This Wordscapes Cow vs Hippo comparison puts the two big binocular animals side by side: the Cow, the token-hatched Birthday event pet, and the Hippo from the Yellow Egg. Both collect a large bank of heart gems and binoculars per activity, so the question is which one gives more over a full day.
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Rewards by level: Cow vs Hippo
Every activity pays two rewards: heart gems and binoculars. The table compares both, level by level, per activity.
| Level |  Heart gems | Binoculars | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cow | Hippo | Cow | Hippo | |
| L1 | 775 | 960 | 60 | 77 |
| L2 | 825 | 1,032 | 65 | 86 |
| L3 | 875 | 1,104 | 70 | 86 |
| L4 | 925 | 1,176 | 75 | 95 |
| L5 | 975 | 1,248 | 80 | 95 |
| L6 | 1,050 | 1,320 | 85 | 95 |
| L7 | 1,125 | 1,392 | 90 | 104 |
| L8 | — | 1,468 | — | 104 |
| L9 | — | 1,548 | — | 106 |
| L10 | — | 1,632 | — | 108 |
A dash means the animal does not reach that level.
Cow runs 6 h activities and Hippo runs 8 h activities, so the numbers above are not like for like. The table below converts both animals to a 30-minute rate.
Per 30 minutes by level
| Level | Heart gems | Binoculars | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cow | Hippo | Cow | Hippo | |
| L1 | 64.6 | 60 | 5 | 4.8 |
| L2 | 68.8 | 64.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| L3 | 72.9 | 69 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
| L4 | 77.1 | 73.5 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
| L5 | 81.2 | 78 | 6.7 | 5.9 |
| L6 | 87.5 | 82.5 | 7.1 | 5.9 |
| L7 | 93.8 | 87 | 7.5 | 6.5 |
| L8 | — | 91.8 | — | 6.5 |
| L9 | — | 96.8 | — | 6.6 |
| L10 | — | 102 | — | 6.8 |
At each level, the higher value of a pair is shown in a colored chip, like this for heart gems and this for binoculars. A dash means the animal does not reach that level.
Cow or Hippo: what the numbers say
Cow and Hippo are both Epic binocular animals, but Cow runs 6-hour activities and Hippo 8-hour ones, each doing 4 activities before a 24-hour sleep. Finishing an activity early costs 1,100 coins with Cow and 2,880 with Hippo. Per 30 minutes of activity at level 7, Cow is ahead on both binoculars (7.5 against 6.5) and heart gems (93.8 against 87). Hippo goes on to level 10, where it reaches 1,632 heart gems and 108 binoculars per activity, a level Cow cannot reach. Collected on time and counting the sleep, a level 7 Cow makes about 180 binoculars and 2,250 heart gems a day, against 185 and 2,798 for a level 10 Hippo, so per day Hippo comes out ahead on both. Cow is a token-hatched event pet, while Hippo hatches from the Yellow Egg.
At max level
| Metric | Cow | Hippo |
|---|---|---|
| Rarity | Epic | Epic |
| Reward type | binoculars | binoculars |
| Max level | L7 | L10 |
| Coin cost | 1,100 | 2,880 |
| Activity time | 6 h | 8 h |
| Sleep time | 24 h | 24 h |
| Max hearts / 30 min | 93.8 | 102 |
| Max reward / 30 min | 7.5 | 6.8 |
| Max reward / collection | 90 | 108 |
| Coin efficiency | 8.2 | 3.8 |
Full stats are on the Cow and Hippo pages, and the best animals for binoculars ranking shows where both stand among all binocular animals.