Rad Rocket vs Hard Skating
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rad Rocket
Navigate a lone cosmonaut through space, dodging extraterrestrial crafts and asteroids. This addictive arcade game features simple controls, upgradeable rockets, and unlockable achievements. Immerse yourself in the mystery of space with haunting music and hand-drawn artwork.
- Addictive arcade gameplay
- Simple controls
- Upgradeable rockets
- Leaderboards
- Unlockable achievements
- Hand-drawn artwork
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"Super addictive and fun space arcade game, 10/10" - Florist Gump Apps Are we alone? The timeless question of whether intelligent life exists elsewhere in our universe has finally been answered here in Rad Rocket. You're a lone cosmonaut hurtling through the vacuum of space. Yet with instruments down, you must rely on nothing more than your instincts and keen animal reflexes to avoid confrontations with extraterrestrial crafts, the results of which could be catastrophic for civilization as we know it. Set to haunting synths and saxophones, this game reveals the depth and mystery of space as never before. "you know what? the perfect pooping game" - Matteo Featuring: - Addictive arcade style gameplay with simple controls - Troublesome UFOs - Out of control asteroids - Upgradeable rockets - Leaderboards (can you make the top ten?) - Achievements to unlock in game centre - Hand drawn artwork - Easy social sharing of game scores Original music and sounds by Wizard Oz Contact for ideas, issues, or anything else you like, I'd be happy to hear from you!
Hard Skating
Perform flips and tricks on a skateboard to score points and unlock new boards. Complete challenges and compete on leaderboards to test your skills. Enjoy a simple yet engaging skateboarding experience.
- Perform flips and tricks
- Unlock over 15 skateboards
- Complete 24 challenges
- Compete on GameCenter leaderboards
- Simple tap-and-hold controls
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Take your skateboard to the ramp, do as many flips as you can! The bigger the flip, the more points you win. Are you in for the challenge? ◉ Tap and hold to Flip, release to Land! ◉ Collect coins and unlock more than 15 cool skateboards. ◉ 24 fun challenges to beat! ◉ GameCenter leaderboards
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rad Rocket at 5.0 against Hard Skating's 4.2. Rad Rocket also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). Hard Skating's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (41 vs 1). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Hard Skating sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rad Rocket asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rad Rocket holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hard Skating has 41 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Rad Rocket's written reviews are positive against 89% of Hard Skating's.
Rad Rocket ships an update fortnightly, Hard Skating every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rad Rocket | Hard Skating |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (41 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 88.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Richard Shilton | Studio Generative EOOD |
Customer experience
Rad Rocket
Hard Skating
In-app purchases
Rad Rocket
No in-app purchases
Hard Skating
- No Ads$1.99
