Why Pokemon GO when you can Poke a Mango?

Whenever there’s a hit on the App Store or Google Play, there are usually a million imitators that try to cash in. Pokemon GO has seen no shortage of these. From maps to local chat apps, there are thousands of Poke-inspired apps.

But none have made me smile quite as much as Poke a Mango.

Maybe I’m just a sucker for a good pun, but Poke a Mango is a game that delivers exactly what its title promises. It’s a clicker of sorts, with players tapping on a mango as fast as they can to net a high score. The catch is that every so often you’ll get something other than a mango, and if you click it, the game is over. Sometimes it’s a teapot. Sometimes it’s a cat in a boot. But whatever it is, it’s always not a mango.

Poke a Mango is silly, dumb fun. It’s the sort of app you’ll install so that you can mispronounce Pokemon Go as a joke to your friends. It’s the Dad joke of mobile apps.

For that reason (if that reason alone), Poke a Mango has been a welcome addition to my home screen.

Jim Squires

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Jim Squires is the Editor-in-Chief of Gamezebo. Everything you see passes his eyes first, so we like to think of him as "the gatekeeper of cool stuff." He likes good games, great writing, and just can't say no to a hamburger. Also, he is not a bear.