Tapos on Aptos: How a casual game redefined blockchain transaction capabilities

Blockchain gaming is becoming a new hot spot in the crypto market. Following the explosive popularity of Notcoin on Telegram, more and more developers are beginning to adopt this model. In the Aptos ecosystem, a lightweight game called Tapos (Tickle to Earn) has quickly become a focal point. It is not just an entertainment tool but also a comprehensive showcase of Aptos network performance.

What is Tapos? An on-chain game combining virtual pets and token incentives

Tapos is essentially an interactive game application deployed on the Aptos blockchain. Players earn HEART tokens by interacting with adorable virtual cats. The game design cleverly integrates user engagement, community atmosphere, and token economics, forming a self-reinforcing cycle.

Compared to simple trading games, Tapos’s core innovation is that it records every player interaction on-chain, forming a stark contrast with Notcoin’s model—where on-chain recording occurs only during token transactions. This means that the transaction volume generated by Tapos far exceeds what appears as “real transactions.”

How does the game work? The complete process from wallet creation to ongoing interaction

Players can enter Tapos by simply clicking the “Start Now” button on the homepage, and the system will automatically create a wallet for them. This is crucial—players must securely store their private keys, as they are the only proof for wallet recovery.

Before starting the game, players need to transfer a small amount of APT to their wallet address to pay for network fees. Data shows that just 0.1 APT is enough to support approximately 10,000 interactions with virtual cats—this low-cost participation greatly reduces the trial-and-error costs for newcomers.

The first round of Tapos runs for three days (May 22-25, 2024), during which gas fees are completely waived. This policy incentivized a large number of aggressive players to participate. In fact, some top players reached clicking speeds of an astonishing 15 times per second—directly causing the network’s instantaneous throughput to surge.

The amount of HEART tokens players receive depends on their number of clicks relative to the total clicks across the network. This relative contribution-based distribution mechanism encourages competitive interaction and explains why top players click so frantically.

HEART Token Economics: Current status and potential

According to the latest data, the market performance of HEART tokens (from Humans.ai project) is as follows:

• Current price: $0.00
• 24-hour change: -1.44%
• 24-hour trading volume: $32.35K
• Circulating market cap: $12.85M

These figures reflect that HEART, as a game reward token, is still in the early pricing stage with relatively limited market liquidity. Investors should note that the value of gaming tokens is often closely tied to game activity and ongoing updates.

Technical breakthroughs of the Aptos network: How Tapos rewrote performance records

The true significance of Tapos lies not in the game itself but in its vivid demonstration of Aptos network capabilities.

Day 1 transaction data: Aptos processed over 90 million transactions, which is already impressive.

Peak moment on Day 2 (May 25, 2024): Network transaction volume exceeded 115 million, completely surpassing all previous records and far exceeding Solana’s 31.7 million transactions in similar scenarios.

Peak throughput: When thousands of players clicked at 15 times/sec, the Aptos network reached a peak of over 2000 TPS (transactions per second) in a short period. This number proves Aptos’s stability under high concurrency.

All this is made possible by Aptos’s use of the Move programming language and its unique parallel execution engine, enabling it to process a large number of independent transactions simultaneously without traditional sequential confirmation.

User scale and transaction volume: Data profile over three days

• Total players: 63,000
• Total transactions: over 323 million
• Average transactions per player: about 5,000 (or 1,700 per player per day)

These figures reveal an interesting phenomenon: the total number of active addresses on Aptos has not increased significantly, indicating that Tapos’s users mainly come from existing ecosystem participants. In other words, this game has primarily activated dormant funds and addresses rather than attracting a large influx of new users from outside.

Tapos vs. Notcoin: Gaps and opportunities

Although Tapos performs perfectly in terms of technology, it still lags behind Notcoin in community influence. Notcoin has accumulated millions of users on Telegram, while Tapos has gained widespread attention within the Aptos ecosystem but still has a gap in cross-community influence.

However, the Tapos team has already revealed future plans—launching new content updates and additional rewards mechanisms for highly active players. This suggests that the game is not a one-time event but a prelude to long-term ecosystem development.

Outlook and risk warning

Tapos has successfully demonstrated Aptos’s technical strength as a high-performance public chain. For ecosystem builders, this is a clear signal—Aptos can not only handle theoretically high throughput demands but also deliver stable performance in real-world applications. This paves the way for future DeFi, NFT, and other complex applications.

However, investors should remain cautious. The hype around lightweight games is often fleeting, and the long-term value of HEART tokens depends on whether Tapos can maintain user engagement and continue to innovate. The risks in the crypto market are everywhere, and any token investment should be based on thorough research and prudent fund management.