A hippo, a field, and fruit that pops up in the grass. Tap one and he waddles over and chomps it down. No score, no timer, nothing to lose.
HippoChomp is a quiet little world for a very small person. A hippo stands in a sunny field. Fruit pops up in the grass. Tap one and he waddles over, eats it in three big chomps, and does a happy hop.
That’s the whole game. There is no score, no timer, no levels, and no way to lose. Nothing ever tells your child they got it wrong, because there is no wrong.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TAP
• Tap fruit — a watermelon, pineapple, tomato or banana — and the hippo comes to eat it. Tap several and he works through them one at a time. • Tap the hippo and he giggles. • Tap the grass and a flower blooms. Tap the sun and it beams. Tap a cloud and it rains a little. • Drag a finger and it leaves a trail of sparkles. • No tap does nothing, and every finger counts — two-handed tapping and a sibling joining in both work.
THINGS THAT LIVE HERE
Butterflies drift past. A bird lands to hop about, and startles off if the hippo lumbers too close. Every minute or two a seal-point Siamese called Sushi strolls through, pauses to take it all in, and carries on. Tap him and he stops for a slow blink and a mew.
A big friendly number pops up after each fruit — 1, 2, 3 — counting the snacks in this sitting. It’s a counting moment, not a score: nothing is saved, and every launch starts again at one.
MADE TO BE HANDED OVER
• No accounts, no sign-in, no ads, no in-app purchases, no links out of the app. • No data collected. None. The app has no networking code at all — it cannot phone home because there is nowhere to phone. • Sound respects the silent switch and won’t interrupt music or a podcast. • Works on iPhone and iPad, held any way up.
Tip: turn on Guided Access (Settings → Accessibility → Guided Access, then triple-click the side button) and the app is the only thing they can reach.
Low-stim activity to keep a toddler entertained in moments they need a distraction, but totally safe with no data collection and no means of purchasing anything. Quite perfect if you just need a few minutes to have an important interaction at a customer service counter without the little one demanding your attention in all sorts of interruptive ways. Also super cute.
Awesome
SteveW2482
Entertaining game for children without worrying about the intention behind its creation. Created strictly for toddlers, not for data, not for money, not for addiction. Bravo! My 3 kids give it 6 thumbs up!
Small fixes for small hands.
• On iPad the app now always fills the screen, with no multitasking button over the sky to tap by accident.
• A swipe in from the edge of the screen no longer leaves the app on the first try — it takes a second, deliberate swipe.
• Drumming on the grass keeps making flowers. After fifteen quick taps it used to go quiet for a few seconds.
• The counting number can no longer be cut off when the hippo eats right at the edge of the screen.
• Tap the sun again while it's still beaming, or Sushi again while he's still blinking, and they answer that tap too. So does a fruit the hippo is already coming for — it wobbles again — and the hippo himself mid-meal, with a flap of the ears.
• Turning the iPad keeps the same field: the flowers and clouds stay where they were instead of being reshuffled.
Version 1.1.1
The developer, Gregory M Koch, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
Supported Features
Differentiate Without Color Alone
Sufficient Contrast
Information
Seller
Gregory M Koch
Size
536.6 KB
Category
Casual
Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.