POP! 3/5 · US AB POP: My game crashed. I was up into the 11,000 levels, had many boosts to use and lost them all. I was signed in with my Apple ID. Now when I log in, it starts me at level 1. So I signed in with Facebook and it started me in the 4000 levels, missing almost all my boosts and progress. I’m so frustrated!
  7. [R33] Angry Birds POP! 3/5 · US Time to vent: Time to vent after playing this game for a couple years. Tired of the Royal Kingdom and Experian ads taking a long time to play, and freeze up which causes me to have to close out of a game. Next, what just happened to the part of the game you could earn tokens, and after so many, could use them to get a free booster, or the +3? But more frustrating it how the game is programmed to
  8. [R35] Angry Birds POP! 5/5 · US AB Pop: Make the next event have blue Terrance. Make his power a freeze Pop. Add Angler Bird as a guest character.
  9. [R18] Angry Birds POP! 3/5 · US Mindless fun w glitchy ads: Been playing this game for years, and have started it over several times. Many of the ads are glitchy and cause the game to freeze up or lock and the only way you can play again is to completely exit out and start over. A little frustrating. But what do you expect from a free game.
  10. [R30] Angry Birds POP! 3/5 · US Ads: So annoying!! I loved the old version, my reason for downloading this app. NO ANNOYING ADS!!!
  11. [R36] Angry Birds POP! 3/5 · US Ads are glitching: The ads are caught in a loop wand will nit return to the game. Sometimes the loop goes back and forth to the app store and sometimes it just cycles. It's killed 5 games in the last two days, because the only way out of the loop is to exit and unload /reload the game I wish I could add pictures to this review I have one of a grey screen with an error message, no way out but clos
  12. [R10] Angry Birds POP! 1/5 · US why?: I love this game a week ago. It stopped loading. I reached out. I was told it was a known issue. They’re working on it. It’s been a week. it’s still not working. why?
  13. [R19] Angry Birds POP! 1/5 · US Slow :(: I usually like this game but for the past 2 weeks it has been slow and Glitching out. I reached out only to get an auto response basically saying nothing.
  14. [R34] Angry Birds POP! 1/5 · US Broken for 8 weeks: This has been on going for 8 weeks now. I have un-installed and re-installed 6 times. The game continues to have issues. It’s getting worse, not better. Today, it would not stay open so I couldn’t even contact you. If it’s us fixable, just admit it, refund my money, so we can both move update: after complaining the app won’t open at all. The game can no longer be played. This i
  15. [R9] Angry Birds POP! 3/5 · US Game won’t load: I play this game a lot, maybe too much. I’ve even spent money on gameplay. Now the game won’t load - it’s been over a week - and I really do not want to delete and reinstall and lose all my progress. I open the app, it seems normal until I tap ‘Play’ and then it’s just stuck on the screen of overlapping green leaves. HALP!
  16. [R54] Angry Birds POP! 3/5 · US Opinion drops: Game was fun initially. However, with each new version the quality and fun drops. Rewards for reaching higher levels have changed to basically none use rewards. Who wants more gems instead of additional lives?! And the length of ads after each game keeps increasing. Most are 45-50 seconds long now! You end up watching more ads than you do playing a game. There are other more fun gam
  17. [R45] Angry Birds POP! 3/5 · US Not so much fun anymore: I used to really enjoy Pop a Pig in this game, until they updated it and now it’s full of glitches and you don’t earn free tickets as much as before, it’s almost impossible to progress too far without spending money to buy more coins or tickets. Almost seems like it’s become a money racket with the only way to progress is to buy coins to play more. 😔
  18. [R97] Angry Birds Hatchlings 1/5 · US Greedy: Getting to greedy
  19. [R106] Angry Birds Hatchlings 1/5 · US Disappointed: After 8 plus years of playing and not needing to invest a penny to play the game has now become almost impossible to beat a level without spending money!! My deletion of this game is closer than ever before!!!

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store