Benji Bananas

Overview

Published by Animoca Brands, Benji Bananas sits in the Adventure category on Google Play. The short description reads: Exciting and fun physics based monkey adventure game. It is free to download.

How players rate it

1,124,938 Google Play users have rated Benji Bananas, and the average lands at 4.63. Breaking that down: 77.3% gave five stars, 14.7% four, 3.2% three, 2.5% two and 2.2% one. That is a lopsided curve in the good direction, with the bulk of people at the top.

Put differently, there are about 36 five star ratings for every one star rating, 870,005 against 24,272. The middle of the scale, two and three stars together, holds 5.8% of ratings (64,735 people). The listing shows 100,000,000+ installs, so the 1,124,938 ratings come from a slice of the people who installed it.

Features, as listed

In the developer’s words, “The best action-adventure game on your Android phone”. It also states that “Swing from vine to vine with Benji the monkey, but watch out for dangers lurking in the jungle”. Another line from the listing: “Earn bananas to get upgrades, specials and power ups”. The listing goes on to say “Fun physics based gameplay (swing a monkey along ropes to get forward)”.

One more point the description makes: “Make your run through various landscapes (temple ruins, waterfalls and jungles)”. The description says: “Collect fruits like bananas and chilis to gain more upgrades”. In the developer’s words, “Unlock special powers such as a jetpack, chili speed boost and eagle ride”. All of this comes from the store listing, so treat it as the developer’s pitch rather than a hands-on verdict.

Where it falls short

The listing says it contains ads and offers in-app purchases, so expect to be asked for attention or money at some point. Also, one star ratings sit at 2.2%, a modest share, though that is still 24,272 people who were unhappy enough to say so. This page is built from the Play listing, so check the screenshots and the latest reviews on the Play page before you commit time to it.

Version, size and price

The listing shows last updated Sep 19, 2025, version 1.73, Android 5.0 or newer, a content rating of Everyone and first released Feb 24, 2013. The Play page carries 9 screenshots, and the written description runs to about 128 words. Google Play labels it as one that contains ads and offers in-app purchases. There is no upfront price.

Who it suits

Adventure fans first. It is also an easy one to test, since the Play listing is free to open and the install is one tap. The listed content rating is Everyone.